mancill said:So I have a 54 cal rifle for deer season but I need a rifle for squirrel and such. So what would be a good rifle to get? I shoot round ball.
Thanks.
Kansas Jake said:I picked up an older used Traditions 32 for squirrel and small game. I didn't want to use a 50 even with a light load. My thought is many of the areas that I would hunt in are relatively populated and the lower report and less range of the 32 would make sense. Also, I would require less powder and lead and cause less damage to a squirrel.
colorado clyde said:I've used all the way up to .50 cal for squirrels with great success...
hehehe One deer season we was seeing NO DEER but like 12000 tree rats. So I decided to kill one. I let my son shoot with his .22 SS he got from grampa. He only brought one bullet( :youcrazy: ) and missed! So the the rat is running up n down the trunk just raising hell and sonny boy has the binos on him when I squeezed off :shocked2: LOLOL. "OMG Dad his head EXPLODED"! What'd you shoot him with?
He both still laugh bout that one. He was good eating and about an hour later I got a nice spike!
BrownBear said:If legal in your area, and if your 54 will shoot them, there are huge bonuses for using reduced loads for small game in your 54. Lots of field time and field shooting at tiny targets translates well when it comes time to unlimber on large game. I use 30 grains of 3f all the time in 54, and it's a certified head smacker lots further than I can hold.
Is your point of impact much different than full loads?
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