Billy. Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 (edited) Search YouTube if you want to see it from now on. Edited March 21, 2010 by harfordwmj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeh Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 He's got a good microphone on that camera, I was impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillStone Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 well i think it is fair to say it was a humane dispatch!!! the power of ammunition never fails to amaze me and it is good to show people just wat devastating weapons thay are using to remind us all to be extra vigilant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDYMCkay Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Nice backstop there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doggone Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Nice backstop there. Just what I thought, lets hope the bullet fragmented or I wouldn't have fancied being in that car Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian28 Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Eek tad bit of overkill there had to watch it 4 times though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Nice backstop there. :o :o :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adymorris Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Eek tad bit of overkill there had to watch it 4 times though Dead is dead - you can't kill it more than killing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaper6 Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Nice backstop there. totally agree on that....not the most responsible shot in the world......and the rabbits unuasble....... :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhw100 Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 (edited) i agree in most cases as long as its dead its dead! but a) that back drop was a scandle and :o i would never shoot a rabbit with anything bigger than a .22 rim because i think it starts taking away the sporting nature of rabbit shooting. That weren't exactly a hard shot with a 22-250 was it-if he had blown its leg of it probably would of died straight away from pure shock!-its a good vid to watch tho!. :o Edited March 20, 2010 by tomhw100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz_11 Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 yer slightly unsporting... back stop was a good one aswell ** cough cough** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 (edited) name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>"> name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="480" height="385"> Not my video before anyone asks. Hopefully this might give someone justification for getting this rifle! I realise that this is not your video so I am not faulting you for the contents of the video, however, I'm not too sure what you mean by saying that "this might give someone justification for getting this rifle" as this is not the best way to demonstrate safe shooting with a rifle of that caliber! The back stop was terrible, the shot should not have been taken from that position, and how in heavens name can be blowing a rabbit to pieces be justification for buying this caliber of rifle? There's overkill and there's overkill, but that is simply over the top and if viewed by "the wrong sort of people" this could give all sensible and responsible shooters a pretty poor reputation!! Sorry guys but that is my opinion! Edited March 20, 2010 by Frenchieboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lez325 Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Im afraid I have to agree with Frenchie on this - the car behind the Rabbit speaks volumes about the original shooters perception of safe Les :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vipa Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Just what I thought, lets hope the bullet fragmented or I wouldn't have fancied being in that carAndy Was trying to work out what that was in the background!!!! Monumentally stupid shot IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPARKIE Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 doesnt look like a car to me looks like afallen tree in a wood. :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe99 Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Was trying to work out what that was in the background!!!! Monumentally stupid shot IMHO To be fair, we don't know the shot was taken from the same point as the video. The bullet could be traveling from left to right as we see it. That said its not exactly an example of best practice in pest control. Not putting that bunny on anyone's table either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyboy Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 you certainly read some varied posts on this forum,which makes me think what kind of idiots we have out there patrolling the countryside. this is is a living animal and in my eyes should be shown some respect and not blown to pieces by an idiot with a 22-250. what good is the rabbbit to anybody. dead is dead? what kind of half assed comment is that to make? it would be dead with a 22 and still be put on the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogfox Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 ok...so i slowed it down on proper software...for a start, the bullet is traveling left to right and hits the bank the the right of the bunny. This shows the shooter is maybe 2 or 3 ft to the left of the camera. Secondly..Thats not a car in the background.... But still overkill IMO. Best, DF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doggone Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 (edited) ok...so i slowed it down on proper software...for a start, the bullet is traveling left to right and hits the bank the the right of the bunny. This shows the shooter is maybe 2 or 3 ft to the left of the camera. Secondly..Thats not a car in the background.... But still overkill IMO. Best, DF So would you have taken the shot? with any calibre? Andy Edited March 20, 2010 by Doggone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted March 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Apologies for the 'justification' statement I made on the original post. I just always see people asking if they should get a 22-250 for foxing, so I thought it might show the raw power of this little round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 (edited) Apologies for the 'justification' statement I made on the original post. I just always see people asking if they should get a 22-250 for foxing, so I thought it might show the raw power of this little round. No problem, maybe I could have worded my reply a little better. While I see anything bigger that say a 17HMR or a .22LR as being a bit of an overkill on rabbit others might no doubt think differently. However, I would be one of the first to admit that the 22-250 is (In my opinion) about the best caliber of rifle suitable for a "dedicated" foxing rifle! Also I have to agree with Dogfox - After slowing the footage down and looking more closely at it while I can't quite make out exactly where the shooter is in relation to the backstop the one thing that I can say is what looks like a vehicle in the background is in fact a felled tree! I do however stand by what I said about blowing a rabbit apart with a 22-250 is not the sort of thing that we would want the "wrong sort of people to see" though! Edited March 20, 2010 by Frenchieboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humperdingle Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Not sure what the problem is with shooting bunnies with .22-250? I've done it, and so have others I know. If vermin is conditioned on your FAC, then it's legal. If you're there to control a pest population and have no interest in the meat, where does the "sporting" aspect come into it? A mightily expensive way to shoot rabbits, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyboy Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 it may well be legal,but there certain things that should be done and certain things that shouldnt. if you so please to blow a rabbit to bits with a big rifle then so be it,al bet there are plenty lads out there that have got bored on a nites lamping charlie and wiped out a rabbit just for the fun of it. but to hear some of the comments about it is a joke.lets thinks about it,who goes a nites lamping rabbits with a 22-250? nobody i know does. and to post it on a forum then hear **** like dead is dead? whats all that about. treat your quarry with the respect it deserves and dont blow it to pieces with,as frenchieboy puts it a proper foxing rifle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humperdingle Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 it may well be legal,but there certain things that should be done and certain things that shouldnt. if you so please to blow a rabbit to bits with a big rifle then so be it,al bet there are plenty lads out there that have got bored on a nites lamping charlie and wiped out a rabbit just for the fun of it. but to hear some of the comments about it is a joke.lets thinks about it,who goes a nites lamping rabbits with a 22-250? nobody i know does. and to post it on a forum then hear **** like dead is dead? whats all that about. treat your quarry with the respect it deserves and dont blow it to pieces with,as frenchieboy puts it a proper foxing rifle. No, I wouldn't personally go after solely rabbits with a large calibre. I got my .22-250 for fox mainly, but if I had the chance after the evening was finished, I'd go after a couple of bunnies. How do you quantify "Respect" for quarry though? Clean kill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 Hold on guys, there's no need for handbags at twenty paces! If you read my comments properly what I have said is: I do however stand by what I said about blowing a rabbit apart with a 22-250 is not the sort of thing that we would want the "wrong sort of people to see" though! I have not said that you should not shoot a rabbit with a 22-250, nor have I said that it is illegal to. All I have said is that to video someone doing so and to put it up on somewhere like Youtube might not be the cleverest thing to do. Just stop and think for one minute what some people (Particularly the Anti Shooting Idiots) are going to think when they watch that video. There are some people that already think that us shooters are a load of blood thirsty idiots that will shoot anything that moves without any thought whatsoever, so why give them even more to complain about? And as for arguing amongst ourselves, isn't that playing into their hands as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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