re: What's The Perfect Squirrel Rifle?

My pre war Marlin 39 lever action with a 2-7 x 33 Redfield on top. This thing has the best trigger in the world. Yeah it's not a high end scope, or even medium, but it doesn't seem to handicap me.

Caliber should definitely be .22 lr. The .22 mag and the .17's will just wreck too much meat when you don't hit the head and aren't necessary. My preference is for the solid round nose lead bullets. They tear up even less than long rifle hollow points, but you can't always find them.

If I couldn't have my Marlin, I'd maybe look into the CZ bolt action. I've never owned a bolt action 22.