I got it all put back together:
This is a first year 581. The first 6 months production had walnut stocks, and no serial numbers. The second 6 months had serial numbers, and African striped mahogany stocks, like this one. 1968 and after got birch and sometimes cherry, if they ran out of birch. This gun has had the barrel shortened about an inch, a target crown cut into the barrel, and the sight removed. It has to have a scope, and it is outstandingly accurate.
I went to the range to sight it in, and about three cars loads of Border and Customs enforcement had descended on the place to qualify and practice. The range folk would have made room for me, but, I told them to keep shooting, what they were doing was far more important than what I was doing, and I just live down the street.
Ill be back.
My current Setter would be an outstanding squirrel dog, but, I dont encourage her, or shoot mammals over bird dogs.
Miller, I have killed few, or, maybe no squirrels with a shotgun, but, a shotgun going off would scatter squirrels from what I have seen. When I was in the game, I had a run of good luck finding .22 short ammunition at garage sales, or, having my Mother keep her eye open at same. I had a bunch of it, none was new, and I didnt know anything about sub sonic loads until years later.
Best,
Ted
