QUESTION

[woodchip 2]

i was out ferreting with my buddie and we were talking about killing bunnies with an air rifle and was it possible to kill a bunnie with a heart shot but i didnt know so i thought i would ask you guys???? even a fac

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

Perfectly 'possible', mate. But a head shot ~ within an inch of the base of the ears? No question!

[stubby 175]

i would say possible, but why???

is he saying this, so he can justify aiming at a larger area, a blow to the head, needant penatrate the skull, the blow itself is enough to kill, but a heart shot has got to go through fur,skin,bone to hit the heart, any less and you just have another bunnie dying a slow painfull death, after running away/undergrown

[spike 0]

Agree with Stubby.

The heart shot would also be a far more difficult shot to make; at least you can clearly see your target with the head.

[andy s410c 61]

Always go for a head shot when possible i aim for the eye if the bunny is facing the right way or one in the back of the napper if its rear is facing you.FAC body shots would do the job i think however i only shoot 12ft/lb hence headshots 99.9% of the time.....

[tote 854]

Always go for a head shot when possible i aim for the eye if the bunny is facing the right way or one in the back of the napper if its rear is facing you.FAC body shots would do the job i think however i only shoot 12ft/lb hence headshots 99.9% of the time.....

 

 

FAC body shots would not do the job

 

Head shots only for me

[kreet 0]

never had much luck with shooting rabbits never get close enough for a head shot but would say it was possible with a fire arm but wouldnt be worth eating ?

[flinty 19]

would not have expected a stupid thing like this to be asked when it was only the other month [bANNED TEXT] he was goin crazy at me for shooting at phesants with the air gun saying it wasnt humane but him and his mate would atempt to shoot a buny in the ribs

[Deker 3,478]

Are you guys 'avin a larf!

 

100% best shot to stop a bunny in its tracks is straight through the side, heart and lungs, is will simply drop dead on the spot, even with a 12ft lb air rifle. Most FAC rated will go straight through as well when doing this.

 

Smack it in the head and the thing will often leap 3 feet in the air and still be bouncing around by the time you get to him! (even though he is dead).

 

General rule of course, there are always exceptions, both shots will kill, but cut off the circulation and you will kill quicker than cutting off the brainpower of a rabbit.

 

Deker

[woodchip 2]

your getting the wrong end of the stick i always use head shots ... i have the pics to prove it

we were disscussing as im sure you all do about weather you could do it .....it was a question not a statement

[woodchip 2]

would not have expected a stupid thing like this to be asked when it was only the other month [bANNED TEXT] he was goin crazy at me for shooting at phesants with the air gun saying it wasnt humane but him and his mate would atempt to shoot a buny in the ribs

read it properly

[woodchip 2]

Are you guys 'avin a larf!

 

100% best shot to stop a bunny in its tracks is straight through the side, heart and lungs, is will simply drop dead on the spot, even with a 12ft lb air rifle. Most FAC rated will go straight through as well when doing this.

 

Smack it in the head and the thing will often leap 3 feet in the air and still be bouncing around by the time you get to him! (even though he is dead).

 

General rule of course, there are always exceptions, both shots will kill, but cut off the circulation and you will kill quicker than cutting off the brainpower of a rabbit.

 

Deker

 

 

THANKS DEKER SEEMS ONLY YOU DITCH AND KREET UNDERSTOOD THE QUESTION...

Edited November 7, 2007 by woodchip

[Guest Rabbiteer]

Are you guys 'avin a larf!

 

100% best shot to stop a bunny in its tracks is straight through the side, heart and lungs, is will simply drop dead on the spot, even with a 12ft lb air rifle. Most FAC rated will go straight through as well when doing this.

 

Smack it in the head and the thing will often leap 3 feet in the air and still be bouncing around by the time you get to him! (even though he is dead).

 

General rule of course, there are always exceptions, both shots will kill, but cut off the circulation and you will kill quicker than cutting off the brainpower of a rabbit.

 

Deker

 

 

THANKS DEKER SEEMS ONLY YOU DITCH AND KREET UNDERSTOOD THE QUESTION...

 

I agree that a good shot to both areas would kill a rabbit. It is not just about amount of energy in the shot but the amount of energy that can be released by the projectile in to the target that causes tissue damage.

 

As to the comment made above

"but cut off the circulation and you will kill quicker than cutting off the brainpower of a rabbit". I would have to say that this is not correct. By stopping the circulation of a rabbit/human you are preventing brain perfusion and this will cause it to become hypoxic and loss of consciousness is inevitable. Even though quick this can take a number of seconds.

 

By causing massive bleeding (e.g internal) the patient/TGT becomes hypovolemic (low-volume) and again can not perfuse the brain to a good enough level so gain unconsiousness will occur. This type of injury will take longer for the patient/TGT to die.

 

Pentrating injuries to the Modular Oblongartor (Brain Stem) will cause instent death and inability to transfer messages through the nervous system.

 

In simple terms if a person was to hold another person hostage the police would try and place a shot in the head so as to insure immediate unconsciousness to try and secure the victim. Not, shot the baddy in the heart to stop the brain perfusing to wait for unconsciousness for the hostage to hopefully still be alive and be rescued.

 

Remember we are talking about low velocity ammo here. If we start talking about high velocity stuff thats a hole differant kettle of fish.

 

I hope this helps you alittle,

 

Wishing you all the best,

 

Nik

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

ive taken loads with heart shots,.22 always seems better.the .177 can often hit the heart area but not shock the rabbit enough for it to stop dead.

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

Pentrating injuries to the Modular Oblongartor (Brain Stem) will cause instent death and inability to transfer messages through the nervous system.

 

 

Spoken by a man who Truly knows his shit!

 

Only, Nik; Don't ye think, " Try to hit that sukka in the lower back of the skull " might be more comprehensible to some of these lads?