Don't wanna toot my own horn!

[ChuckHunter]

What does a .30 cal do to a squirrels head? I'm surprised it's still attached. I remember I once took a 17hmr squirrel hunting, way too powerful. I only ever shot one with it and decided to move back to a .22 lr. I would imagine a .30 would be about the same right?

I'm shooting 43.8 NSA slugs at 860fps and up close say 30 yard it pops pretty hard but at distance sometimes doesn't even pass through! Squirrel's are tough critters! I actually hit this one right in front of the shoulder and he dropped right there!

This is 50 yard accuracy with those slugs!
5 shots and will do it all day long. I also use a very lite coat of silicone for lube!

 

[N2 Shooter]

No, I get it. .17 is moving at about 2550 at the muzzle. This means 245 fpe that a 17 grain at the muzzle and about half that at 50 yards. I just figured a .30 delivering 65 fpe at 50 yards would be pretty destructive given the large diameter. Idk, I guess I might just be overestimating what the .30 does.

Not to hijack the OP's wonderful thread, but here is a video of a .30cal JSB Hades at 85fpe. And here is a video of a squirrel hit with 160fpe from a Predator Polymag bodyshot. Not much damage at all eternally.

 

[HogKiller]

What does a .30 cal do to a squirrels head? I'm surprised it's still attached. I remember I once took a 17hmr squirrel hunting, way too powerful. I only ever shot one with it and decided to move back to a .22 lr. I would imagine a .30 would be about the same right?

Ohhhhh, 17 hmr is all I use, well, did, on Ground Squirrels. Now, if i was going to eat a squirrel it would be my round of choice. Unless you want them pre-gutted.

 

[Glenroiland]

Not to hijack the OP's wonderful thread, but here is a video of a .30cal JSB Hades at 85fpe. And here is a video of a squirrel hit with 160fpe from a Predator Polymag bodyshot. Not much damage at all eternally.

I'd argue a ton of eternal damage.