In all seriousness, the Marlin is a great rifle, too. I own a Model 60, one of the best rifles ever made.
Brownings are nice, but in terms of quality AND accuarcy AND ruggedness, it's hard to beat the Marlin.
California sucks that's it.
sounds like you found the honey hole for squirrels. Great job. I know it had to be tough to walk away with only 6 when they kept taunting you so. I don't think I ever limited out on squirrels. Last time I hunted the limit was 6, now they raised it to 10. I may never limit out. That's alright, it's not about the limit for me anyways, I'm just glad to bring a few home to account for my time.
her at the new house i could walk outside and fill my limit. except the wife always hollers " why are you wasting ammunition?" like their going to quit making 22 rounds. LOL. BC that fox sure was unusual, i've never seen one like it. i did see solid black and solid white ones on the lawn of the capitol in D.C. years ago. I figured someone might get mad if i went huntin there though.