Twistedsanity Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 As a newbie to shotguns what cartriges should I use in my 12g for bunnys? Are the 28g ones I use for clays not suitable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus bridge Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 (edited) As a newbie to shotguns what cartriges should I use in my 12g for bunnys? Are the 28g ones I use for clays not suitable?Yes, but only out to about 15 yards, if its exclusively for rabbits I would use at least number 5 shot. Shot gunned rabbits are no good for eating though! Edit - I presume your clay carts are 28grams of 7.5 shot? Edited May 8, 2013 by pegasus bridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig hill Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Gamebore black gold 35g 5's, not cheap but I don't shoot many Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedsanity Posted May 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Says 12g 8 shot 1 oz on the boxes , so no 5 shot 32g would be favourable? What distance is that good for a clean kill? Any advice on what choke I should use ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus bridge Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Says 12g 8 shot 1 oz on the boxes , so no 5 shot 32g would be favourable? What distance is that good for a clean kill? Any advice on what choke I should use ? 8 shot is prob pushing it, even at 15 yards. 5 shot should be good for 35 yards, i wouldn't push it much further to reduce the risk of having a rabbit run off injured. i wouldnt stress too much about the choke, half about right though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedsanity Posted May 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Sweet, thanks , I'm off to the gunshop tomorrow to stock up then :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig hill Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Anything 32g upwards of 5 will do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiep Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 In the past 2 weeks, I've shot about a dozen rabbits. Every single one has been with a .410, shooting 12.5g of No.6 shot. Closest probably 15 yds, furthest 35 yds It's more about placing the rabbit in the centre of the shot pattern than it is about firing some monster load. 28 to 30 g of No.6 should be perfectly sufficient for dropping a rabbit with a 12 bore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 In the past 2 weeks, I've shot about a dozen rabbits. Every single one has been with a .410, shooting 12.5g of No.6 shot. Closest probably 15 yds, furthest 35 yds It's more about placing the rabbit in the centre of the shot pattern than it is about firing some monster load. 28 to 30 g of No.6 should be perfectly sufficient for dropping a rabbit with a 12 bore spot on any decent pigeon cart is sufficient. as always with the shotgun keep the range sensible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus bridge Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 spot on any decent pigeon cart is sufficient. as always with the shotgun keep the range sensible. majority of rabbits i have shotgunned have been with a pigeon cartridge, but generally because i was out shooting pigeons at the time. If i was out exclusively after rabbits i would opt for #5's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisWill184 Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 8 is maybe a bit light but saying that I used to use 28g of 7.5 (or whatever I had) when ferreting. Would use them to 35 yds + no bother and very little wounding. Fact of the matter is if you put it in the right place it will fall down. I use 32g 6 for everything now and it does the job no problem out to 40 yds. Enough shot and plenty of stopping power. U can use whatever you like but if it ain't in the right place it'll keep running! Sorry there's no out right answer but I wouldn't go much smaller than 6 to ensure a bit of confidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 (edited) I personally would not go smaller than 6 shot in 28g but I don't take my shotgun exclusively for rabbits, it's more pigeon and crows and if a rabbit does get up in front of me it gets whatever I have in the chamber - Either 6s for pigeons and 5s for crows "do the job quite well". Just remember to keep the range sensible and you should be OK with either. If you are going exclusively for rabbits with your shotgun then it wouldn't hurt to take just 5 shot in either 28g and if a pigeon or crow did decide to fly over you then you would be covered for all eventualities! You are likely to get a litle variety of answers on here but the main thing is to keep the range of your shot in mind according to your cartridge choice and shooting abilities - Within the right range any size of shot will kill if the shot placement is right! Edited May 12, 2013 by Frenchieboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedsanity Posted May 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 I went to park street guns and asked for something that would do both bunnies and pigeons and ended up with some fiochi 32g6's which were only £5 a box, the weather was pants so didn't really get much done but I did bring down the first and only pigeon I shot at, which is the first pigeon I have ever shot at with a shotgun before , thanks for the advice chaps :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 I use from 30g 6's to 32g 5's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 I went to park street guns and asked for something that would do both bunnies and pigeons and ended up with some fiochi 32g6's which were only £5 a box, the weather was pants so didn't really get much done but I did bring down the first and only pigeon I shot at, which is the first pigeon I have ever shot at with a shotgun before , thanks for the advice chaps :-) There's no reason why those cartridges should not suffice for rabbirs, pigeons and crows (At reasonable ranges) mate - Just find a cartridge that you like and stick with it! if you have a cartridge that does the job well enough for you what's the sense in keep changing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the pigeon man Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 (edited) I use 28 bore for bunnys 1 shot 1 kill no problem so any thing for 12g that goes bang should not be a problem Edited May 13, 2013 by the pigeon man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus bridge Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 I use 28 bore for bunnys 1 shot 1 kill no problem so any thing for 12g that goes bang should not be a problem The bore size won't make a difference, it is the pellet size that will! You would kill cleanly at 35 yards with a 28 bore firing #5 shot, but you wouldn't firing a 12 bore firing #9's!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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