A photo from Brett and some 22 ammo suggestions

I just received a letter from a reader named Brett who asked me what my favorite 22 squirrel round is. He wrote, "I remember many times as a kid pumping 5 or 6 rounds into a squirrel only to have him crawl into a hole to die, and other times where one shot would gut the poor thing (nothing stinks like a gut shot squirrel)". I had the same problem and that's one reason I stopped hunting squirrels with the 17HMR. The exit wounds were often the size of a quarter and the meat would be damaged, so the 17 magnum is now my official woodchuck rifle. For the past three years my favorite 22LR round has been Aguila SuperExtra. They're not cheap but I consider a brick to be reasonably priced according to today's standards. CLICK HERE to see a post I put up some time ago on 22 ammo. I'm not an expert or fanatic about ammo. If I can take down a squirrel at 75 yards, I'm happy with what I'm shooting. The SuperExtra usually takes the squirrel down with one shot and doesn't damage the meat. That's good enough for me.

Brett attached a picture of his son Tyler getting in some target practice with his new Henry Model H001 .22LR on his step dads land. I'm looking forward to getting more photos when Brett's son drops some tree bacon with his new rifle.