Squirrel hunting for me as a teen was an exercise in practicing to be a sniper. I had an old Mossberg .22 bolt gun with a 2-6x scope that made it relative easy to make head shots at over 50yds. My best shot ever was taken from at least 60yds and when I picked the squirrel up I couldn't find a hole in it.... until a drop of blood and some small bone frags came out of one of his ears. That shot went in one ear and out the other. That's the kind of shot you never forget. I still have that Mossberg in the basement. It was my first gun and cost me just $35. It went well with the pristine 20ga Mod 12 we got for $40!!! Those were the days..... I think I only ever shot one squirrel with a shotgun as a kid. Used grandpa's 12ga full-choked mod 37 Ithaca.
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