Rabbit Loads

[farmer]

My first hare

stevethevanman Posted on: Today, 04:19 PM

 

 

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with 36g of No3 in the barrel what the hare was like to eat I dont know, but for rabbiting I use 30g 6's and at close range that snookers'em well enough let alone 36g of 3's

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looks like you and the van man have somrthing in commen.

Oh Dear "stevethevanman" whats going on here then Do you have a gun at all I ask myself Do you shoot at all :no:What a funny set up this forum thingy is when it comes back and bites you on the A*se.

[Ferret Master]

Wrong tool I know... but I use 28g of 6's through 1/2 choke in my 20 bore for rabbits when lamping around the hedgerows at the rugby club. I could use my airgun buts its not easy getting an accurate standing shot off at a rabbit moving around in the undergrowth so sometimes a shottie is the best tool.

 

FM

[JohnGalway]

It's easy to get a rabbit for the pot (no, I haven't eaten one yet as I use them as bait for fox and birdies) on my patch, with the shotgun. A little thinking goes a long way lads. Now, I'll qualify all of that by saying if you want a LOT of rabbits for eating regularly (or if you're on a wipe out mission) being as stealthy as possible then you can't beat a .22 silenced, and no, I don't have one of them but have heard them going off and read enough by experienced users so anywayyy. Where was I, oh yeah a bit of thinking. Observe your rabbit, mine have an adorable habit of running to the mouth of the burrow, ducking in, then sticking up their head to look at the commotion above ground, that strange bright thing and all. With me so far, good. Now's your time to strike, pellets hit the head, always killing said rabbit while leaving the edibles nice and lead free, just like petrol but more tasty, or so I've been told

 

Here endeth the lesson

[stevethevanman]

Thanks for the advice guys , sorry if what I posted sounded a bit stupid, it looks like I repeated my self over the forum.

[markbivvy]

I have never used a shottie on a rabbit even though I have a 22

 

but for rabbiting I use 30g 6's and at close range that snookers'em well enough

 

strange.

[stevethevanman]

I can see it, How can I ask what loads are best when I already said what load I use , sorry for bieng such a idiot

[hesky]

I can see it, How can I ask what loads are best when I already said what load I use , sorry for bieng such a idiot :blink:

Steve just because you said what cartridge you were using does'nt mean to say that's the best one mate and you cant ask a question if there is better ones and you aint a idiot mate :blink:

[antuk99]

It was a good question to ask steve in the first place and if you can't ask here on a public forum where else can you ask i use a .22 but have a 17hmr 22 is ideal 17 makes a bit of a mess but some are just controling vermin so not for the pot eh :blink: so i think it was a good question :blink: