Comments on: Squirrel Hunting with an Air Rifle

By: Steven C. Spry

Steven C. Spry — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 03:53:32 +0000

Large fox squirrels are tough.I have a 45fpe Brocock Bantam magnum pcp and still have to have very precise shot placement for these tough rodents to be dispatched cleanly with one shot.

By: Rick Butcher

Rick Butcher — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 06:51:47 +0000

In reply to Dave MacFadyen.

Hi Dave,
Thanks for your comment: I agree with you about excepting certain quality multi-pump rifles, like the Benjamin 392 – definitely capable of squirrel hunting. Will make a correction!

By: Dave MacFadyen

Dave MacFadyen — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 21:18:34 +0000

“Stay away from C02 and pump types; as a general rule they just do not have enough power to put down squirrels humanely, especially at typical hunting distances.”

With the exception of the above statement, I would say this is a very well-written and informative article. While it is true that most CO2 guns lack the power to hunt small game (especially in cold climates), the same is not really true of multi-pump pneumatics. The currently produced Benjamin 392 generates sufficient power to hunt squirrels. And I harvested many squirrels over a number of years using a .20 caliber Sheridan c-model built in 1977. While the rifle generates over 12 fpe with 8 pumps, I almost always used 6 pumps (10.5 fpe), and found it plenty of power for squirrels out to 30 yards. I found a scope to interfere with pumping, and instead installed a Williams receiver sight, which gave excellent accuracy. Thank you.

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By: Sansun

Sansun — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 02:04:07 +0000

Its not common in the North East, but I saw a black squirrel at Maryland, US. and stuck dumb bound even forgot to take a picture of it. It was not dark gray but shining black coated squirrel as if some of painted it with black paint. Amazing.