If squirrels know this much about procreation and how to thin out another breed then they're a lot smarter than we give them credit for.
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They are not dumb by any means. My sister and her husband live in Indiana on 10 acres and are overrun with red squirrels, on the occasion you do find a fox squirrel they are normally chewed up in that area. The red squirrels actually chew thru the trim boards on their house to get into the attic. Their reflexes are also lightening quick. At my other house we had a large tall wood privacy fence behind my woodpile which was a hotel for chipmunks and red squirrels. I could fire a shot with my air rifle and they would bob their heads and sure enough there would be a hole in the fence right behind their head! Have had that happen many times then learned to aim for there belly and then they couldn't duck that low.
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Originally Posted by Kymco 450i
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They are not dumb by any means. My sister and her husband live in Indiana on 10 acres and are overrun with red squirrels, on the occasion you do find a fox squirrel they are normally chewed up in that area. The red squirrels actually chew thru the trim boards on their house to get into the attic. Their reflexes are also lightening quick. At my other house we had a large tall wood privacy fence behind my woodpile which was a hotel for chipmunks and red squirrels. I could fire a shot with my air rifle and they would bob their heads and sure enough there would be a hole in the fence right behind their head! Have had that happen many times then learned to aim for there belly and then they couldn't duck that low.
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To give you an idea how small the shot is, .22 LR shot shells typically have #12 shot. The next smallest size, #13, is also known as "dust" and you don't have to worry much about over-penetration with either. The individual pellets just don't have very much energy.
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Originally Posted by Specta
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I reread the whole thread and saw that the link I posted was no good. Hogue has a new and improved website. I basically wasted my money getting the target grips with a thumb rest since I only took it out shooting once after that. My friend managed to shoot it left-handed somehow. Lefties are used to adapting to things made for righties. The finger groove grips without a thumb rest would have worked great for both of us. They're both right here. https://www.hogueinc.com/grips/ruger/mkiii/rubber |
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Its a Mark IV series 80. I also have this special edition (less than 400 made) 686-6 .357, 7 round with a 6 1/2" barrel and a few other handguns. This one's been shot a lot. |
Nice pistols, Specta.
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Originally Posted by MooseHenden
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Nice pistols, Specta.
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Its a Mark IV series 80. I also have this special edition (less than 400 made) 686-6 .357, 7 round with a 6 1/2" barrel and a few other handguns. This one's been shot a lot. I had a Colt Mark IV Series 80 too. Then I bought a Para Ordnance frame before they started making complete pistols and used my Colt parts on it. It has a little steel insert I can put in and use Series 70 parts with no firing pin block if I want to. After that I bought my Para it's own Mark IV Series 80 parts and sold the Colt to a guy I worked with. I didn't need an 8-shot .45 when I had a 14-shot .45 that was barely 1/8" wider but otherwise the same size. The alloy frame Para with 14 rounds is the same weight as the steel frame Colt with 8 rounds. |
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