Took the .22 Benjamin squirrel hunting & had a blast!

[.22 coyote]

It seems like an ideal squirrel gun:  quiet (one squirrel just kept eating even though a pellet had whizzed by its head), low energy (I feel very comfortable shooting it at high angles into trees), challenging (having to pump it up after each shot and try to feed a pellet with cold fingers), meat friendly (doesn't blow them to pieces), and productive (5 squirrels in about two hours (including time to dress them as I shot them)).  Took me back to my childhood days when I had a similar Benjamin that was my constant companion while exploring the sagebrush canyons around my house.

[mod29]

Sounds like you had a great time, Mr Coyote.
I also spent untold hours carrying and shooting my old .22 Benjamin, and later a Sheridan when I was a kid.  What fun!  There was a greenbelt that went for miles near my house, and I would spent hours deep in the woods, having an excellent adventure.  Sometimes I had some buddies with me, sometimes I was alone.  But I always had my trusty air rifle.

Jim

[Lawdog]

.22 coyote,

Took me back to my childhood days when I had a similar Benjamin that was my constant companion while exploring the sagebrush canyons around my house.

And that is the joy that air guns(both rifles and pistols) bring.  The only difference is like the old saying goes; The only difference between men and boys are the price of their toys.  I'm having a ball with that Sheridan Blue Streak I got a few weeks ago.  Lawdog

[Duane]

Use mine for squirrel hunting  retired my 10/22 and 870 in fact thinking of selling them cleaning out gun closet .Mine has a 4x32 BSA scope not the price of those expensive european air rifles but good old american walnut and brass and 1/3 the price w/same killing potential plus a good workout pumping it . I carry a ruger single six in .22 magnum for a chance meeting w/wiley coyote or an upset boar please let me know how yours is set up mine also has a trigger job

[.22 coyote]

I haven’t modified it in any way, yet.  I have been thinking about getting a Williams peep sight and/or a scope mount for installing a red dot.  I’m leaning more towards the red dot at this time.  I like your set-up with the scope, trigger mod, and the .22 mag sidearm.  I also carry a .22LR auto pistol along with the air rifle.

Still reminiscing…. I received my first .22 Benjamin when I was 7 years old, and I remember having to brace the butt on the ground between my feet to pump it up.

[Runs with Scissors]

I have a Williams Peep Sight mounted on my steroid Silver Streak and love it. It is perfect for squirrel hunting-particularly for low-light situations you often find in the woods.
Be careful mounting anything on your barrel (scope or dot). Remember, it's made of brass.

Bill