In Winter, I hunt squirrels when I can, usually sitting on a ride overlooking an area where they move through. I keep a beat up old Stevens 94 16 gauge in the barn and I like it, but don't shoot it a whole lot. Anyway, I was sitting there with it when five came out of a hollow in a big cotton wood tree and scattered. Despite me being unpracticed and having spare shells in a pocket where not easily accessable, I managed to kill three. I doubt any of my pumps would have made any difference.