I had an 1890 Winchester growing up that shot only shorts and it was great with them. But when it had to be relined, I changed it to long rifle and use subsonics.

I have many squirrel rifles but my favorite is a very tricked out 1885 Winchester which usually has a 4x Unertl SG scope on it, though it might be equipped with an MVA tang sight instead.

In any event, discovering high quality subsonics (I prefer Eley), has been a game changer in so many ways.
Brent

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