Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 So ya think a .45 COLT CALIBER, 250 grain RNL PILL, OVER 5.5 GRAINS OF TIGHTGROUP, WOULD DO THE TRICK? Wonder what the neighborhood would think of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 It would do the job, but you won't get more than a couple shots before the local constabulary arrives to take you away. I would suggest more of a stealth approach, and good air rifle peeked out from between the curtains of an open window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 Yer just no fun, Grizz.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bristol Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Just be glad you can have an airgun. In my town they are illegal to even own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kajun Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 How about a 'slangshot' and a cats eye marble? That oughta be stealthy enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 We dispatched an ill raccoon this morning. Found it lying next to a single wide mobile home on one of the old section streets. One 20ga shell to the back of it's head. It was a bigg'un, heavy,too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Badger, I can tell you with absolute certainty that a .45 Colt, 250 gr SJHP over a stout load of Unique will take a "bushytail" off a tree* quite nicely. And if you're REAL good at it, there'll even be enough left for supper! *Take care for your where the pill will go if you miss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 Badger, I can tell you with absolute certainty that a .45 Colt, 250 gr SJHP over a stout load of Unique will take a "bushytail" off a tree* quite nicely. And if you're REAL good at it, there'll even be enough left for supper! *Take care for your where the pill will go if you miss! AH, There is the rub! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Hair, SASS #29557 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 AH, There is the rub! Don't care what rub you use 'cause it'll be vaporized! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Ed Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Badger, If the little critters are a problem send them my way. We are feeding seven of the little critters on our deck now. A few more shouldn't hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 Fool that I am, I planted 29 Filbert trees twenty years ago. I have yet to get any filberts. But we have some really fat squirrels and filbert starts all over the yard. The crazy critters bury the nuts and forget where they are. But the nuts don't forget. If I shot one of those critters I would have to move. Momma would shoot me. She nurtures squirrels, rabbits, deer, and hummingbirds. Just this afternoon she was flirting with a chickadee while I was cutting the grass. I know my place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Your .45 recipe will do the job. Careful shots to the head will bag the squirrel without damaging any of the meat. Also, with a .45, you can "bark" the squirrel. Barking squirrels (not be confused with "barking spiders" ) was an old trick that frontiersmen used with their ol' flintlock rifles. Just hit the branch under the squirrel and the shock will stun or kill the critter, causing it to fall to the ground. Good thing about barked squirrels is no meat is damaged. As to the neighbors. Be generous and offer to kill some of their squirrels. Then share your favorite squirrel casserole recipes and accept theirs. When everybody in the neighborhood has enough squirrels, have a squirrel potluck at the nearest Baptist church where covered dish potlucks are a denominational tradition. Don't forget to invite the local police officers too! I'm sure they'll be happy to hear you've been eradicating these vicious, felonious critters, clearly in the spirit of homeland security and an act of self-defense. I hope my advice was instructive and helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Well... There IS an alternative solution... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 BIL has a squirrel proof feeder that is powered by a 9v battery. when proper contact is made a capacitor turns loose and the squirrel hits the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Rose, SASS #45478 Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Shot one last year with a 405 gr bullet out of my Sharps. Squirrel was on the side of a stump on my range. Range was about 40 yards. Tried to "bark" him but the slug went through his breast bone. Death was instant. Squirrel was not vaporized. He was however slow cooked and covered with gravy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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