Ground squirrel's rain of terror has come to an end.

nah, its not too much, fancy pellets maybe .. nicely executed lol ..

Good shot !
There is no such thing as" too much" when it comes to varmint control !

abqjoe said:

So this guy has been making a mess under my out building and digging holes in my grass for 2 weeks now. Today, when I went to get one of my Hummingbird feeders to refill it, I saw the ground squirrel halling butt under my building and I thought, finally, nows my chance!
So I finished up with the Hummingbird feeder but before I did, I set my Impact M3 out back on my table and left the door cracked so I wouldn't make any noise after going back inside, because I know he's paying attention. I left some grapes out for him too.. Snuck through the cracked door, pulled my chair up to the rifle, and waited very quietly. 5 minutes later he comes creeping out making his way towards the grapes. I let him eat one grape as I exhaled, then took the shot.
You can see both the entry wound and the exit wound in the pics. Mental note, the 30 cal Impact pushing a JSB Hades at 965fps is way too much for ground squirrels at 30 yards. Next time use the 22 Dreamline Tactical.

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Yeah, Hulk smash! LOL. Great shot. Nice detailed pics.

Nice!!! I had two ground squirrel head shots at 50 yards Sunday in Descanso, CA with my .30 Daystate Delta Wolf shooting JSB 50.1 at 880 fps, or 86 fpe. The results are devastating! Didn't take any photos, but the sound alone was incredible... First one was on top of a stack of boulders, and was fully out in the open. The second one peeked his head up from behind a boulder to see if I was still there, so all I could see was his nose and his eyes. Hehehe, he thought he was safe...

THIS is too much..... #2 .17HMR at 75 yards. I want them DEAD.

#1 is with my Maverick .25 using Hades pellets at 75 yards.

Well....me thinks he had it coming terrorizing your yard! Great shot and pics! And...smart hunting tactics...leave the gun out and door ajar....

HogKiller said:

THIS is too much..... #2 .17HMR at 75 yards. I want them DEAD.

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Uh...where is the rest of number 2?

SenorRamon said:

Uh...where is the rest of number 2?

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Looks like it's all over the room, gotta play Mr. Potato head or should I say Mr Squirrelly head

17 HMR hahahahahahaha

beerthief said:

17 HMR hahahahahahaha

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When you absolutely positively want them dead.. The thing is a laser.

Well last Sunday I was suppose to go and work with the FX again after tuning it, but..seems that the Dr.s had other plans for me on the previous Thurs, decided I needed a Stent in the old ticker, THEN needed a trip on Sunday to the ER to make sure nothing untoward was happening. Obviously not, I'm typing this. So...made off with the gal whose property I shoot on, to go on Sunday 8/28 afternoon.

I took out a chipmunk with the Maverick .30 cal shooting FX Hybrid Slugs, and I thought it was just right! No such thing as too much gun!

I give up, no seriously I give up. Went out to get more ground squirrels, all I could do was annoy them. Had one at about 25 yards, that's my zero, easy shot, and of course it was a mild gusty wind but still...went right over it, after about 4 shots I MAY have hit it, a dull thud. Couldn't find the body anywhere, no blood. Annoyed about 6 others at about 50 yards and 75 yards, short, high, left, right, didn't matter, got it zeroed at about 60 yards, elevation up 12, wind was coming at me, it held pretty good. Still pellets to the left, right and who knows where...THEN I discovered my HSA was set to 7 and I was tuned for 4, I'd been testing it Saturday and forgot to reset it. Oh, I was using Hades pellets, not that it mattered that much. So tomorrow going to the range with a friend and will zero for 50. But I'm taking my A17 for the squirrels next time, may take the Maverick.

Edit, Ok, un-giving up. Went to the range, kicked the HSA down to #4 890ish FPS, 50 yards, rezero'd the scope, with a slight breeze from the right.

I hope this cures the lack of Success..
Nothing like the POP of a pellet hitting the Brain Compartment of Ca Ground Squirrel!!