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162-Foot Shot on Squirrel Made with GSG 1911 .22 LR Pistol!
2022-11-25
[Firearms News] Squirrel season began on September first in Ohio, and in late October, the son of Editor-in-Chief Vincent DeNiro, Matthew DeNiro, made an incredible shot with a .22 LR handgun.

"I was standing in the foyer of my house when my younger son Matthew said, ’I see a squirrel.’ He stepped out onto our front porch, GSG 1911 .22 pistol in hand. Once the door shut, I peered out of the window to see exactly where this squirrel was. I looked all over the front yard, and trees out to about 30 yards. No squirrel. As he took aim, I then saw a large brown squirrel at about 50 yards which just ran up a good-sized tree and it stopped about five feet up. I didn’t think he was going to hit it at that distance, but he did on the second shot! I measured the distance, and it was 162 feet or 54 yards. Wow."
Posted by:Besoeker

#5  Clean kills taste better.
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-11-25 22:31  

#4  While that's a really good shot, I don't think it should have been made. If you are going to shoot at an animal for the pot, you have a duty to make sure you kill it and don't just wound it.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2022-11-25 16:42  

#3  Squirrel stew is delicious.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2022-11-25 11:54  

#2  There's a season for tree rats?
Posted by: Mercutio   2022-11-25 08:42  

#1  Boris to Natasha: "Send it..."
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-11-25 08:20  

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