silencer from a squirrel?

[Ian johnson]

could you tan squirrel hide for a siencer?, if so how do you tan a hide?

[Charlie Lamb]

There's a bunch of ways to tan a squirrel hide... and I don't know a single one.

Having said that, I don't think the squirrel will make very good silencers. The hair just isn't thick enough.
Better to use a critter with "fur".

[John Scifres]

Squirrel is real tough to get soft.  There are better options.  If you do it, the best way might be to use the tail.

[drewsbow]

I think skweeeeerrrls is just too noisey anyway :0)   :rolleyes:

[TENBEARS]

Originally posted by drewsbow:
I think skweeeeerrrls is just too noisey anyway :0)    :rolleyes:  

ya way to much chatter from them skweeeeerrrls.  :D

[cory hunter]

muskrat works alright, same with beaver. after every trapping season i save a rat pelt for just this purpose, works alright too. i secure em with a zip tie real tight they work alright but the first few shots fur flys every where. try it

-cory

[Ian johnson]

but how do you get the hide soft?

[Crimson mist]

Ok here you go  Get all the flesh of carefully so as not to go through the hide  wash in cool water with anti bacterial soap  then into a small bucket with a half gallon of water and a cup of canning salt dissolved for 24 hours then into a solution of a half a gallon of cool water with a cup of the same salt and a half ounce of sulferic acid available at the car parts store as battery acid   soak until the hide is uniformaly white through the skin then soak in water and baking soda to remove the acid rince several times in cool water  stretch the hide over a board and tack the edges  apply a small amout of pure neetsfoot oil on the skin and let dry until when you strech it by hand you can see little cracks for on the membrane then pull over a rounded chair corner or similar surface in all directions until the hide is broken and pliable then sand the membrane off with 50 grit wet dry paper and apply a small amout of the oil and carefully work it over the a corner being carefull not to tear it untl soft