Long shot, Dead squirrel with no penetration.

Mycapt65 · Tuesday at 5:33 PM

Today this hapless critter showed up at the wifes garden while I was working out an R7 tune over my chrono. I grabbed my Hw50 and took a shot at it's head. I heard it hit like nut. The squirrel slinked a few feet on the drive and went still.

I was pretty shocked. It was at least a 60 yard shot. The chronograph recorded 785 fps with a 8.64 FTT. That's only 11.82 fpe. Upon inspection I couldn't find a wound. I think I killed it with a concussion.

I normally keep my squirrel shots within 40 yards on this rifle but it was the strongest air rifle at hand.

beerthief · Tuesday at 5:40 PM

Mycapt65 said:
Today this hapless critter showed up at the wifes garden while I was working out an R7 tune over my chrono. I grabbed my Hw50 and took a shot at it's head. I heard it hit like nut. The squirrel slinked a few feet on the drive and went still.

I was pretty shocked. It was at least a 60 yard shot. The chronograph recorded 785 fps with a 8.64 FTT. That's only 11.82 fpe. Upon inspection I couldn't find a wound. I think I killed it with a concussion.

I normally keep my squirrel shots within 40 yards on this rifle but it was the strongest air rifle at hand.

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maybe caused a heart attack ?

Ranchibi · Tuesday at 6:22 PM

I have shot a few rats @ 10-20yds that for some weird reason had zero blood from either an entrance hole or exit....I can usually see where the POI is because the fur is kinda twisted there but no sign of blood anywhere! It's like the wound hemetically sealed itself! Quite the head scratcher!

WoodWelder · Tuesday at 6:28 PM

I wonder how many succumbed to a #9 cast iron pan?

Nice shot!

Mycapt65 · Tuesday at 7:16 PM

I almost certainly hit it in the head because it made a distinct sound. I tried feeling around the fur around it's head for a depression from a hole, and nothing. It's bizarre.

JungleShooter · Tuesday at 9:41 PM

Well, the universe has to balance out, I suppose. (I hope!!)

I've read so many posts about ninja squirrels and duck-the-pellet-pigeons —
it's about high time we get a no-hit-killed tree rat (or, woundless-death-squirrel, if you like).
Thank you!

After countless fly-offs/ run-offs

— you can't imagine the satisfaction I sense from reading your report!

Cheers,

Matthias

Struckat · 2024-11-20T04:52:55-0600

Ron, that is advanced squirrel killin, the no blood technique.

Mycapt65 · 2024-11-20T06:53:49-0600

Maybe i should retitle the thread what 12fpe won't do at 60 yards. Lol

SilentSquirrel · 2024-11-20T17:23:10-0600

You may have hit his pacemaker and caused a fatal irregularity

Rawroots · 2024-11-20T18:53:30-0600

Another explanation could be the pellet hit the control lever of an extraterrestrial orb, sending a high intensity vibrational frequency directly to this squirrels pituitary gland.

SilentSquirrel · 2024-11-20T19:22:28-0600

Rawroots said:
Another explanation could be the pellet hit the control lever of an extraterrestrial orb, sending a high intensity vibrational frequency directly to this squirrels pituitary gland.

Is there a doctor in the house?

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