Rabbit shooting

[CUPCAKE118 0]

Went out on the lamp with a friend saturday night. The first rabbit we held on the lamp aimed with a standing shot changed my mind and quickly sat down cross legged aimed and got off a good head shot, crack as it hit the skull the rabbit jumped 1.5ft in the air and hit the ground like a stone with a little bit of kicking. Now this is when my experience let me down i think as i moved quickly over to collect/despatch the rabbit as i got to 10ft away it suddenly found its feet and shot into the nettles about 6ft away . I spotted the area and scanned it for ages but not an ounce of move ment or sign of rabbit.

I am not pleased with this out come and just wanted to see if anyone has had the same or thinks i should have left it a minute before storming in?

 

having a bad run not coming away with anything!!!!!

 

starting to doubt my shots!

 

not good not getting clean kills

Edited June 9, 2009 by CUPCAKE118

[Freddy Watts 1]

I don't think a minute in that case would have helped much just added to the length of suffering. Maybe it was the storming in bit that was the problem. Though I didn't know stalking kills was generally the idea. Maybe check your zero or something along those lines it might just have been that it was not a clean headshot after all.

 

ATB

 

Freddy

[CUPCAKE118 0]

I don't think a minute in that case would have helped much just added to the length of suffering. Maybe it was the storming in bit that was the problem. Though I didn't know stalking kills was generally the idea. Maybe check your zero or something along those lines it might just have been that it was not a clean headshot after all.

 

ATB

 

Freddy

 

will check my scope again try various ranges to give me a better idea of the shot performance!

 

the shot was to the rear of the head is the skull thicker?

[Freddy Watts 1]

The skull might be a bit thicker but i wouldn't think it would be so much thicker as to make much of a difference. The more important thing is whether the shot got the brain or not. Too far back and you may well have missed it or just clipped it and not enough to cause lethal damage.

 

ATB

 

Freddy

[CUPCAKE118 0]

Thanks for the help i was told that a wallnut was pritty close to the size of a rabbit brain will have to do some more target work!!

[CUPCAKE118 0]

Any one else have any thoughts on the matter?

[jazz_11 5]

what power is your rifle at mate

[Guest Chip]

i always reload regardless ready to put another in it when there lively like that unless sure its dead.

no one hits everything spot on everytime,but then this is the internet

[CUPCAKE118 0]

what power is your rifle at mate

 

not had it on the chrono but it staples 10mm marine ply at 50ft!! and the shot i took was closer. i am going to change that and say it was around 50-60ft judging it by the machinery i was standing by.

 

.177 AA s200

Edited June 9, 2009 by CUPCAKE118

[CUPCAKE118 0]

i always reload regardless ready to put another in it when there lively like that unless sure its dead.

no one hits everything spot on everytime,but then this is the internet

 

My rifle is a Single shot .177 AA s200 but would have had time to reload if i had not of gone straight over!

 

have just picked up an s-16 .22 and am keen to give that a go!

[spanielman2150 0]

i know what has happened here

it happened to me once before

you have not hit the skull you have hit the base of the neck, i also heared this crack when the pellet hit it and i thought i had headshotted it but when i went over to it it jumped up and ran but luckily i had the dog so it didnt get away

there was a small wound that had cut the skin on the back of the neck so must have only dazed it

[CUPCAKE118 0]

i know what has happened here

it happened to me once before

you have not hit the skull you have hit the base of the neck, i also heared this crack when the pellet hit it and i thought i had headshotted it but when i went over to it it jumped up and ran but luckily i had the dog so it didnt get away

there was a small wound that had cut the skin on the back of the neck so must have only dazed it

 

sounds about right !!!

[8shot 192]

somtimes this does happen

its just one of them things

 

next time walk over to it slowly with ur gun loaded

if its not dead then you can always get another shot in

 

atb

[Guest air gunner]

this happend to me yesterday. It flipped then kicked and went still then as i got close it shuffled on its side luckily i had reloaded so just put another one in from 10yrds nice and quick. your best bet is to reload instantly and put another one in from the same position you took the first shot.

[Edgar 1]

I once had the same happen to me. The rabbit ran 20 yards and collapsed stone dead. The pellet had hit it between the eye and the ear going throught the scull into the brain. This could be due to excess adrenalin in the rabbit?