A couple of concerns

[borderboy 80]

That depends a lot on the shooter. For your gun I would say that 30 to 35 metres is a distance where you would kill a rabbit easy, IF you hit it in the noggin. Having said that, wabbits are not as clever as Einstein and so they have a smaller brain and thats the bit you need to hit. So If you can" kill " a polo mint at that distance with constancy, you are good to go'

 

ATB

 

Michael

 

Looks like i know what i'll be doing for the next few days, PRACTICE PRACTICE and more PRACTICE....! I'm glad that pellets are fairly cheap...!

[Freddy Watts 1]

That depends a lot on the shooter. For your gun I would say that 30 to 35 metres is a distance where you would kill a rabbit easy, IF you hit it in the noggin. Having said that, wabbits are not as clever as Einstein and so they have a smaller brain and thats the bit you need to hit. So If you can" kill " a polo mint at that distance with constancy, you are good to go'

 

ATB

 

Michael

 

Looks like i know what i'll be doing for the next few days, PRACTICE PRACTICE and more PRACTICE....! I'm glad that pellets are fairly cheap...!

 

I agree with Michael. Although personally I would use something other than a polo mint as I would be too busy eating them.

 

Happy practice mate. Soon it will be happy hunting.

 

ATB

 

Freddy

[Guest Scuba1]

That depends a lot on the shooter. For your gun I would say that 30 to 35 metres is a distance where you would kill a rabbit easy, IF you hit it in the noggin. Having said that, wabbits are not as clever as Einstein and so they have a smaller brain and thats the bit you need to hit. So If you can" kill " a polo mint at that distance with constancy, you are good to go'

 

ATB

 

Michael

 

Looks like i know what i'll be doing for the next few days, PRACTICE PRACTICE and more PRACTICE....! I'm glad that pellets are fairly cheap...!

 

I agree with Michael. Although personally I would use something other than a polo mint as I would be too busy eating them.

 

Happy practice mate. Soon it will be happy hunting.

 

ATB

 

Freddy

 

Ok here comes the American disclaimer "... do not shoot at polo mints while you are eating them......"

 

Thanks for reminding me Freddy

 

Its a dangerous age we live in

 

ATB

 

Michael

[Ron Weasley 83]

That depends a lot on the shooter. For your gun I would say that 30 to 35 metres is a distance where you would kill a rabbit easy, IF you hit it in the noggin. Having said that, wabbits are not as clever as Einstein and so they have a smaller brain and thats the bit you need to hit. So If you can" kill " a polo mint at that distance with constancy, you are good to go'

 

ATB

 

Michael

 

And if you can shoot through the middle of the polo mint, you're definitely good enough!!

[aaronpigeonplucker 32]

That depends a lot on the shooter. For your gun I would say that 30 to 35 metres is a distance where you would kill a rabbit easy, IF you hit it in the noggin. Having said that, wabbits are not as clever as Einstein and so they have a smaller brain and thats the bit you need to hit. So If you can" kill " a polo mint at that distance with constancy, you are good to go'

 

ATB

 

Michael

 

i am not saying your wrong, but neck shots will kill a rabbit to so a little bigger than a polo mint me'thinks. take a look at this: http://www.airgun-hunting.co.uk/ look below the 'rabbit' bit in 'quarry'

Edited April 16, 2009 by aaronpigeonplucker

[Guest Scuba1]

That depends a lot on the shooter. For your gun I would say that 30 to 35 metres is a distance where you would kill a rabbit easy, IF you hit it in the noggin. Having said that, wabbits are not as clever as Einstein and so they have a smaller brain and thats the bit you need to hit. So If you can" kill " a polo mint at that distance with constancy, you are good to go'

 

ATB

 

Michael

 

i am not saying your wrong, but neck shots will kill a rabbit to so a little bigger than a polo mint me'thinks. take a look at this: http://www.airgun-hunting.co.uk/ look below the 'rabbit' bit in 'quarry'

 

