Will A .22Lr Go Through??

[snap306 4]

Ive been asked by a friend if I could shoot rabbits for him.

He wants me to keep the rabbits for him to feed his pet snake.

 

My question is if I use Elley Hollowpoints 40gr subs, will these

pass straight thought the rabbits head without any fragments of

lead remaining inside?

 

Many thanks

[walshie 2,804]

Probably not. They're designed to expand.

[Yokel Matt 918]

From what seen the vast majority exit but the odd one may stay in depending in where you shoot it, distance of shot etc.

[CHEVINFOX 3,537]

If you head shoot them just take the head off

[snap306 4]

Ive said about taking the head off. He normally buys

rabbits elsewhere for £5 ea and feeds them whole.

[CHEVINFOX 3,537]

£4.75ea X head

[charlie caller 3,654]

I feed my hawk bunnies, squirrels etc during the moult in the summer, I would never risk feeding the head, the risk of a lead fragment is too great, use a shotgun and steel shot, as I do on pigeons, or as others have said, take the head off.

[Skull Hooker 185]

Ive said about taking the head off. He normally buys

rabbits elsewhere for £5 ea and feeds them whole.

 

£5 Each!!! We normally sell ours for £1 each headshot. Soebodys making a 400% profit there. Jeez.. capitalism at work

[snap306 4]

I know. I told him id give him loads for free.

[The one 8,463]

As said if you head shoot every one a axe and a tree stump five minutes later problem solved

[Cedric 132]

I've had a Greek lad onto me for some rabbits. He wants them chest or neck shot as the Greeks eat the heads!

[Coypu Hunter 486]

I notice he doesn't do any accuracy testing with 'em... I wonder why?

[walshie 2,804]

Next Joe will be explaining how you get a prometheus pellet in a 22lr,

[dadioles 68]

I supply my local wildlife park with rabbits for their snakes and big cats. They are head shot with .22lr and they like to have the heads left on. The bullets expand but do not tend to fragment. I only give them the ones where I am confident that the bullet has exited but it would be interesting to have a few x-rayed to see if there are lead fragments left behind. There was talk of using a small hand held metal detector but I expect that would be deluding yourself as I cannot imagine it being sensitive enough to detect fine particles of lead.

 

HMR bullets fragment like crazy and bits go everywhere. There is not much head left though!

 

Update....

Having just had a bit of a browse on the internet and seen some x-ray photo's of deer meat, it makes me think that this needs to be taken more seriously and I might insist that heads be removed from head shot rabbits as it looks as though minute particles of lead are probably being left behind and over time that can be significantly toxic.

Edited April 27, 2015 by dadioles

[Deker 3,478]

How big is this friends snake, how many rabbits does it need?

 

HP sub sonic ammo tends not to fragment, on the whole it will expand and deform depending on what it hits.

 

An ear to ear headshot will most commonly pass clean through anyway, depending on distance.

 

If you are that concerned, try placing the bullet elseware, where it will still kill but will be more likely to pass through.

 

Another easy option is to use solid ammo, people forget that up to not that many years ago a solid 40g Sub was the staple bunny round.

 

 

Edit

Reading the OP again I'm a tad confused, why is there a need to ask the question, what exactly do you shoot with your .22lr at the moment?

Edited April 29, 2015 by Deker