Show us your flintlock squirrel rifles!

[Skychief]

Been thinking about a 32 caliber squirrel rifle. Just now had a good range session with my 45 flinter, so....I am toying with the idea of flintlock ignition for the new rifle.

Please share any photos and/or thoughts about your squirrel-getters! Thanks! :bow:

 

[David W.]

I am unable to post pic's of my squirrel rifle, but consider a .36 instead of a .32. IMO

 

[gizamo]

My only .32 is by Danny Caywood. It's as pretty as it shoots. But my favorite limb bacon gun was by an unknown builder of sorts. It's a .36 Wheeler and the prettiest rifle I own and the best built custom. I've tried to track the builder down but always came to dead ends....

Somethin' about the small bores!!!!!

 

[Zonie]

13/16 X 37" X .36 cal Green Mountain bbl, L&R John Bailes Flintlock.
The stock is a Northampton style and has 5/16 cast for RH shooter.

This is the smallest caliber rifle I have so I can't show a .32.

 

[rabjr]

Hopefully someday the squirrels around here are going to catch hell, if I ever get to use it.
http://www.nimrodsplace.com/nesquirrelrifle19.html

 

[larry wv]

Very nice swampy and zonie. Swampy is the rear sight forward for your eye? Larry Wv

 

[Skychief]

consider a .36 instead of a .32. IMO

What makes you say that flintlock62? I have a .36 already. Just curious about your favoring a .36 over a .32. Thanks!

 

[rr11]

My next project is a squirrel rifle, was thinking a 36 but some of my friends have said a .40 would be better any sugestions?

 

[rabjr]

Very nice swampy and zonie. Swampy is the rear sight forward for your eye? Larry Wv

Yep, I need the rear site way forward, usually above the entry pipe for these eyes to shoot open sites.

 

[hanshi]

This is my squirrel rifle of the past three years, .36 x 38" SMR. Prior to this it was a .32 Crockett.

 

[Stumpkiller]

My squirrel rifle is the same as my deer rifle - a .54 cal flintlock.

I'm not flush enough to keep a rifle on hand for every species, so I picked what I need for the largest I might encounter and can load it down for the smaller critters.

 

[El Lobo]

Stumpkiller, may we assume you rely on head shots for harvesting squirrels with that shoulder mounted howitzer of yours? Beautiful rifles, fellows, every one of them.

Lobo

 

[Stumpkiller]

Not always. I'm not too proud to lung-shoot squirrels as they don't generally have much in the line of spare ribs to grill up. All the meat is in the thighs, shoulders and back-straps. :wink:

 

[MikeChapin]

I have two. The first is a .36 I built about 30 years ago. I originally built it to take turkey but have never hunted turkey with the rifle. It has done well with match shooting and bunny killing. It is the top rifle in the picture.

The second is See'pea, a .32 I built about four years ago. I wanted something lightweight to carry all day chasing bunnies. It has a 36" - 3/4" GM barrel.

 

[BillinOregon]

Sure are some nice irons here. I hope to have a smallbore soon, either a .36 or a .40.

 

[Grizzled Roberts]

Here it is, it ain't much to look at being a dirt poor boy. 42 inch .40 caliber barrel, hand forged trigger guard and trigger, small Siler lock, ramrod and grease hole filled with Deer tallow.
I went with the 40 because the 32s and 36s do not
hit the heavy steel plates hard enough. The 40 does much better.

 

[Curt LaManna]

Here's my little beauty! .36 cal. No idea who made it about 50 yrs. ago. All it has on it is the initials "SK" and the monogram of "RB" on the patch box cover. Came from a guy that bought it used in 1987. It's really accurate and I shot a 20 out of 25 at the range 2 weeks ago. I bought a Maxi-Bullet mold that cast 125 grn bullets for long range. It's a nice piece of curly maple on the stock and excellent workmanship.

 

[sniper68]

.36 cal, 36" tapered Moodie bbl., with Forsythe rifling.. By Steve Zhin.

 

[hanshi]

Great rifles all!

 

[Skychief]

Great guns boys. Keep those pictures coming!!!