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<blockquote data-quote="Cowbaby" data-source="post: 3706159" data-attributes="member: 46875"><p>I have 3 squirrel rifles. Or should I say rifles I use for squirrel hunting.</p><p> a Remington model 12-CS Speedmaster, in 22WRF</p><p> a Ruger 10/22, in 22LR</p><p> a Winchester 1890 in 22WRF. It has a pair of sights to die for and I wish a had more sets like it.</p><p>I never wanted a scope on any of them for squirrel hunting and prefer the sights. I can only remember one time in my life squirrel hunting where I even wished I had one. That was in Arkansas in a grove of Hickory by a river that had grown lodgepole style and the first limbs were 60ft. The timber is generally a little shorter here so I never felt the need for one really. It would just be in my way. Besides 2 of the ones I have are not drilled for a scope and doing so would just trash the value so it will probably never happen.</p><p>When I was younger I used a scoped rifle some on a Win 190 and a Rem 512. I liked something in the 4power range then and used a Bushnell just because it was cheap.</p><p>I just find the range that I shoot squirrels at now, both those 22WCF and even the 22LR have plenty enough accuracy and range as it is. Plus it is lighter and handier to carry. When a squirrel is crawling across on a limb a moving scope just tends to blur. I don't like to mess with something that isn't broken for me is all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cowbaby, post: 3706159, member: 46875"] I have 3 squirrel rifles. Or should I say rifles I use for squirrel hunting. a Remington model 12-CS Speedmaster, in 22WRF a Ruger 10/22, in 22LR a Winchester 1890 in 22WRF. It has a pair of sights to die for and I wish a had more sets like it. I never wanted a scope on any of them for squirrel hunting and prefer the sights. I can only remember one time in my life squirrel hunting where I even wished I had one. That was in Arkansas in a grove of Hickory by a river that had grown lodgepole style and the first limbs were 60ft. The timber is generally a little shorter here so I never felt the need for one really. It would just be in my way. Besides 2 of the ones I have are not drilled for a scope and doing so would just trash the value so it will probably never happen. When I was younger I used a scoped rifle some on a Win 190 and a Rem 512. I liked something in the 4power range then and used a Bushnell just because it was cheap. I just find the range that I shoot squirrels at now, both those 22WCF and even the 22LR have plenty enough accuracy and range as it is. Plus it is lighter and handier to carry. When a squirrel is crawling across on a limb a moving scope just tends to blur. I don't like to mess with something that isn't broken for me is all. [/QUOTE]
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