Whats your vote for...

If you just wanna splode 'em, a .222 with Hornady 50 grain SXSPs (Super eXplosive Soft Point) is even MORE fun. And cheaper to reload than buying .17HMRs.
Hunting them for meat, I'd use a shotgun or a .22LR. Or an air rifle.
 
.22 Win Mag

I like my Ruger Model 77 with 3x9 variable .22 Mag scope......that I picked up 2 years ago - for MANY years before that, I preferred my Remington Model 571 single shot .22 long rifle with 2x7 scope.

I still hunt, and the squirrels get back to normal activity faster after a .22 Mag or .22 long rifle shot than they do after a .410 or 12 gauge shot. Sure I have to pass up some shots for safety reasons, but it always seems to even out over the course of a season as I make a few long shots (50-80yards) that wouldn't have worked with the shotguns.

Have shot at a few squirrels with my bow and blunt tips, haven't hit one yet. :D

Michael
 
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