If I were a serious squirrel hunter (I’m not) I’d tote a 10-22 carbine with a clear, light 3-9 scope.

 

I get out maybe 1-2x year.

 

I always enjoy carrying this rifle in the woods. It's lite and compact and very simple. It's not my most accurate rifle but it gets the job done.

 

and its almost a collectible!

 

I have others, mainly pistols, but these 2 are my go to the last couple years. Posted them before……

10/22 & a BMR.

 

I haven’t hunted squirrels for years, but I used to a lot years ago when I lived in the midwest. I would think a Tikka T1x with a Leupold 3-9X33 EFR would be just about perfect for the task.

 

Well I'm sorry to hear you have no hundred squirrels for years I don't know your reasons but if you are able to and your health is allowable please consider getting back out and taking a walk this year and a great outdoors joins up and coming tomorrow and remember your youth it is a wonderful feeling 🙏🏻

 

Here’s another nice light Ruger 1022. It too had the works done at CPC very accurate and reliable little rifle. It’s topped with an old Japanese Tasco 2x7 scope . I gave it to my grandson for his birthday.

 

Ruger 77/22 International . Full combo from CPC, 2-7 Burris scope, 18 1/2” bbl. Handy,accurate.

 

I am a rabid squirrel hunter and this is my new favorite, Savage A17 Sporter .17 WSM.

 

Looks like you’re death on rabbits too 👍🏻

 

At 9-ish pounds this CZ AT-ONE with a Leupold 3-9 firedot will make your arms longer and stronger.

 

That's heavy and so is my Savage .17 HMR.

 

I also am not a tree rat hunter, but my choice would be the Browning SA22. A joy to hand carry in the woods.

 

My light carry Savage BMAG .17 WSM has put a lot of meat on the table.

 

CZ 457 American Synthetic w/lighter trigger spring, Athlon ARGOS HMR 4-20x50 AHMC SFP MOA scope and Sharpshooter x-ring barrel deresonator. Light weight and deadly accurate.

In my younger years it was a Ruger Mark I Target Bull scoped.

 

I really don’t mind carrying a little bit of extra weight if it’s worthwhile…. The CZ Varmint weighs in at 8lbs 8oz
The Cooper in the second picture is 8lbs 6 oz. Well worth carrying

 

How about an old one… very light and slim long barreled Winchester model 69. Shoots good with it’s iron sights even with my 70 year old eyes

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I am a rabid squirrel hunter and this is my new favorite, Savage A17 Sporter .17 WSM. View attachment 621346

I am a rabid squirrel hunter and this is my new favorite, Savage A17 Sporter .17 WSM. View attachment 621346

That’s the biggest squirrel I’ve ever seen. Are you hunting around Chernobyl?

 

LOL! I was laid up because of a bad surgery for the hunting season until about the last day so I didn't get a crack at squirrels but this unlucky rabbit happened along.

 

Last time I hunted squirrels I was using a Remington 581-s with a Bushnell Sportview 3-9. It was deadly accurate with Remington Standard Velocity. I have since passed the gun down to my daughter, so I can't post a picture. It's a pretty plain looking rifle, but very accurate, punching way above its price class. At 7.5 ish pounds with scope, it was light enough to carry, and heavy enough to hold steady. Just about perfect for me.

 

Hard to decide....
Late Rem 510x c/w Lyman All American Permacenter 10x
Ruger 10/22 International c/w Bushnell Custom 3-7x

 

I like. Little guns for offhand, field work.

 

I get out squirrel hunting once or twice a year, so i'm not a big time hunter, but when i do i usually take my marlin 39a or Winchester 9422;

 

I like the 9422. but mine is a 9422M. Since I'm not a magnum fan mine never goes out. The 1961 Marlin 39A Mountie is however a frequent companion, and is the 'go to' squirrel getter. My 1957 built standard 39A is a little bit heavier so it doesn't go out as often. I'm a "lefty" so I prefer a lever gun or a falling-block single-shot like the 1885 Winchester by Miroku. The 1885 is just too beautiful to go stomping around the woods with it. The Uberti 1873 Winchester carbine in .45LC just sits in the safe because I don't like chasing the brass and the effort to reload cartridges for it.

 

For me I prefer smaller. I’ve taken somewhere between 2500-3000 invasive squirrels with maruader .22 airgun pistol. So amount of energy is not the limiting factor (but I’m not shooting 100 yards with that airgun so keep that in mind).

As long as the gun is accurate, you have an optic, and it’s shoulder stabilized that’s all you need. The smallest I would go is my buckmark with universal brace.

Again if shooting 100 yards then the benefits of longer guns, 22 mag etc would be helpful.

marauder .22

buckmark with removable universal brace. Brace is not attached to gun (held on by your grip) so can be carried in 2 pieces until needed if desired for smaller size or holster carry.

