Author Topic: Let's see your squirrel rifle!!! (Read 376807 times)

hanshi · « **Reply #850 on:** June 05, 2024, 12:24:39 AM »

This thread has had a long life and that's wonderful. I have two squirrel rifles but in name only. I hung up my hunting spurs nearly 8 years ago mostly for health reasons. But I still really love shooting those two little rifles. Both are SMR, a .32 and a .36. Both have 38" barrels with an "A" weight swamped .32 Rice barrel and the .36 with a 3/4" straight barrel. For some reason it's the .36 that I favor.
.32 X 38" X "A" wgt. 6 lbs 10 oz.

The keenly mourned .32 Crockett.

The little .36.

VA HUNTER · « **Reply #851 on:** June 05, 2024, 07:58:37 PM »

Hanshi,

Good looking rifles. I find my .34 a little easier to handle the balls as opposed to my .25. I'm sure that's the case with a .36 versus the .32.

Funny that this was not as big a problem when I was younger.

VA Hunter

Seth Isaacson · « **Reply #852 on:** June 05, 2024, 09:36:25 PM »

Shooting my .38 with cold fingers is hard enough, I can't imagine you guys loading .25 calibers under anything but ideal circumstances.

WECSOG · « **Reply #853 on:** June 05, 2024, 11:23:54 PM »

Those are some great looking rifles, hanshi.

VA HUNTER · « **Reply #854 on:** June 07, 2024, 03:40:40 PM »

My other squirrel rifle, an original .34 caliber cap lock. Not much to look at but fairly accurate and fun to shoot.

VA Hunter

TDM · « **Reply #855 on:** June 11, 2024, 01:28:00 AM »

My .36 SMR.

BigAl52 · « **Reply #856 on:** June 11, 2024, 01:57:09 AM »

Ya did a nice job on that rifle TDM.

Austin · « **Reply #857 on:** June 11, 2024, 04:01:02 AM »

Dennis or maybe i should ask Tim; is this the longest active thread on Alr? Just curious…

TDM · « **Reply #858 on:** June 11, 2024, 04:16:00 AM »

Quote from: BigAl52 on June 11, 2024, 01:57:09 AM

Ya did a nice job on that rifle TDM.

Thank you Big Al!

WECSOG · « **Reply #859 on:** June 12, 2024, 10:31:22 AM »

I like it, VA. Good looking accouterments, too.

VA HUNTER · « **Reply #860 on:** June 30, 2024, 04:42:10 AM »

A really bad pic of a great rifle. 36 caliber halfstock that arrived last week. Looking forward to fall squirrel season and glad to be its caretaker for a while.

Tim Crosby · « **Reply #861 on:** June 30, 2024, 10:38:10 PM »

Quote from: Austin on June 11, 2024, 04:01:02 AM

Dennis or maybe i should ask Tim; is this the longest active thread on Alr? Just curious…

Just saw this, yes it is at the top. Here are the top Ten by view:

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Tim C.

MuskratMike · « **Reply #862 on:** July 01, 2024, 03:14:07 AM »

Here is my squirrel rifle. it was created by Don Bruton for me. it is a Soddy-Daisy with a plain walnut stock. 13 3/4 inch L.O.P. 63 3/4 inch overall and is 36 caliber. Don modified a Chambers late Ketland lock and as were the originals it has a 4 screw long toe plate and a 3 screw long tang that ends at the base of the comb. The butt plate was hand forged & fitted by Don from sheet iron and held on with brass rivets & metal screws.

VA HUNTER · « **Reply #863 on:** July 01, 2024, 04:17:42 AM »

Lots of beautiful iron work there Mike.

I’ve never handled a Soddy, it looks to be a very slim. How is the balance for squirrel hunting?

MuskratMike · « **Reply #864 on:** July 01, 2024, 08:42:54 AM »

Fantastic. You will just have to wait until the August issue of Muzzle Blasts comes out as it will be a featured article in it!

Kurt · « **Reply #865 on:** July 15, 2024, 03:00:41 AM »

A 40 so maybe not a squirrel rifle but a groundhog rifle, for sure.

Spalding · « **Reply #866 on:** July 15, 2024, 06:04:28 PM »

My latest,
41-1/2”, 3/4” .29 cal. Jenkens barrel. 14” LOP, stick of walnut from Allen Martin, modified Kibler lock, Ross Dillion triggers, rest of mounts forged by me.
Bob

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Daryl · « **Reply #867 on:** July 16, 2024, 03:21:08 AM »

That .29 is a sweet looking rifle.

Tony N · « **Reply #868 on:** July 16, 2024, 01:42:34 PM »

What Daryl said!!

Tony

wattlebuster · « **Reply #869 on:** July 16, 2024, 02:48:06 PM »

My latest. Old stock new Colerain swamped 40 cal 42 in barrel. Chambers round faced english that L.C. Rice assembled an tuned. Nice plain slab sawn piece of sugar maple from Allen Martin. Jud forged the rest.

Tony N · « **Reply #870 on:** July 16, 2024, 03:12:17 PM »

Nice!!!

Tony

Daryl · « **Reply #871 on:** July 16, 2024, 09:20:19 PM »

Sure is that!

hanshi · « **Reply #872 on:** July 19, 2024, 11:14:48 PM »

Quote from: WECSOG on June 05, 2024, 11:23:54 PM

Those are some great looking rifles, hanshi.

Thank you, WECSOG. I can't begin to shoot as well as they do.

hanshi · « **Reply #873 on:** July 19, 2024, 11:22:07 PM »

Quote from: VA HUNTER on June 05, 2024, 07:58:37 PM

Hanshi,
Good looking rifles. I find my .34 a little easier to handle the balls as opposed to my .25. I'm sure that's the case with a .36 versus the .32.
Funny that this was not as big a problem when I was younger.
VA Hunter

There must be something to that as I've noticed the same thing the past 20 years. Hmmm...

But those are real "head turners" you've reserved for the tree rats.

hanshi · « **Reply #874 on:** July 19, 2024, 11:34:11 PM »

All this "eye candy" is slowing me down and it certainly is sweet! I don't need cold weather to (badly) handle .29, .32 and .35 round balls. I've become awfully "fumble fingered" the past few years and probably would have trouble JUST SEEING a .29" ball let alone loading it.

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