Evilv Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 (edited) are you using ballistic tips or hollow points? HMR is plenty of gun at that range for hares but like anything the shot needs to go in the right place, the BT's give you more margin for error than most. It was the Hornady ballistic 17 grn bullet. I was amazed he survived it, but he had. It was about 5mm below the eye and 10 mm to the rear. He wasn't going anywhere or moving much, but he was aware of me when I came up to him. I'm really regretful of my careless identification. There are loads of hares on another of my shoots and in three years I've never shot at one of them. This one was right where I expected the rabbits, not that this is an excuse like. If he'd stood up or moved or not been crouching, I'd have known in a second, but I'm the one at fault - no question. Edited September 1, 2008 by Evilv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycidon Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 I also dont shoot hares by choice, they are getting a bit to thin on the ground. In my youth I generally used a 12 bore with 6 shot and still remember the screaming baby one day. If I had to reduce numbers today I would use a small centerfire rifle and head shots. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proTOM1 Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 I also dont shoot hares by choice, they are getting a bit to thin on the ground. In my youth I generally used a 12 bore with 6 shot and still remember the screaming baby one day. If I had to reduce numbers today I would use a small centerfire rifle and head shots. A Round you maybe but round me there are loads we shoot over 900 in three days in feb and you dont see much difference really . i use 32, 36 gram 5 ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycidon Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 There are pockets incertain parts of the country, a guy I know takes a lot with a centerfire rifle at a very long distance due to big fields further north than I am. It sounds like you have hare drives, ranges can be close so 36gr 5 shot should be fine, A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 (edited) As stated above, 32 or 36g of 5's will get the job done. We dont have loads round my way so I leave them alone. Watched a hare which thought I couldnt see it (I love the way they do that, it's priceless) sneak away from me up a track in a load of wheat last february. He was doing ok until he ran into an old cock pheasant coming the other way. The hare was so shocked it did a backflip and the pheasant pooped itself so badly it crashed into the hedge. I had to unload the gun I was laughing so hard! There was a great pic of a "stealth" hare on here a while back. Fantastic creatures. ZB Edited September 14, 2008 by Zapp Brannigan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 told you, a .22 pellet works every time! see this mornings post. i love pulling the pin, and watching it go off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
game_boy Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 I think there wonderful creatures i've only ever shot one and by choice I wouldn't shoot anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 id line em up like tin cans, and shoot em all day long! straight in the pot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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