I hunted squirrel a few days back with a H&R Handy Rifle , but I was using a custom barrel in 32 S&W ... no idea who made the barrel or made it up
I had 48 good Winchester cases , LOL so I had 48 rounds loaded
A 115 gr semi wadcutter bullet from a mold I made
Blue ... powder coated
I used Blue Dot and CCI Primers ... not a hot load , 950 FPS ( I checked )
I tried a number of loads , If I did my part , 1" at 50 yards was normal with just about every load I tried .... I have LOTS of Blue Dot so I used it
A bit of over kill , but a 3 - 9 X 40 Leupold scope
I have a folding case that holds 18 rounds , So I filled it up
After swatting Skeeters till there was enough light to see
I only had to wait 10 min before the first Fox squirrel was spotted on a Oak tree limb
A few steps and I had a clear shot at about 30 yards , a easy head shot
I knew the area was good , so I sat down
15 min later , same tree another one started cutting a acorn and I made another easy head shot
I really only wanted 2 squirrels so I started to walk out
But after 50 yards a squirrel came down a Beach tree to about eye level and started chattering at me
I just walked up till I was about 20 feet from it and watched it for a few min
LOL I figured 3 squirrels was not really any more work to clean
So another head shot
But at 20 feet it took a bit to find it , as even on 3X the squirrel about filled the scope
I remembered to shoot a touch high to make up for the scope height
I really like the 32 S&W as IMO I am spending a fair amount less than 22 LR would cost me
John