craigheff 12 Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 is a shotgun any good for shooting rabbits? Quote Link to post
ace32 4 Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 (edited) there spot on for bolting rabbits to the ferets,or useing a dog to flush em out the reeds and cover,good sport aswell,oki doki,ian Edited November 14, 2009 by ace32 Quote Link to post
jamie g 17 Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 if you want to keep the rabbits for food then be careful what choke you have on the shotgun as it will make a mess of them Quote Link to post
Colster 1 Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Can't beat a shotty in the summer, all them young daft bunnies who'll venture out in the afternoon. You get to have a nice stroll in the countryside on a sunny afternoon and get some young bunnies for the pot too, also with young bunnies you can often skip the overnight salt water soak too. As said above still need to pick your shot and use a nice tight choke otherwise you'll only have meat for burgers... advantage being it's already minced. Quote Link to post
Deker 3,477 Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 is a shotgun any good for shooting rabbits? Yes, is the simple answer. Good for stopping them and control, but a bit noisy generally and a fairly close range tool, even with a 12g. The food issue seems to have cropped up and it is far from ideal if you are looking for personal food. Head shooting bunnies with a shotgun is not on for most mere mortals! ATB! Quote Link to post
Sexy_Shot 5 Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 yes, but depends on what you shooting them for pest control or food, for food adjust your choke so it doesnt make a mess of them Cheers Trevor Quote Link to post
HUnter_zero 58 Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 is a shotgun any good for shooting rabbits? Yes, a shotgun is superb for all sorts of game, both running and flying! I'm having a love affair with a little .410 at the moment, in fact I'm just thinking about a quick lamping trip to the farm behind us... John Quote Link to post
HUnter_zero 58 Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Head shooting bunnies with a shotgun is not on for most mere mortals! ATB! Can anyone 'head shoot' rabbits with a shotgun In all my years of shotgun shooting I've never really had this problem. John Quote Link to post
stubby 175 Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 if you do have noise issues, just get a hushpower Quote Link to post
The one 8,456 Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Ideal tool for the job of shooting bolted rabbits from ferret picked up 14 that way today Quote Link to post
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