so the rifle shot did'nt kill the rabbit outright, was that down to the rifle, or poor aiming
Ive only been shooting for 2 months
Your posts lead me to conclude that you've a lot to learn about air rifles. Safety first, then some target practice. Drill it in to yourself to think about the safety catch. You were lucky really, it could have been a lot worse......
Read the post carefully, it wasnt me with the non-safety brains.
I did read it. You stated above (in red) that it was you who'd just shot the rabbit, therefore what happened to the gun after was your responsibi