No, but talking to the Kansas Bowhunter's Association guys on their forum, they tell me coloration can vary quite a bit. There's a town about 70 miles north that has black squirrels and the wife says she has seen one around here, but I haven't. I never saw one like this before, seemed kind of weird, but it seemed healthy and normal in all other respects.
I started hunting squirrels with a 20ga loaded with #4’s. Switched to a 12ga as I was having difficulty with wounding on longer shots, and never had an issue since. Keep a few 3” 4’s (turkey loads) for those long shots, and you’ll be in good stead!
Happy hunting!
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.22 LR in top barrel and 3" #6 shot .410 in the lower barrel. Also use #6 in 20 gauge.
I prefer #6. #4 drags too much hair into the meat in my observation.
I've shot alot of squirrels with 20 ga and 6's.
But if I was concerned with lead in the meat I'd go the other way, 7.5'shot.
They'll smack that squirrel hard, but probably won't do more than just penetrate the skin.
More of them, but they should be easier to find.
Of course nothing beats a 40 grain lead slug from a .22lr in the brain.
I truly believe we need to get back to basics.
Get right with the Lord.
Get back to the land.
Get back to thinking like our forefathers thought.
May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you
and give you His peace. Let all of the earth – all of His creation – worship and praise His name! Make His
praise glorious!
The difference between 6 and 5s when shooting pheasants is very noticeable with many 6s left in the birds, but 5s are seldom found. I read about this on a different fourm and last year I saved all the pellets from the birds I cleaned (over 50). I shoot more 5's but recovered way more 6 shot pellets, true that heavier shot retains more energy....harder to stop them.
Take a kid to the range, you'll both be glad you did.
I use 1 1/8 oz #6 and 3 drams Swiss FFg in my 46" barreled 20 bore flintlock fowling piece. Kills reliably @ 40+ yards. I like chilled shot and rarely find it in the meat...maybe just lucky?
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |