ArchieHood 3,692 Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 trappa, you've nearly perfected the art of killing and gutting a rabbit simultaneously Quote Link to post
jonty h 0 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Dont bother with a HMR, i shoot loads of rabbits with my 222, i load all my own bullets and use a 34grn hollow point for the rabbits, fast flat and quiet but doesnt explode them on impact Quote Link to post
Lewdan 17 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Dont bother with a HMR, i shoot loads of rabbits with my 222, i load all my own bullets and use a 34grn hollow point for the rabbits, fast flat and quiet but doesnt explode them on impact Good stuff mate, what make are the 34 gnrs, where did you get them Cheers Quote Link to post
aaronpigeonplucker 32 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 those rabbits are mangled!! for pest control its fine but if you wanted to eat rabbits then i think you should stick with 22lr! Quote Link to post
kingkeeper21 2 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 its fun if you can line two or three up and leather them with one shot saves you a few quid aswell lol Quote Link to post
arveyboy 0 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 those rabbits are mangled!! for pest control its fine but if you wanted to eat rabbits then i think you should stick with 22lr! fine if you want to eat them as well. just need to headshot them and accept the fact there wont be a head left when you get there. nothing wrong with that shooting Quote Link to post
kingkeeper21 2 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 those rabbits are mangled!! for pest control its fine but if you wanted to eat rabbits then i think you should stick with 22lr! fine if you want to eat them as well. just need to headshot them and accept the fact there wont be a head left when you get there. nothing wrong with that shooting saves you cutting it off dunt it lol Quote Link to post
jonty h 0 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Dont bother with a HMR, i shoot loads of rabbits with my 222, i load all my own bullets and use a 34grn hollow point for the rabbits, fast flat and quiet but doesnt explode them on impact Good stuff mate, what make are the 34 gnrs, where did you get them Cheers They are called Dog Town Hollow Points and are stocked by Midway Uk, alternativley you could try the Barnes Varmint Grenades, they are 36grn Quote Link to post
jonty h 0 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 (edited) those rabbits are mangled!! for pest control its fine but if you wanted to eat rabbits then i think you should stick with 22lr! Agreed, but i have shot Rabbits at 250 yds with the 222, and i cant quite manage that with the .22lr Edited May 8, 2009 by jonty h Quote Link to post
poacher3161 1,766 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 those rabbits are mangled!! for pest control its fine but if you wanted to eat rabbits then i think you should stick with 22lr! Agreed, but i have shot Rabbits at 250 yds with the 222, and i cant quite manage that with the .22lr your wasted you shoud be in the sniper reg .atvb Quote Link to post
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