On 5/1/17 4:25 PM, Tim wrote:

2:59 PMKeyser Soze
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Let me guess...you like it because:

1. It is corrosive.
2. It has a Berdan primer.
3. It is cheap.

I'm guessing #3.

Is that the round you use on groundhogs and squirrels?
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Groundhogs- yes
Squirrels-no

Using surplus machine gum rounds (Greek mfg. 1947) and bench rest. I whacked a groundhog at 260 yd. with open iron sights. Btw, the rifle was made in 1906 by BSA.
With half its rifling shot out from corrosive ammo it's still an accurate weapon.

Squirrels. I use a Winchester model 77 with a 4x Weaver scope. It's chambered for .22 short only.

One thing about berdan primers and cellulite propellants, is you take a bit extra time cleaning the rifle after you're done with it. I'm probably more thorough with cleaning than most because if that reason.


I'm afraid my wife puts food out at the edge of the woods for the
squirrels in squirrel feeders. When my sister in law visited, she
commented that we had "the biggest squirrels" she had ever seen. I have
to agree. We don't shoot critters around here.

Why .22 shorts? It's still more expensive than .22LR. Is there some
advantage to the round? Quiet? The shooting arcades at Savin Rock, the
old amusement park in West Haven, Connecticut, were equipped with .22
short rifles.