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Did Something Yersterday I've Never Done Before

woodsrunnerwoodsrunner Posts: 2,725 Senior Member
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Was squirrel hunting with 3 of my buddies on a large tract of riverbottom hardwoods that I've managed for 20 or so years, and I killed TWO SQUIRRELS WITH ONE SHOT! Shooting my flintlock fowling piece with the 51 inch barrel and #6 shot. A squirrel was on the ground maybe 40-42 yards away and started up a big White Oak tree. I followed it looking down the barrel waiting for just the right moment, when out of the blue ANOTHER squirrel I hadn't seen came around the trunk and the two seemed to pause nose to nose kissing......BOOM! Two squirrels hit the ground deadern' hell!
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  • KSU FirefighterKSU Firefighter Posts: 3,249 Senior Member
    #2
    Awesome!
    The fire service needs a "culture of extinguishment not safety" Ray McCormack FDNY
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  • TeachTeach Posts: 18,428 Senior Member
    #3
    Never done it on squirrels, but I did drop two quail on a covey rise once, with a single shot 16 gauge.
    Jerry
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  • ZeeZee Posts: 28,436 Senior Member
    #4
    That's cool.
    "To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
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  • JayhawkerJayhawker Posts: 18,362 Senior Member
    #5
    a twofer!
    Sharps Model 1874 - "The rifle that made the west safe for Winchester"
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  • Six-GunSix-Gun Posts: 8,155 Senior Member
    #6
    Very cool. A 51" barrel - goodness. I can't imagine handling that in the woods!
    Accuracy: because white space between bullet holes drives me insane.
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  • Diver43Diver43 Posts: 12,769 Senior Member
    #7
    That is so awesome, too bad you didn't get it on a go pro
    Logistics cannot win a war, but its absence or inadequacy can cause defeat. FM100-5
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  • snake284snake284 Posts: 22,429 Senior Member
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    woodsrunner wrote: »
    Was squirrel hunting with 3 of my buddies on a large tract of riverbottom hardwoods that I've managed for 20 or so years, and I killed TWO SQUIRRELS WITH ONE SHOT! Shooting my flintlock fowling piece with the 51 inch barrel and #6 shot. A squirrel was on the ground maybe 40-42 yards away and started up a big White Oak tree. I followed it looking down the barrel waiting for just the right moment, when out of the blue ANOTHER squirrel I hadn't seen came around the trunk and the two seemed to pause nose to nose kissing......BOOM! Two squirrels hit the ground deadern' hell!

    That is just TOO COOL brother. I love it. And a smoke pole with a rock lock yet!!! Great shooting. If that ain't somethin special nothin is. It don't get much better n dat.
    Daddy, what's an enabler?
    Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
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  • CHIRO1989CHIRO1989 Posts: 14,853 Senior Member
    #9
    Six-Gun wrote: »
    Very cool. A 51" barrel - goodness. I can't imagine handling that in the woods!

    You can almost poke them out of the tree:up:.
    I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn away from their ways and live. Eze 33:11
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  • HvyMaxHvyMax Posts: 1,933 Senior Member
    #10
    A friend did that pass shooting at geese with his Mag10. I named it Hose Job after that.
    Wal Mart where the discriminating white trash shop.
    Paddle faster!!! I hear banjos.
    Reason for editing: correcting my auto correct
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  • HAWKENHAWKEN Posts: 1,720 Senior Member
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    Nicely done! What a fine way to save powder and shot..........Robin
    I don't often talk to people that voted for Obama, but when I do I order large fries!
    Life member of the American Legion, the VFW, the NRA and the Masonic Lodge, retired LEO
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  • jbohiojbohio Posts: 5,619 Senior Member
    #12
    Cool!
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  • RazorbackerRazorbacker Posts: 4,646 Senior Member
    #13
    I don't reckon we'll be catching Rich cooking waffles for someone else any time soon.
    Teach your children to love guns, they'll never be able to afford drugs
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