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.

 

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.

 

.22 shot shells work wonders in that kind of situation.

 

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.

 

1 colt 1911 (never been fired)

 

Series 70 or Series 80?

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

 

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.

 

Thanks Moose.





I kind of like this 44 S&W Special from the 1940s too.

I'm trying to find some possible history from the UHP.

 

I miss my old .357 Magnum. Remington used to make Multiball ammo I bought for it with 2 000 Buck instead of a single bullet. The buckshot would spread but not too far, so you could get 2 hits on target at typical self defense range. I had some Strike Three .44 Special ammo that had a blue plastic capsule like CCI handgun shotshells. Instead of #9 shot it has 3 000 Buck in it. I gave it to my friend who has a Charter Arms Bulldog. I don't know what the spread is but imagine they go wherever they will and maybe some hit the target. A revolver can basically shoot anything that fits in it.

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.