gauging rabbit distance

[night moocher 41]

Hi all just a quick question hope you can help.

in barns and out buildings at distances of 30/50 feet i can take rats no problem with my old hw35 pre safety catch springer. but in the field i cant gauge the distance of rabbits any tips please,

thank you .......steve

[Jef66 0]

Cut out a few little bunny sized silhouettes, then pace out 10, 20, and 30 meters. Stick them in the sort of places you are likely to see the real bunnies and get used to how they look at various ranges etc. hopefully this'll give you an easy way of gauging range depending on the size of the bunny.

[night moocher 41]

thanks jeff will do .cheers for reply

[The one 8,528]

Just place targets like the other post said and pot away till you happy if theres any doubt i move closer till im sure im within the killing zone

[Coney 3]

Cut out a few little bunny sized silhouettes, then pace out 10, 20, and 30 meters. Stick them in the sort of places you are likely to see the real bunnies and get used to how they look at various ranges etc. hopefully this'll give you an easy way of gauging range depending on the size of the bunny.

 

 

[Jef66 0]

Another trick that works well in areas you see quarry regularly is to get some wood, or sticks even and place range pegs at 10, 20 n 30 yards ect, that way you'll be able to range your target easily by simply lookin at where it is in relation to the nearest peg. I'm currently making some myself to peg out near the 2 warrens I camp out near

[cometa300s 20]

sounds like a good idea jeff might try it myself

[masmiffy 82]

Good advice Jef have used the 'markers' idea myself in places I dont usually shoot.

Good way is to use a ejected 12G cartridge on a stick just shows up a bit better.

Bunnies dont seem to mind!

[spike 0]

Look for landmarks in the field/land and pace them out from your sniping position(s) - obviouslywhen you aren't there shooting

 

Are you okay with ranging in general?

 

If not you can practice day to day - pick out a point & estimate the distance, then count the paces to that point. Not an exact science but can help with range estimation.