Beautiful rifles Danny Clifton

I guess I'm weird. I would get a Henry. I bought one awhile back and I have never owned a more accurate .22 and it is a blast to shoot. I also have a Remington Nylon 66 and a Ruger 10/22 that see little action these days.

I had a marlin 39a in the late 60's killed a lot of squirrels with open sights, I'll always regret letting that gun get away, still kicking myself.

You don't have to rub it in.

It is a Tactical Solution's own barrel.It's also threaded for a suppressor.The stock is Hogue.It has a built in Picatinny rail and a plug in the rear of the receiver so it can be cleaned from the rear.


A couple,100 yd ground squirrels.

I really cant tell you how many .22's I have. My most accurate is a Springfield Model 15 single shot. I hunt with my Marlin 39a often, but my favorite one to hunt with is a 10/22. I have one that stays in the truck all the time, and a "good" one that I hunt with.

The 2.5lb trigger taximan has would be a benefit. I've redone every trigger I've owned. Especially the .22s are way too hard (anti lawsuit junk is my guess). The newer 1022s make it hard to re work (more plastic parts I was told) to get it light enough. So just go with a drop in trigger assembly that is readily available for the 1022. That is one nice thing about the 1022s...tons of options if you really want to tinker with it.

The last Henry .22 I held up to my face didn't line up with the sights at all. I actually had to raise my face off the butt of the stock to see through the sights.

And I have a spare 1022 for variety: one with a scope and one with hi viz sights. Sometimes you feel like a nut...sometimes you don't.

Any of these will do the job.

10-22s with many mods will shoot better than I can make them shoot.

The hand guns are very accurate also.

Ruger now has a BX trigger which is an improvement over the standard.The TacSol rifles come with either the Ruger BX trigger or TacSol's own trigger,which is a little better than the BX.


I calculated the cost of a 1022,new trigger,barrel and stock and the TacSol was cheaper,had more features and was finished.The only thing I don't have,is tree squirrels!I sure miss them.I could have a lot of fun,hunting them with this gun.I plan to start hunting red squirrels soon,for bait.It's the best I can do.I envy those that have gray and fox squirrels.

I have been using either the double magazine connectors or the tri-mags.This is basically two or three,factory Ruger,10 rd,1022 mags connected.They don't hang as low as the 25 rd mags and may be more reliable.



Something for 1022 owners to think about.

Wow. I didn't expect this much info on such a subject. You all take your squirrel hunting seriously. Lol. I had a chat with the wife this am when I took her for breakfast and she didn't say no. Haha. Looks like my search is on. Thank you all.

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Mines a 67A

Bought a 10-22 years ago an loved it. Some pos stole it out of my truck one night. Since then a friend had a wreck that totaled his truck an sold me the 10-22 for 50$ that was in The truck during wreck. Was thrown out as truck rolled,front sight broke off,scope destroyed. Put new rings an scope on an been a tree rat Slayer for years. It sets in closet now. I bought an integrally suppressed 10-22 4 years ago an seemed to lost all interest in my 22s that make noise

it depends what your looking for

you mentioned your wife not saying no , well you haven't given her a number yet either so I will go budget to less budget

most any old use Marlin bolt action 22 rifle will put out a squirrels eye at 25 yards if you can do your part , I picked one up for 100 dollars used it is a favorite of mine.

the Marlin 795 is a semi auto decent shooter about 150-160 dollars they shoot well for the cost and a versitile gun it is the same gun as the marlin M60 but takes detachable 10 round magazines

for a new bolt gun Savage MKII there are F and FV versions , the MKII-FV is a heavy barrel with adjustable trigger and weaver scope mounts factory installed for about 215 new , the standard barrel model F should be about 190 and have some iron sights. I like it when we are at the range and a horse fly lands on the white target , the FV with optic will splatter horse flies if you have a steady rest.


the Ruger 10/22 is a very versatile gun a base model will run about 225-250 do not bother with the take down model they don't shoot as well as the regular , they have play between the barrel and receiver on the take down. they shoot decent out of the box , and the sky is the limit on upgrades , when you look for replacement triggers it isn't a matter of this one or that one it is which one of 4 drop ins and 7 where you send your trigger in to be reworked . there are guys with 2K dollar 10/22s and others who are still shooting them stock out of the box.

the 10/22 is a great trainer and is one of the go to rifles for project Appleseed with decent ammo they can most all shoot decent , some with a few upgrades shoot great.

CZ are very nice , but more money 400-450 dollars some up around 500



if you like irons look at Tech sights they are available for most of the models I listed , I think they really fit wall on the 10/22 and marlin 795 , they replicate M16A1 sights so much better than the stock sights on most 22s longer sight radius , the gun stays light easy to carry , add a GI web sling and go to an Appleseed and learn how to use it , I guaranty you come home a better shooter than you left.

Had sum fried treerat smothered in gravy last night....yum

I have several 22’s. My go to for squirrels is a 10/22 that started out bone stock, but over the years I have upgraded about everything. Just because I like to tinker. ER Shaw barrel, Boyd’s stock, stripped the painted receiver and polished, newest addition is a Kidd trigger. I purchased a CZ 455 late last year and am still finding out which ammo it likes best. I have a few Henry’s and the craftsmanship is great and they are fun guns to shoot.

Accuracy from my bone stock 10/22 before upgrades vs CZ 455. The CZ was a winner, but my 10/22 post upgrades is the hands down winner.





My all time favorite is an Ithaca 49. Although not the most accurate, it was my first gun in my youth. My drunk uncle sold it, but I acquired another one a few years ago that was in rough shape. I polished the receiver and refinished the stock. I relive my youth ever time I carry it on the trapline.

Flint hill. I haven't had that before but sure sounds good to me. I went out looking for some squirrels on Sunday but I didn't see any. Kinda weird cause just aday or two ago they were like snow flakes in winter around here but just like that they were gone.

Garymc , that's a sweet squirrel gun you have. My grandfather's 22 rifle is my trap line gun cause like yours it's not the most accurate for squirrel hunting.

LOVE those old Ithaca 49s!