I suppose the title is a little misleading, because in my formative years I have killed plenty of small game with 177 and 22 cal multipumps and CO2 guns, but this was my first kill with my Hatsan Flash QE 25, and man does it hit unlike anything I've used before. I topped it with a Bushnell Rimfire Optics 3-12x40 with side parallax adjustment scope, which is a very nice scope for the money, and have it sighted in at 20 yards with H&N 30.86 grain Barracudas. Squirrels usually hang out in my yard about 20 yards from my back door by a brush pile. One was unlucky today and took one of those pellets right to the dome, and I must say, this 25 cal made it look like it just took a Mike Tyson left hook. I got this gun mostly for back yard/suburban hunting, but it might replace my 22 rifle when I head into the squirrel woods. Pretty incredible and I'm hooked. 
First airgun kill
- Thread starter SkwerlSniperTony
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Very nice Tony!!!
Yes the 25 has quite the thumping power!! You hit them in the head and all you hear is is a loud "SMACK"!!
Very well done!
Yes the 25 has quite the thumping power!! You hit them in the head and all you hear is is a loud "SMACK"!!
Very well done!
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Nice shooting. Thats a big chunk of lead in a little head. Yeah i never use my 22 rimfire anymore.
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There is a huge amount of satisfaction from using a small tool to do a large job I don't shoot the .22lr anymore, when the PCP can do the work.
Nice work on the squirrel - keep putting in the good efforts.
I don't shoot the .22lr anymore, when the PCP can do the work.Nice work on the squirrel - keep putting in the good efforts.
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I'm liking my Hatsan Flash QE .22, but can't wait to get a .25. I'm shooting H&N FTT 14.66gr @ 960fps with 30.01fpe. it's devastating on fur n feathers. Longest shot on a bunny was 71yrds, hit him left of his eye, went through the noodle. Saw him jump n kick once , he was DRT.
Thanks for sharing, n seeing other Flash owners . Keep pesting.
Jon86
Thanks for sharing, n seeing other Flash owners . Keep pesting.
Jon86
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eOh no poor squirrels,. You will be hooked now. You may even become an addict like me. Here is something I wrote a few years ago. Suppose to be funny.
Ode to the Squirrel Hunter, by Nutcracker
The sky is turning red, the Sun is coming up
Got my finger on the trigger, anxious as a pup
Been huntin em half a century, and still get the thrill
Never seen a squirrel, I didn’t wanna kill
When I was just a child, my daddy gave me a gun
He said “ only kill for food, never kill for fun”
I tried to do what my daddy said
So I gave Squirrels to the neighbors, after we were fed
When we were kids, hunting squirrels was a real big deal,
Now kids use a computer to get their thrill.
I can hear one barking , he is not far away
I watch where I step as I make my play
The cross hairs are resting on his little hairy head,
If I don’t screw up in a second he will be dead.
Anutter & anutter they fall from the tree
Just imagine how many I could get , if only I could see.
I never wasted my money on pills or dope
Spent a grand on my PCP rifle & a 500 dollar scope ( well that is outdated already, much more)
Well it is 10 am and and have the limit in the bag
Go into the house and hear my woman nag
When I get home tomorrow, in the pressure cooker they will go,
From there to the skillet, then fry em slow
Never tire of huntin em, & guess I never will
Gotta get up early in the morning , got another squirrel to kill
Ode to the Squirrel Hunter, by Nutcracker
The sky is turning red, the Sun is coming up
Got my finger on the trigger, anxious as a pup
Been huntin em half a century, and still get the thrill
Never seen a squirrel, I didn’t wanna kill
When I was just a child, my daddy gave me a gun
He said “ only kill for food, never kill for fun”
I tried to do what my daddy said
So I gave Squirrels to the neighbors, after we were fed
When we were kids, hunting squirrels was a real big deal,
Now kids use a computer to get their thrill.
I can hear one barking , he is not far away
I watch where I step as I make my play
The cross hairs are resting on his little hairy head,
If I don’t screw up in a second he will be dead.
Anutter & anutter they fall from the tree
Just imagine how many I could get , if only I could see.
I never wasted my money on pills or dope
Spent a grand on my PCP rifle & a 500 dollar scope ( well that is outdated already, much more)
Well it is 10 am and and have the limit in the bag
Go into the house and hear my woman nag
When I get home tomorrow, in the pressure cooker they will go,
From there to the skillet, then fry em slow
Never tire of huntin em, & guess I never will
Gotta get up early in the morning , got another squirrel to kill
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