kyska Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Hi All, Lamping last night, on one of the huge fields, using the HMR, which I bought for this job, I usually use the lr. Off the bipod I took a few at fairly long range and decided for chest shots, 3 went down stone dead, can I eat them? I've heard that the HMR will leave fragments in all of the meat. I've eaten headshot rabbits from the HMR but this is my first load I've chest shot. Kyska Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 yes you can most of the meat is on the back end anyway which should be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docholiday Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 No problem just leave the damaged meat alone, I dont eat them if they have been gut shot with hmr though doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted January 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 yes you can most of the meat is on the back end anyway which should be fine No problem just leave the damaged meat alone, I dont eat them if they have been gut shot with hmr thoughdoc Thanks guys, so skin and chop the back legs off do you think? I keep imagining eating and getting a bit oif sharp copper stuck in my throat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docholiday Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 take the saddle as well thats the best bit doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleaner4hire Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 i found that low head/neck shots were the perfect HMR shot on rabbits as they didnt explode the head and make a rabbit soup but put it down without a twitch. Plus you could eat all of the meat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted January 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 i found that low head/neck shots were the perfect HMR shot on rabbits as they didnt explode the head and make a rabbit soup but put it down without a twitch. Plus you could eat all of the meat Yea I do normally, but these were right on the edge of the lamps beam, I just felt better going for a bodyshot. Thanks for all the replies. Doc, I'll have a look and see what it looks like when I skin them, will I see fragments or will they be tiny, and then just slowy rip my intestines apart leading to an awfully painful death? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docholiday Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 (edited) You will see any damage done by the hmr very easily !!! just cut after the damaged tissue and provided the gut was intact you will be fine. doc ps I normally soak the skinned rabbit in slightly salted water over night as well Edited January 19, 2010 by docholiday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted January 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 You will see any damage done by the hmr very easily !!! just cut after the damaged tissue and provided the gut was intact you will be fine.doc ps I normally soak the skinned rabbit in slightly salted water over night as well I'll have a look, it obvious with head shots ......I'm not in the camp for salting myself, do you find it helps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docholiday Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 I'll have a look, it obvious with head shots ......I'm not in the camp for salting myself, do you find it helps? yup takes out all the blood but is optional. doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 try and find some bits, |Ive yet to find any trace of hmr rounds in any meat that Ive shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Always difficuly as you will never find all the fragments. Bits of plastic, copper and lead no doubt, as well as propellant residue will commonly be splattered over a big area, but a lot will often have gone right through as well!! Little or none of this can be digested by the human body so it will pass straight through you too!! We all know there are health issues here though! Nevertheless we have been eating pigeon, game, rabbit whatever for years with lead shot in it, and other than the odd broken tooth, or interesting little lead ball at the bottom of the pan that refuses to flush when you pull the chain it hasn't done anyone any harm has it :wacko: :wacko: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 I have an xray of a friend who has a ball of buckshot in his stomach!!!Keep meaning to frame it for him!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlin vs Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Eat away on them, just cut away the damaged part's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George1990 Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Salting takes the bitterness out too, and blanches the sinues so you can remove them before cooking. Never found any metal work in them, but a few times found the polymer tip floating around my stew and when skinning found them inside. But then again, who cares? Sure I've eaten worse. And back legs and saddle are the best bits if you're going to do it like that, though you waste a lot of meat. Best way is to just bung em in a pan and boil for 3 hours, then you get all the meat off, which isn't like rubber, and the ligaments and sinews become no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 theres no problems! as said you may find the plastic tip if you look for it. And the saddle is better than the back legs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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