favorite gun for rabbits?

fishnfool1991 · 03-30-2008, 07:28 PM

what is yalls opinion for the best rabbit gun?

sell33 · 03-30-2008, 07:32 PM

12 gauge or 20 gauge
don't even know how i would go about hunting rabbits with a rifle

nathangdad · 03-30-2008, 10:18 PM

Match a good rifle to a good scope and let the mushroom effect do its work.

Cyrille · 03-30-2008, 10:32 PM

.22 LR hollow point or solid, 40gr. weight, squirrel/rabbit

Blackrock · 03-30-2008, 10:32 PM

Don't know about the rest but I can take out rabbits under 100yds open sights with a 22LR farther out I like my .22 Mag and scope.

Muznz · 03-30-2008, 10:50 PM

22rf hopefully soon 17hm2

Hemmingway · 03-30-2008, 11:01 PM

I only say .410 because it's what I got and what I been puttin' em down with...

NHmsj · 03-31-2008, 04:58 AM

.410/.22LR combo. If one don't get 'em, the other one will. (Hopefully.)

wunhunglo · 03-31-2008, 05:05 AM

Silenced 22lr, I use a little Browning take-down.

Brad Y · 03-31-2008, 05:59 AM

17hmr by far. Will take rabbits out as far as you can shoot it accurately. I reckon I could take them out to 200 on a dead still day. Even headshots out to 150 is possible with it. 22lr is fine out to 75 or so but its alot of drop to compensate.

Apart from that its a 22-250 to see how high you can get them in the air.

Shotguns are that effective I dont even think its fun. They have their place but theres something about a single projectile taking something a long way off that requires a bit of skill and patience. Much more enjoyable.

irish murphy · 03-31-2008, 06:03 AM

300 Winchester Magnum

billy · 03-31-2008, 06:36 AM

this is my bunny bagger.
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...drive054-1.jpg

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...drive054-1.jpg

Brad Y · 03-31-2008, 07:43 AM

Irish, I reckon these american fellas probably think we are disturbed indivduals.

I thought I tried hard to get this point across but you had to beat me at it didnt you mate hahahahahahahaha
And billy thats a sweet looking toy. I nickname it the paddock pizza producer

andrew cochran · 03-31-2008, 08:30 AM

12 or 20 guage shotgun. Dosen't anybody else use a shotgun besides a .410?

sell33 · 03-31-2008, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrew cochran

12 or 20 guage shotgun. Dosen't anybody else use a shotgun besides a .410?

I do!!! i hardly ever get to shoot at a sitting rabbit i don't even know how its done lol. Occasionally i jump a stupid one that runs 20 yards and sits but then the 12 gauge takes its head off

andrew cochran · 03-31-2008, 12:38 PM

Yep! Rifles are defiently not easy to use on rabbits!

sell33 · 03-31-2008, 12:41 PM

Amen to that. I tried once and never saw one sittin still

Deep13 · 03-31-2008, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fishnfool1991

what is yalls opinion for the best rabbit gun?

I don't think allowing rabbits to have guns is such a good idea. Besides, won't they be too heavy for the rabbits to shoot anyway?

O-o-o-o-h! Now I get it.

elmer fudd · 03-31-2008, 12:49 PM

my favorite used to be a 410 but thier ammo got expensive so now my favorite is a 22

Savagebolter · 03-31-2008, 01:46 PM

I voted for the 17 HMR, I have killed more rabbits by my 17 then 12 gauge. I shoulder the 12 gauge, if the get away/ see them ahead, no doubt, their dead.

View Poll Results: what do yall think is the best rabbit gun?
.22 lr	38	57.58%
.17 hmr	5	7.58%
.410	3	4.55%
other please list	20	30.30%
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03-30-2008, 07:28 PM	#1
fishnfool1991 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: biscoe, nc Posts: 146 Trader Rating: (0)	favorite gun for rabbits? what is yalls opinion for the best rabbit gun?

03-30-2008, 10:18 PM	#3
nathangdad Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,259 Trader Rating: (0)	I like a .22 long rifle hollow point Match a good rifle to a good scope and let the mushroom effect do its work.

