My dad has a problem with some small squirrels. He asked me about some .22 "birdshot" that he could use. I remember my Ruger 10/22 manual saying not to use this type of ammo. I'm guessing it has something to do with damage to the rifling.
So here's the objective. Dad lives in an area that discharge of a firearm isn't illegal. He does have neighbors on three sides. The fourth side has a farm about a half a mile away. It is on this fourth side where the targets will be. He wants to be as quiet as possible out of courtesy only. He wants a very short effective range for piece of mind and will be taking the critters out at distances no more than 30 yards. I had mentioned the note about the ammo in my 10/22 and he said he didn't care if it ruined the gun because that's all it will be ever used for. I guess not giving a **** comes with retirement!
So is there a rifle out there or small shotgun that can get this done? I told him to just get a 20 gauge and he said that was too much power. I said "what about a high end pellet gun and a scope"? His reply was priceless: "that level of aiming is too much work".
I did a little research and I couldn't turn up anything. What say you INGO?
So here's the objective. Dad lives in an area that discharge of a firearm isn't illegal. He does have neighbors on three sides. The fourth side has a farm about a half a mile away. It is on this fourth side where the targets will be. He wants to be as quiet as possible out of courtesy only. He wants a very short effective range for piece of mind and will be taking the critters out at distances no more than 30 yards. I had mentioned the note about the ammo in my 10/22 and he said he didn't care if it ruined the gun because that's all it will be ever used for. I guess not giving a **** comes with retirement!
So is there a rifle out there or small shotgun that can get this done? I told him to just get a 20 gauge and he said that was too much power. I said "what about a high end pellet gun and a scope"? His reply was priceless: "that level of aiming is too much work".
I did a little research and I couldn't turn up anything. What say you INGO?