 

For me I prefer smaller. I’ve taken somewhere between 2500-3000 invasive squirrels with maruader .22 airgun pistol. So amount of energy is not the limiting factor (but I’m not shooting 100 yards with that airgun so keep that in mind).

As long as the gun is accurate, you have an optic, and it’s shoulder stabilized that’s all you need. The smallest I would go is my buckmark with universal brace.

Again if shooting 100 yards then the benefits of longer guns, 22 mag etc would be helpful.

marauder .22
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buckmark with removable universal brace. Brace is not attached to gun (held on by your grip) so can be carried in 2 pieces until needed if desired for smaller size or holster carry.
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😭😭😭😭😭😭
What a beautiful beautiful piece .
I've been on a search and trying to build such a firearm as you have here except I would look to scope it .
They are so hard to find I cannot put my hands on one to save my life in the form I want as we in Pennsylvania are not allowed to hunt squirrels with semi auto pistols but the rifle version of this with the 16 inch barrel is considered not a pistol here in Pennsylvania and i can not find a brand new inbox or close to it anywhere as it is discontinued for many years now lucky you and great build 🎉

 

Mostly hunt squirrels early and use a scattergun due to the heavy leaf cover, but occasionally take my Remington 582 with a Weaver 2.5x7 rimfire scope. It has a good trigger and does well with Mini-Mag HP, isn’t too heavy or too light and is steady with a 24” barrel. Shot a limit of eight with it once.

 

I’ve been a long time squirrel hunter and I have two very accurate CZ 452 .22lr I like to use but when it comes to light weight I like my 10/22.
*16” TacSol X-ring aluminum barrel
*Magpul X22 stock
*Drop in Kidd trigger
*Vortex 4-16x42
The scope is a little heavy but my old eyes prefer the extra zoomies! She doesn’t care for “quiter” ammo but she loves CCI-MM-HP’s!

 

I’ve been a long time squirrel hunter and I have two very accurate CZ 452 .22lr I like to use but when it comes to light weight I like my 10/22.
*16” TacSol X-ring aluminum barrel
*Magpul X22 stock
*Drop in Kidd trigger
*Vortex 4-16x42
The scope is a little heavy but my old eyes prefer the extra zoomies! She doesn’t care for “quiter” ammo but she loves CCI-MM-HP’s!
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Is your tripod the standing or kneeling? I have the kneeling one and thought about the standing one but worried it wouldn’t be stable enough.

 

My first big gun, little gun squirrel getters was back in 74'
I was 10 years old and bought a Savage Westpoint 487T with my paper route money, later that year Mr. & Mrs Claus (mom & dad) gifted me a H&R Sportsman model 999 revolver
I still have both firearms today, 51 years later.

I refinished the 487T stock when I was around 20?

Shot a lot of squirrels and rabbits with this H&R

Last squirrel hunting I did seriously was back around 2010
Carried my Ruger 1022T and my Ruger MKII Competition Target, they're a head shooting duo! haha

 

All are very nice. The old Savage looks exceptional 👍🏻

 

I like mine short and weigh about 7-8 llbs, have 2 rifle's that I have modified for blind hunting
and do well in the woods.
Like inexpensive but good dependable accurate and magazine feed and no magazine's hanging down , wood don't care will be camo painted and must be comfy to shoulder or that will be fixed.
Nice hunting triggers like 2-3 lb pulls.
Here are my two carbine rifles and both are interchangeable.
Scopes I like BSA 2-7X32mm AO air rifle or Clearidge 3-9X32MM AO.
CZ 452 Scout about 300 bucks and a 10/22 and about 400 bucks not including the scopes.

 

Where I small game hunt the shot's are like 10-40 yards.

10/22 50 yards

CZ 452 Scout. 25 yards.

They both do there jobs very well.
Sometimes I set one up for Hi-V ammo and the other Std V ammo.

 

Re tripod. Anyone use gimbal mounts? This mount is $60 (copy of $600 wimberly mount). I bought it for bird in flight photography but it works great for any gun with a arca Swiss plate attached. Free movement in any direction such as for shooting sage rats from a fixed position. Remains stable no matter which way gun is pointing. Turn knobs to lock it down. I just velcroed the plate on for this test with an armscor .22. Full setup including plate and used camera tripod was roughly $100 (used camera tripods are cheap- it’s aluminum not carbon fiber. Gimbal mount works with any tripod with standard camera screw mount. Much, much, better than a ball mount. Probably not as stable as some type of solid mount though would guess.

 

Used a Belgium T bolt and a Remington 572 with one of my TV screen scopes, either a 2x7 or 3x9 back then. Prefer a heavier over a lighter .22.