Rabbit shooting

[camies 1]

Put a second safety shot in. Works every time.

[jackinbox99 41]

Ive had the same problem before. 25 yard shot, rabbit somersaults 2ft in air, lays there pretending to be dead, then when you get to them, they get up and leg it. Only thing i came to the conclusion was that my shot wasnt 100% accurate, whilst still being a head shot, or that it was just adrenlin kicking in.

 

These days, i usually leg it to any rabbit ive shot, grab it and wring its neck just to be on the safe side.

[MrGreen 0]

I take the quick reload option, wait a few seconds to see if it's gonna jump up and decamp, give a second shot if it does. If it still wriggles, I will be fast footing over there for a neck stretching.

[JackReid 35]

Any one else have any thoughts on the matter?

 

Occasionally happens mate, Just got to try make the bullet connect with the brain as much as possible, too far back may not be lethal in that moment, too far forward through the snout also. Even when in last seconds rabbits are very good nat getting back to the hole or trail, just have a check of the zero and some practise then go for 0.5cm-1cm behind the eye, just as long as it connects with all its force you have done all you can.

Jack

[welshshrek 0]

i agree, if in doubt put another head shot in and finalise the deal..

[Grim Reaper 1]

Hi CupCake,

 

A little thing that may help you out for shot placement is to remember to aim the rifle so that the cross hairs are at a point which is halfway between the eye and the ear base - that is your mark mate.

 

As to the 'hit & run' rabbit: very unfortunately (though i HOPE, rarely), sometimes this will happen to anyone - no matter how long their particular shooting experience, I'm afraid. Certainly, it has happened to me on a (pleased to say) few occasions in the past.:s

 

Half of the problem is the excitement the shooter feels from the chase, and because of that, the shooter's own adrenalin levels can become slightly raised - enough to give you a dose of what i like to term 'scope judder' - that is when you are aiming through the scope and you can't seem to get the picture rock steady, you know what i mean?

 

The other half of the problem is the prey - their own instincts kick in and that doesn't help at all!

 

You will become the master of your own habits when shooting, with plenty of patience and practise mate.

 

 

Regards,

Grim.

[ulverston moocher 60]

If you hit a rabbits lugs it makes one hell of a crack as if it was a head shot. I would say that nearly every experianced shooter has shot a rabbit and was shure it was dead just to see it run off when they aproached it, it is just unlucky