Yes aaron, but he asked about a the max range shot. I for one would not shoot at the heart / lung at that distance, because if a bone gets in the way, the pellet is not going to penetrate enough for a quick kill and the wabbit is more the likely going to run for cover and die either in its warren or end up in some shrubs. Thus at longer ranges it is better to hit it in the noggin. At closer ranges when you know the pellet is going to cause enough damage to the internals its fair enough, but I for one would even then go for the head shot. But that's just the way that I prefer to do it. JMHO

 

Happy hunting

 

Michael

[mattydski 560]

That depends a lot on the shooter. For your gun I would say that 30 to 35 metres is a distance where you would kill a rabbit easy, IF you hit it in the noggin. Having said that, wabbits are not as clever as Einstein and so they have a smaller brain and thats the bit you need to hit. So If you can" kill " a polo mint at that distance with constancy, you are good to go'

 

ATB

 

Michael

 

i am not saying your wrong, but neck shots will kill a rabbit to so a little bigger than a polo mint me'thinks. take a look at this: http://www.airgun-hunting.co.uk/ look below the 'rabbit' bit in 'quarry'

 

Yes aaron, but he asked about a the max range shot. I for one would not shoot at the heart / lung at that distance, because if a bone gets in the way, the pellet is not going to penetrate enough for a quick kill and the wabbit is more the likely going to run for cover and die either in its warren or end up in some shrubs. Thus at longer ranges it is better to hit it in the noggin. At closer ranges when you know the pellet is going to cause enough damage to the internals its fair enough, but I for one would even then go for the head shot. But that's just the way that I prefer to do it. JMHO

 

Happy hunting

 

Michael

 

 

Got to agree with you Michael. No point pushing the limits of gun and shooter!!

[borderboy 80]

head shots only for me... I have done a fair amount of rabbit shooting with air guns and have found that with head shots you either get a clean kill or a clean miss... Very rarely hitting but not killng...

[Guest Scuba1]

There is another thing to take into account. making little holes in paper is one thing but most people that are new to hunting get a bit more shaky when they shoot at live quarry. I know its not big game hunting but one should take that into account as it does happen to most people specially when new to the sport. Funny that as wabbits don't shoot back.

 

Happy hunting

 

Michael

[Freddy Watts 1]

Again I agree with scuba as useual.

In my eyes it doesn't matter how big the kill zone is you are still aiming to hit it so you want the pellet to go where you intended it to. Obviously if the kill zone is bigger it allows for a bit of error but you should never go out knowing that the only reason you can hit something and kill it is because the kill zone is huge. You need to be able to put the pellet pretty close to where you intended every time otherwise you are likely to cause injury to the animal instead. So at the end of the day practicing hitting something as small as a polo mint is a good idea regardless of whether you are aiming at the head or body, and the neck shot area is even smaller.

 

Oh and good luck getting a pellet through the hole in the polo mint Ron, I would like to see that done. Unless of course the hole in polo mints is bigger than I remember.

 

All the best

 

Freddy

[Malt 379]

Oh and good luck getting a pellet through the hole in the polo mint Ron, I would like to see that done. Unless of course the hole in polo mints is bigger than I remember.

 

All the best

 

Freddy

Well if polo's are anything like wagon wheels, they'll have got smaller not bigger.....

[Freddy Watts 1]

They might have made the hole bigger though so less mint. Would have the same effect.

 

Freddy

[Malt 379]

They might have made the hole bigger though so less mint. Would have the same effect.

 

Freddy

Good point!

[Ron Weasley 83]

Oh and good luck getting a pellet through the hole in the polo mint Ron, I would like to see that done. Unless of course the hole in polo mints is bigger than I remember.

 

All the best

 

Freddy

 

I'm definitely going to try this this weekend! No idea how I'll provide photographic evidence though!

[Freddy Watts 1]

You would have to put something over the hole to hit to show the pellet hole. However we would still have to believe that you didn't just poke it.

I am sure you wouldn't lie though as not really worth it. Can I assume you will be using a .177 for this test. Don't think you have any chance with a .22. Pellets to big I would think.

 

Happy polo hunting

 

Freddy