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Killing chipmunks is about to get serious damnit!
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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 1205075" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>When I first moved into my house I had a major issue with the chipmunk population. With literally hundreds infesting my stone walls, foundation, lawn, gardens, etc. extermination services tried by my wife proved useless and costly. After much experimentation with air guns, traps, poison, etc, I finally settled on my Savage BVSS 22LR using very quite Winchester Match CB's, VX3 Leopold 6x20 EFR turret. With very consistent sub .5" groups at 50 yards and a Shooter Ballistic program, and the extended focus range of this scope I could make certain head shots from 10-50 yards. The fun part was that I was able to establish elevation and wind dope calculations on a small scale level simulating LR hunting settings which made for great practice. A 50 yard head shot on a chipmunk at 6x power was comparable to a chest shot on deer at 800 yards with 20x scope setting. 0ver a couple of year period, a brick of 500 rounds accounted for hundreds of chipmunks, essentially eliminating the population. Now, a single or two may show up once a month. For these stragglers I use my Schafer Silvertip.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 1205075, member: 10291"] When I first moved into my house I had a major issue with the chipmunk population. With literally hundreds infesting my stone walls, foundation, lawn, gardens, etc. extermination services tried by my wife proved useless and costly. After much experimentation with air guns, traps, poison, etc, I finally settled on my Savage BVSS 22LR using very quite Winchester Match CB's, VX3 Leopold 6x20 EFR turret. With very consistent sub .5" groups at 50 yards and a Shooter Ballistic program, and the extended focus range of this scope I could make certain head shots from 10-50 yards. The fun part was that I was able to establish elevation and wind dope calculations on a small scale level simulating LR hunting settings which made for great practice. A 50 yard head shot on a chipmunk at 6x power was comparable to a chest shot on deer at 800 yards with 20x scope setting. 0ver a couple of year period, a brick of 500 rounds accounted for hundreds of chipmunks, essentially eliminating the population. Now, a single or two may show up once a month. For these stragglers I use my Schafer Silvertip. [/QUOTE]
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