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I use the cheapest but accurate one.

I have never had any luck with any other bullet than a cci stinger for squirrel hunting. With one hit to the head they're down for the count. The downside to the bullets is yes it is a hollow point but the price is $25.00 per box of 50. They are also good for dropping wild hogs at 150 feet.

First off; welcome to the forums wweeks! How 'bout putting a post out in the "New Members" forum and introduce yourself a bit. Where are ya, what do you like to do outdoors etc...

As for the 22 ammo, I've never had any problem with these dropping tree rats (only take head shots). And if you're paying $25 for 50 it'll save you some bucks, although I suspect you meant 25 for 500. In any event, I've never seen a 22lr that wouldn't drop a squirrel in it's tracks if you do your part.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/16...llow-point

Yes it is $25 for 50 bullets. Ive also used them to drop 125-150 pound boars from 150 feet away. The reason they cost so much is that they are hi velocity bullets.
I have used regular bullets from remington and had no luck. Ive also used the winchestor rat shot and didnt affect
The squirrels. As anybody knows that the squirrels in south Florida are small brown squirrels and not much bigger than a rat.

I use whatever my firearm likes best. My current 10/22 loves Remington Golden bullet 36 gr hollow points. My old bolt action shot Blazer 40 gr solid tips best. I mainly use a .410 for squirrel now.

Welcome to the boards wweeks11.
If you're buying CCI Stingers for $25 for a box of 50, You're getting ripped off. A box of 50 CCI Stingers should only cost about $6.00.
By the way, CCI Stingers are considered Hyper Velocity ammunition, not hi velocity. They produce a muzzle velocity of around 1640 fps. The other ammunition manufactures also produce hyper velocity ammunition. Just to name a few, Remington calls theirs Yellow Jacket and Viper ammunition, Winchester and Federal just calls theirs Hyper Speed or Hyper Velocity. Your hyper velocity ammunition will use a lighter bullet than standard velocity ammunition, this is what allows it to achieve the hyper velocity.
As for the shot shells, Winchester and CCI use #12 shot in their .22 cal. shot shells. They have a usefull range out to about 25 feet, out past that and they just don't have the energy left to do any good.

Here lately, I've been using my grandsons Daisy Powerline 880 BB gun to take care of the tree rats in the pecan trees in my yard. Ten pumps and one shot usually knocks them out of the tree.

I use those 40gr CCIs and they work just fine for squirrels. Good luck

Both are good. I prefer hollow points because i always shoot them in the head. Target points work good but the squirrels tend to jump around and twitch alot, hollow points = out like a light.

I use hollow points when I hunt with my .22 short rifle, and use standard target in my .22 LR. It really doesn't matter if you make a headshot.

To be honest, I have no clue. I've always taken the rats with my .177 pellet gun. (Not standing on a soap box here) As steve mentioned, I too, make the head shots. And the times that I was off, ended up in shoulder shots which still took them out. In my book sqirrels are pretty whimpy, so even the lightest powered .22 round will take them out. But they taste great regardless of what round helps put them on your table!

I have seen them take 6 to 7 body shots from a 22 pistol before they dropped. I too take head shots. It shouldn't matter if the bullet is a solid or a hollow point if the tree rat is shot in the head. Myself , I like Federals 32 grain bullet that you get in the 550 round bulk box. It's also a hollow point. It's accurate, and very consistent out every gun I've seen it shot thru. I've shot ground squirrels at 75 yards with it. They're about half the size of a tree rat. My gun doesn't like the Winchester stuff. It'll shoot The Remington stuff pretty well.

6 and 7 body shots w/22? Was there anything left to eat after that?

There's not any meat to speak of. Just ribs.  The majority of the meat is on the legs.  There is very little along the back. Actually, my point was supposed to be that a 22 pistol  won't kill a squirrel with one shot.

Posted By bigrig on 01 Jan 2013 03:23 PM
There's not any meat to speak of. Just ribs.  The majority of the meat is on the legs.  There is very little along the back. Actually, my point was supposed to be that a 22 pistol  won't kill a squirrel with one shot.

Yes it will. If a .177 pellet gun can do it, then a .22 pistol definately can. Just concentrate on (head) shot placement.

I have probably killed 100s of squirles using a .22 caliber pistol (my favorite way of doing it)..it's a .22 caliber wether from a pistol (revolver or autoloader) or a long gun...many one shot body shots (lots more head shots) still dead still got skinned cleaned cooked and eaten...bunches of them were fox squirrles.which are 3 -4 times larger than greys...back when I was 8-9 years old we only got to use the "BB" Cap .22 caliber rounds (these are mini short .22s) still killed them "pushin' up daisies dead" 

a 22 pistol won't kill a squirrel with one shot.  recon I'll have to remember that next time I head out with my sidearm...s'pose if no one tells the tree rats I'll be OK with it....

6 or 7 shots with a .22? I hit a squirrel in the chest with a 880 daisy and knocked him out cold. I think u need to work on your accuracy.

Amos: If you had read the post closer instead of being so critical.  You'd have seen that I said seen.  Not that I had done the shooting.  It's called paying attention to detail instead of running mouth. Insert foot. Either the guy I was watching doing the shooting wasn't hitting this one right, Or, this one was on steroids.  He was getting body hits.  It just stayed up there. You want to get personal on shooting ability.  What was the longest shot you've ever made.  Try a 300 yard head shot with open sights on a deer.  I did that at 13 y/o.  My speedgoat was taken 2 years ago at 335 yards with one shot.  I do 500 meter silohettes sp?.  I'm 60 now.  And could probably still show you some tricks. I used to do competition target shooting.  I wish I could still shoot like that. When I was in the Army overseas.  They said. You have to draw another weapon.  Your a sniper now.  We didn't have all the fancy stuff they have now.  We didn't have sniper school.  We had a REmington 700 ADL with a Simmons 3x9x40 scope.  We had a hunting rifle to hunt people with.  No custom rifles and neat toys that they have today.  It was all dead reckoning. Your spotter carried a rifle scope to spot your shots.   He carried an M-16 as your back up just in case you needed him to use a heavier volume of fire to unazz the area in a hurry.
 wweeks:  I agree with Steve that your getting ripped off with the Stingers.  I just got the latest Cheaper than Dirt catalogue friday.  $4.93 for a box of 50.  Minimags are $6.49 for a 100 round box.
vanguard:  150 yards with a hyper vel 22?  Damn boy.  That's a heck of a shot. Was it standing up on its haunches? That's stretching it for a 22lr.

Calm down guys. Let's stay focused on this. Shot placement is the key point regardless of what ammo is used. Period. Tree rats can be taken with all (ammo) that was discussed thus far, but as repeated by many, placement is crucial. Not to mention distance. Refine your skills with the two, and you can make your most comfortable choice. Not to throw another stick in the fire, but I remember my buddy taking tree rats with a wrist rocket and BB's when we were kids. He knew what worked and how close to get. (And we got in trouble for killing squirrels!)
And Big rig; don't take this wrong, and I read and respect your experience as a shooter. But you said the rat "Just stayed up there" after multiple shots. They were probably all hits, and the rat WAS probably dead. I've seen then claw in to a tree after being hit and die there. Wouldn't come down until they stiffened up and claws relaxed, or you climbed up and got them.

thanks SJ! Hell. many a Treerat went into the pot due to a BB.

I don't care what animal you're talking about. Shooting skill and shot placement is the key weather you're carrying a BB gun or a 300 Weatherby Mag.

More doesn't equal better, which is a trend that just causes me to shake my head... always has but that's a whole different fight.... lol