Took the 32-20 Contender out yesterday to see if I couldn't come up with some squirrel soup. Didn't see a single tree rat, rain had them holed up, but saw lots of wood rats. Let the first 3 be, worried I'd shoo off any squirrels with a shot, but the next 2 didn't get so lucky. The first poked his nose out from under a brush pile at about 5 yrds and lost his head for his curiousity. The second was running back and forth on a fallen dead tree at about 50 yrds, which interestingly enough is the range the 32-20 is sighted in at. Found a tree branch that made a good rest and waited for the little bugger to hold still (I ain't as young as I used to be ). That was all she wrote. Load is a 115gr lee soupcan charged with 4.2gr of unique. Only runs a mild 1100fps but patterns just under an inch at 50yrds.
Got me to thinking, I was only out for about an hour and a half and saw 5, they must be thick. I bet they're playing hell on the ground nesting birds. Maybe I can even up the score some.