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Rabbit Shotgun???????????


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Looking for some advise from you lot!!!

 

Ive been asked to knock out a large number or Rabbits on a permission i have but i only have a 12g shotgun. I now that after one shot lots of them will be running for there burrow holes but what i need to know is what cartridge load should i use and what would you call a safe clean kill maximum range??????????????????????

 

Im thinking 40 yards with maybe 28g or 30g of 6s?????? or maybe 5s??????

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18 grm of no.7 will kill just fine from the .410 at 30 yards ( in deed it will do hares just fine and no I wouldn't have believed that 2 years ago). Rabbits do not need a lot of choke or a heavy load. I have some 24 grm 7 to test here in the 12 and I cannot see them doing any better than fine as I mostly use 28 grm of 7 1/2 and very open chokes. My longest Rabbit with a shotgun dropped to a steel clay load of number 5.

 

In order to take a better bag in one go stink them out a day before first then block the holes up with rolls of newspaper once they are out. Then shoot it, good steady flushing dogs will improve the bag no end

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Buy a cheap air rifle , head shots at 40yrds but unlike the 12g there will be something left to eat afterwards and you won't send everything within 1/2 mile running for cover everytime you pull the trigger

 

 

Its a myth that shotguns wreck meat (load appropriate) and a moderated .410 is very quiet. 40 yards in a wind at night off hand with a std airgun, nah to hard for the best of us

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cheers for your advise lads, have been out and got myself a BSA supersport from a mate as he was selling it cheapat £30!!!! and it looks mint too, its in .22 so not sure what to expect from it. never had a springer air rifle so only time will tell.

 

will still take me beretta tho as many of the rabbits have the myx!!! had one the other day, could have shot it at 0 yards he were that bad the poor ******!!!!! ( no i didnt shoot it, i decided to just break its neck!!)

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