Best Squirrel Gun?

What is the best squirrel gun and why do you think so?Best Squirrel Gun?
Without a doubt it is a 22. I prefer Remmington rifles. I also prefer the pump, but the old singe shot bolt actions are dead on.





If you know what you're doing, you can get many shots a day without having to worry about leading a moving target. Learn your quarry, profile them. They act different in December than they do in August.





The reason I prefer the 22 is that you just need to take head shots. Never will a wounded one get away. You never run the risk of hurting any meat, unless some old timer still eats squirrel brains. I have also shot one squirrel only to have another start barking at me and let me shoot it too. Won't get that with a shot gun.Best Squirrel Gun?
I had a cousin that lived next to a forest and kept a couple of hounds that he had trained to find them tree rats. At about the age of 10 or 11 we would load up a couple of .22 rifles...no scopes for us....and take out after those dogs, sometimes running for miles through the woods. They would find a scent and bark and howl up trees and we would come running up, hearts pounding, and try and shoot those little suckers way up in the tall pine branches maybe 50 feet up. Talk about a shooting challenge!





I used my Dad's Sears 3T (Winchester 190?.... I still have this rifle 35 years later) and cousin David used I think a Marlin.





Try hitting a moving squirrel with iron sights 50 feet up after running a sprint and with two hounds as big a you are jumping and howling all over you! I think the rodents had the odds on their side.





We would always come home with at least a few to a half a dozen. The woods of southern Louisiana are ripe with bounty and we both had big families to share with. David's mom was a Cajun and she would fry those little suckers up like chicken fingers dusted in cayenne pepper and cracker meal. Man!.... those were good times.





So......you may think I'm going to go with .22....but the idea of a .22/.410 combo gun sounds like the ticket to me!
22 rimfire rifle or 12 gauge shotgun is all you need......Remember you get what you pay for......
alot of people use a .22 or .410. I use a AR-15 .223 with an aimpoint.


I think it is more fun to use a AR than a .22.
ruger 10/22 with a nice scope and a butler creek folding stock and pistol grip. It hits where you point it.. and it is pretty quiet. more that a loud crack seems to drive the other squirrels to hiding
I think Savage used to make a .410/.22LR combo gun. Great squirrel gun. you had the option of either the .410 shotgun or the .22LR in the same gun. it was a good rabbit gun too.
.22 magnum is my choice
.22 LR bolt action with either competition iron sights, or a good scope. If you can shoot them in the head, you can eat them after, they make a mighty fine stew. You could go with a .410 shotgun if you just want to blast them though, the shotgun takes far less skill and patience...might make eating em a little difficult too.
Shotgun would be my choice in anything short of 10 gauge. Easier to hit a moving target with and as long as you choose the proper type of shot for the game being hunted you don't tear up the meat.(ex 00 buck) try #8 or at the most #6 shot and you'll do fine.
Well in my neck of the woods hunting on public land is only done with a bow or a shotgun. I would recommend a 410 because it is light, does not kick hard, and the load is small enough not to destroy the remains.
Shotgun is best if you want to get a lot . 22 cal rifle is much more challenge. Squirrels have tough hides, air guns won't do it.
That would be the 410 shotgun. It's the one that has taken most of the squirrels. Next would be the 20 guage and the 22 lr.


The reason squirrels are mostly hunted with shotguns is that they move fast, those little duggers can run! Trying to lead them with a 22 lr takes time learn and expertise.