Was out for three days in the alfalfa fields shooting squirrels. Used the Contender with a 12" 17 AH barrel and the XP 100 .223 for the pistol fun. The fields had been shot quite a bit and the litters hadn't been born yet so, the shooting wasn't real fast. Managed to take a couple hundred squirrels over about three days. It was a kick to watch the Bald Eagles and hawks come in for a snack and all the squirrels dive for their holes.
The 17 AH is a real kick to use on these guys, 3200 fps with a 20 gr VMax - SPLATT!! There's the red mist at 200 yds.
At the end of the day a flock of seagulls would come in and you could tell where all the fresh meat was laying. The first day it was spittin' a little snow and the wind was blowing but, we got some suirrels. The guy from southern Cal was pretty sure that h!!l was cold and not hot after experiencing that 50 degree change in temp with a little mountain wind blowing off the snow covered peaks.
Howz 'bout sharing your spring varmint hunts?
Splatt!! Love that sound!
A17Shooter