BL-22 Squirrel Rifle Set-Up

86er · Post by **86er** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 5:24 pm

I recently had a heck of a time getting a 10/22 to group good, so I got rid of it and ordered a Henry. Today it came in BUT after seeing it a guy a work asked me to order him one to give as a Christmas gift for his son. I let him have it for my cost. Back to square one with no squirrel rifle set-up I opened the safe and paired a BL-22 with a spare Tasco 3X9X32. I laser bore sighted it at 35 yards (the range that the red dot was still visible). I then put the target up at the same 35 yard range. The first shot hit 7 O'Clock. I adjusted for 1/2 inch right and 1/2 inch higher. The next 5 shots were in the 1 inch round bullseye I drew on a 3X5 index card. 2 shot even cut the same hole. This was shooting off sticks with the front of the forend supported. Might do even better off a real solid rest! So with a little adjustment and 6 shots I ended up with a very viable squirrel rifle. If I had just done this in the first place I would have saved the headache of hundreds of shots and adjustments with the 10/22! Lesson learned!

dkillough · Post by **dkillough** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 5:31 pm

Although I really like my 10/22s the very first gun I ever purchased with my own money (14yrs old) was a BL-22 and I have put everything down the barrel and hunted squirrels with it scoped and not. God willing I will never part with it. Glad you dug it out.

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 5:40 pm

nice set up. Not sure what took you so long but that is a rig I would have tried right up front. Congrats.

Post by **Hobie** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 9:11 pm

Good go Joe.

Some folks think the semi-auto makes it so the squirrels don't hear you work the action. I figure when they are dying they don't care...

dr walker · Post by **dr walker** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 9:32 pm

Looks like you got a shooter there for sure.

pharmseller · Post by **pharmseller** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:39 am

Hey 86er,
With the stock originally configured for iron sights, how well does your eye line up with the scope?

P

Tycer · Post by **Tycer** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:12 am

Biscuits and sqill gravy. Yum!

nemhed · Post by **nemhed** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:29 am

Sounds like you finally got the right tool for the job! You can't miss squirrels fast enough with some of those semi-autos!

2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 3:57 pm

Sweet little rifles.

I almost bought a .22 mag a while back. Still wish I had.

jb

86er · Post by **86er** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:51 pm

The eye alignment is just fine. I may not have a rock hard cheek weld on the stock but my face is in full contact and I can see through it fine. The mounts are LOW and the scope is only 32mm.

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