03-30-2008, 10:32 PM	#5
Blackrock Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SE Arizona's Gila Valley Posts: 215 Trader Rating: (0)	Don't know about the rest but I can take out rabbits under 100yds open sights with a 22LR farther out I like my .22 Mag and scope. __________________ "I only use my gun whenever kindness fails" Forbidden fruits create many jams

03-30-2008, 10:50 PM	#6
Muznz Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kaukapakapa North Island New Zealand Posts: 108 Trader Rating: (0)	22rf hopefully soon 17hm2 __________________ Hunting is my Life

03-30-2008, 07:32 PM	#2
sell33 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,043 Trader Rating: (0)	12 gauge or 20 gauge don't even know how i would go about hunting rabbits with a rifle

03-30-2008, 10:32 PM	#4
Cyrille Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 1,737 Trader Rating: (0)	.22 LR hollow point or solid, 40gr. weight, squirrel/rabbit

03-30-2008, 11:01 PM	#7
Hemmingway Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Organ, NM Posts: 22 Trader Rating: (0)	I only say .410 because it's what I got and what I been puttin' em down with...

03-31-2008, 04:58 AM	#8
NHmsj Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 111 Trader Rating: (0)	.410/.22LR combo. If one don't get 'em, the other one will. (Hopefully.) __________________ "I yam what I yam, and that's all that I yam!" (Popeye the Sailor)

03-31-2008, 05:05 AM	#9
wunhunglo Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: currently "Sunny West Africa" Posts: 1,368 Trader Rating: (0)	Silenced 22lr, I use a little Browning take-down.

03-31-2008, 05:59 AM	#10
Brad Y Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Australia Posts: 98 Trader Rating: (0)	17hmr by far. Will take rabbits out as far as you can shoot it accurately. I reckon I could take them out to 200 on a dead still day. Even headshots out to 150 is possible with it. 22lr is fine out to 75 or so but its alot of drop to compensate. Apart from that its a 22-250 to see how high you can get them in the air. Shotguns are that effective I dont even think its fun. They have their place but theres something about a single projectile taking something a long way off that requires a bit of skill and patience. Much more enjoyable.

03-31-2008, 06:03 AM	#11
irish murphy Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canberra,Australia Posts: 1,028 Trader Rating: (0)	300 Winchester Magnum

03-31-2008, 06:36 AM	#12
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 10,865 Trader Rating: (0)	this is my bunny bagger. http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...drive054-1.jpg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...drive054-1.jpg __________________ i'll keep an eye out for ya! Last edited by billy; 03-31-2008 at 06:39 AM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

03-31-2008, 07:43 AM	#13
Brad Y Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Australia Posts: 98 Trader Rating: (0)	Irish, I reckon these american fellas probably think we are disturbed indivduals. I thought I tried hard to get this point across but you had to beat me at it didnt you mate hahahahahahahaha And billy thats a sweet looking toy. I nickname it the paddock pizza producer

03-31-2008, 08:30 AM	#14
andrew cochran Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Little town in ARKANSAW! Posts: 1,904 Trader Rating: (1)	12 or 20 guage shotgun. Dosen't anybody else use a shotgun besides a .410? __________________ If you don't have anything good to say... Don't say it!

03-31-2008, 12:38 PM	#16
andrew cochran Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Little town in ARKANSAW! Posts: 1,904 Trader Rating: (1)	Yep! Rifles are defiently not easy to use on rabbits! __________________ If you don't have anything good to say... Don't say it!

03-31-2008, 12:41 PM	#17
sell33 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,043 Trader Rating: (0)	Amen to that. I tried once and never saw one sittin still

03-31-2008, 12:49 PM	#19
elmer fudd Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: pheasant country USA! Posts: 1,809 Trader Rating: (0)	my favorite used to be a 410 but thier ammo got expensive so now my favorite is a 22 __________________ spur hard, shoot straight, party hardy!

03-31-2008, 01:46 PM	#20
Savagebolter Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Southeast, Michigan Posts: 16 Trader Rating: (0)	I combo out with, 12 gauge and 17HMR I voted for the 17 HMR, I have killed more rabbits by my 17 then 12 gauge. I shoulder the 12 gauge, if the get away/ see them ahead, no doubt, their dead.