He was one proud squirrel
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Man! The phrase is usually “tits up” but, “balls up” is more appropriate here. What a pair, the girl squirrels will be mourning his passing...
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I shot him with a 25 cal NSA 33.5 at 85 yards through an FX impact running 950fps.The only reason I discovered his endowment was I wanted to see what that slug did to him. Unfortunately there was no expansion, in one side and out the other leaving no real visible signs. For some reason theses slugs haven’t shown much if any expansion on squirrels so far.
Longest shot to date is about 165, haven’t had the gun very long and still dialing a tune in.
Longest shot to date is about 165, haven’t had the gun very long and still dialing a tune in.
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That was a shocker learning what you meant by "proud".
This may fall into the category of pics that one cannot 'unsee'.
Happy New Year
*I like it when they turn inside out and luckily the Hades .25 shoots quite well in my Taipan VL. I have not experimented with slugs, yet. What gun are you shooting?
This may fall into the category of pics that one cannot 'unsee'.
Happy New Year
*I like it when they turn inside out and luckily the Hades .25 shoots quite well in my Taipan VL. I have not experimented with slugs, yet. What gun are you shooting?
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I’m shooting an FX Impact.
My usual squirrel exterminator is a 22-250 ackley improved, now that will turn them inside out and throw them into the next county.
My usual squirrel exterminator is a 22-250 ackley improved, now that will turn them inside out and throw them into the next county.
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RALPHK-
I shoot the NSA slugs in a .22 Impact. 24.8 grain at 950fps. It’s not often that I can see the damage on a ground squirrel externally. I can sure hear the difference though compared to pellets. If you are curious then next time you go hunting take an old t shirt or towel with you. After you get a squirrel down, prop him up with the rolled up t shirt behind his shoulder and back off to a desire range and take a shot. The shirt will catch the slug and you can get a good look at your expansion. Just take care when handling these disease carriers. Here is a link to a post I made last year with good photos of my tested expanded slugs. Hope this helps or at least entertains,
Kenny
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/nsa-slugs-and-fx-impact-ballistic-testing-tuning-and-lots-of-photos-to-share/#post-669295
I shoot the NSA slugs in a .22 Impact. 24.8 grain at 950fps. It’s not often that I can see the damage on a ground squirrel externally. I can sure hear the difference though compared to pellets. If you are curious then next time you go hunting take an old t shirt or towel with you. After you get a squirrel down, prop him up with the rolled up t shirt behind his shoulder and back off to a desire range and take a shot. The shirt will catch the slug and you can get a good look at your expansion. Just take care when handling these disease carriers. Here is a link to a post I made last year with good photos of my tested expanded slugs. Hope this helps or at least entertains,
Kenny
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/nsa-slugs-and-fx-impact-ballistic-testing-tuning-and-lots-of-photos-to-share/#post-669295
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Looks like the Alpha male in that area as the others are castrated by the Alpha or male dominant squirrel in the area when then they are young. Good for you!
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Balls are bigger than its head, let alone its brain ... They must have slowed him down considerably. Somehow reminds me of college, not sure why ?
A feat rarely encountered, unfortunately, when hunting feral parrots.
A feat rarely encountered, unfortunately, when hunting feral parrots.
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Nice write up and slug photos, good shooting too. At the speeds I’m running my groups are a little less than 1moa in calm air, I can tighten that up but not at the speeds I want to shoot. Still a work in progress
Went out this morning after the fog lifted, in too live in central ca., tagged one at 185 yards. First shot just over his back, he didn’t even notice it, second one on the mark.
The range finder I use is a G7-BR2, it takes into account barometric pressure, temperature, and shot angle runs it through an internal ballistics calculator then spits out your dope. Works very well for air rifles but my primary use for it was long range deer and elk.
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Never heard of alpha chewing the sack off other males, but i shot a lot of squirrels last year usually 5 each weekend and never noticed evidence of such an act. I have a lot of pecan trees in my yard, neighborhood, and the nearby golf coarse. But I do notice around March and June there are alot of squirrel banging going on down here in Texas. I have seen them robbing bird nests eating eggs & baby birds, attacking birds, even a chick. I see the birds attack them and the feral cats catch them like an lion on a gazelle as they eat them on the spot. just my 2 cents
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He’s the
Of all squirrels!
Beautiful pic, so pure ...
And that uncanny resemblance with ... hmmm ... really ?
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