What do y’all prefer, .22 or shotgun (and of shotgun, what gauge?)

When I hunted skwurls,,,,.22lr or a .410, .20ga.

.22 rifle or .22 pistol

Browning A-bolt .22 with a 3x9x40 Leupold or a 20 Ga auto depending on the time of year and foliage.

22lr or .410 depending on time of year. .270 if they bark at me too long in the deer stand.

10/22, 4x scope, and CCI Minimag HP for eating.

Gone are my days for biting on lead shot or oyster pearls.

Depends on the time of year and what they are feeding on. It they are high in the hickories or poplars then a 12. oaks a 20 or 410. If they are on walnuts or the ground or I just feel like it I'll take a 22 with cci hollow points.

If I'm hunting hollers then a shotgun for sure. But hunting ridge tops I prefer a 22 more often unless I'm trying to stack them up in a hurry. Growing up my dad and I were pretty serious squirrel hunters. U bet we killed a few hundred a year on average.

Winchester 62A pump shooting shorts.

375 Winchester. I hate squirrels.

If you hate squirrels then use a CCI Stinger or Quickshok

Ithaca Model 49 single shot .22

TC single shot .22

Air rifle

Depends where. If i'm near houses or town, I'm not shooting a .22 in the air, so 12 gauge or 16 gauge shotgun for me, .410 in the neighborhood. I prefer larger shot sizes 4-5, most will pass through and there are less of them to pick out. For close shots with a shotgun do not aim directly at squirrel but instead just in front of the nose so that hits the head and does not blow them apart. .410 and 20 gauge will have a hard time reaching the tops of trees where they like to hang out, although it can be done with a tight choke.
Out at the club or at the NF I'm taking the .22. Nothing quit like sniping the little rodents right in the noggin from distance.

A 20-gauge when the leaves are on the trees.

Thompson-Center Classic .22 LR, scoped, for bare trees. T/C introduced it in 2000 and I like the traditional wood-metal.

Binoculars always to help find limb-clingers.

an old Sears single shot .22 shooting short hps. Has a old Unertl 4X scope on it and has killed 2.8 trillion skwerls in my lifetime. I refinished it 100 years ago, added a pad, rosewood grip cap and forend cap to it. Stock is very blond colored.

That was your first project after retirement, right?

Suppressed Ruger 96/22 with CCI SV

Franchi 28 gauge (I hunt with dogs and lots of times the squirrels are timbering when I shoot them).

Depends on the circumstances but a 410 is my go to...i do use a 22 mag and 12ga with #6 if money is involved

Old Savage 20-ga single shot. But I ain’t been in awhile.

Winchester model 55

12 gauge, #6s and turkey choke.. they are usually high up the tree and/or moving

Slingshot and some ball bearings.

This ^^. Doesn't have to be hollow point for me, just a head shot. My 10/22 shoots about everything pretty well. It's not quite as accurate as my old glenfield but it runs better. My papaw would eat the brains so had to neck shoot them - lol. He's long gone and I'm not eating the brains so....

When my eyes were younger, a Browning takedown 22 that shoots shorts. Lately, a Remington 541 Custom Sporter 22 with a 2-7 Leupold scope.

I have a couple nice 22's for when I want to play sniper but if I want to bring home some meat I'll carry a 12ga with #5's.

I’ve always hunted early season with a 12 ga Rem 870 shooting #4 game loads, imp cylinder choke. I can put the bead just in front of a squirrel’s nose and end up with pretty clean meat. I use a Marlin Model 60 and scope for late season once leaves are gone. If I’m out to get a limit quick then a shotgun is always my choice.

Savage A17 with cheap 9 power scope. Head shots

Browning SA 22 takedown preferred. 12 gauge #6 if needing some for the freezer

.32 Cal Muzzleloader has been my go-to for a while now. I would clear the woods of them in short order if I was a shotgun hunter.

Cz 455 90% of the time. I did have fun last year with a .410, I bought one of the Stevens 301s and put a Burris ff3 on it. Really fun squirrel gun.

Used 410 and 12 when we was teenagers now I use a marlin model 25, 10/22 , 17hmr(head shots only) the polymer tips are ruff on them. Put together a 10/22 take down lite model this year put it in a magpul xt22 backpacker stock, and put a sig 1x power red dot. Bx trigger should make a fine squirrel gun

When I was a kid or teenager - it started w my grandads 12 then got my on Benjamin pellet gun then 22

Now - 20 gauge

A old double barrel 410 my dad bought and my grand dad redid for me about 30 years ago

870 Wingmaster 12ga 30" Full choke, 870 Wingmaster 16ga 26" mod choke, NEF 20ga or a 22lr

Savage .22 LR bolt using CCI standard velocity

An old Ruger 77/22 with a just as old Leupold Vari-X 3-9x compact on it, using CCI mini mag solids. Keeps the pecan thieving bastages in check.

Old .22 Remington with 22lr and cheap Tasco scope. shoot em from my deck in the head. Actually left them alone for 3 years now so I may need to start hunting again. Surprised how tasty they were for tree rats.

17HM2. Best round I’ve used. Shoots flatter than a 22LR

Ruger 10/22
Or a stevens 410 dbl barrel

Remington 582.

1978 Marlin Glenfield Model 70 .22lr with engraved stock

A BB gun worked pretty well in my teen years but now that I have somewhere to hunt outside of the city limits I would probably choose my Henry .22 or a shotgun.

This reminds me I need to get out and put a few in the freezer.

Usually a suppressed, modded 10/22, but fitna be a threaded Tbolt...and then there’s the odd 410 1148 or 20ga SxS

Magnum Research .22 with carbon bbl., valquartzen trigger, & Nikon rimfire scope. I’m not meat hunting so much as staying sharp on the trigger, and I don’t go as often as I intend these days either.
Same with the fly rod and card of popping bugs I had intentions for 20 years ago. Got three skulling paddles from years gone by, but don’t know where my bream basket with the floating top is 😜.

Kimber of Oregon model 82 carbine model.

1960's Winchester Model 94 in .22mag, with a 2-7 x 33 Leupold.

10/22 or Ruger AMERICAN .22

Romanian M-69 with an old Weaver B4 scope.

I know it’s more expensive to shoot but I like my little savage 17 hmr

Those things will tear a squirrel up. I like mine too.

Rem 870 12 ga with no.6 shot and full or modified choke depending on how thick woods are

Browning Gold 10 gauge with a full choke and # 4 shot!!!

I bet I have killed a thousand with both.

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I enjoy toting mine as well. Definitely got to go with head shots or through the belly.

Kimber of Oregon model 82 carbine. With a Leopold 2.5x8 scope.

Shoot federal match 40 gr round nose bullets.

Head shots only.

Early season - 16ga 5 or 6’s
After the leaves start falling- various 22’s all shooting 36gr cci mini mag

New England 410 with 5 or 6 shot

Remington 510 Targetmaster single shot 22, it has a 24" barrel and with the CCI "Quiet" loads it makes less noise than most pellet guns

I have a Winchester 9422 in 22 Mag I use sometimes but the magnum can be a little rough on squirrels

Savage model 24, 22 on top and 20ga on bottom

Currently a Benjamin-Sheridan 397PA in 4.5mm. It's cut down 5 so far this season.

Marlin 917V .17HMR or the ol' 870 express in 12 gauge.