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DallanC Site Admin
Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3572 Location: Utah
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 2:33 pm Post subject: Best gun for Wabbits? |
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So what is the BEST Wabbit gun anyway? Elmer liked the Blunderbus, what are the current favorites?
Hard to beat a good old .22 semi when chasing Jackrabbits but for cotton tails I tend to lean more in favor of a double barrel .410, it seems to do the job and not turn them into floating balls of hair.
22-250's at long range is also a blast but hard to find an area where you can really see much from a single location.
For my big deer hunt this fall, I'm taking my .22 and my .17HMR... I found a canyon that is absolutely infested with cottontails... I dont mean seeing 3 or 4 run out of a bush... but seriously like 15 or 20. I jumped around 23 from a *single* 10ft diameter bush when I was out there scouting. Alot of'em would sit up about 40-50 yards away making for an ideal plinking spot with the .17.
What do you guys prefer?
-DallanC
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popgun Member
Joined: Jan 26, 2005 Posts: 735 Location: Mitchell, GA, U.S.A. (2007 pop. 191)
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:49 pm Post subject: Re: Best gun for Wabbits? |
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You know Elmer. He would use a big gun on the USS Alabama if he could get ammo for it.
I favor the .410 and 22 LR myself. In fact my ole Stephens 22/410 is my favorite rabbit and squirel gun.
My last trip to Texas I spied a few Jack Wabbits and it's true that Elmer would need a 14" gun to knock one of those down. They would laugh at my .410
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longwalker Member
Joined: Apr 12, 2005 Posts: 201 Location: Bethel, AK
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 4:18 pm Post subject: Re: Best gun for Wabbits? |
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It's funny, I really never got the 22/rabbit thing figured out. When I went rabbit hunting I used my 12 ga. and loaded up with target loads. If I had had a 20 or 410 they would have been just as good or better, but then was then and now is now. Shotgun for the longwalker.
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shrpshtrjoe Super Red Neck Member
Joined: Jan 26, 2005 Posts: 2965 Location: Maryland
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squirrelbait Member
Joined: Sep 23, 2005 Posts: 220 Location: Nottingham, NH
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Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 11:34 am Post subject: Re: Best gun for Wabbits? |
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Always a good topic to spark a little debate.
In High School my best buddy and I went out a lot for rabbits and squirrels...well quail and pheasants too. But.............rabbit and squirrels.
Dan always brought is trusty model 1100 and I always brought my father's trusty Remington bolt action, tube magazine 22.
At the end of the day he may or may not have as many as me but at least we could eat all of mine. End of story. That's the way I see it.
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sniper Super Member
Joined: Aug 18, 2005 Posts: 735 Location: Utah
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Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 1:32 pm Post subject: Re: Best gun for Wabbits? |
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DallanC wrote: |
So what is the BEST Wabbit gun anyway? Elmer liked the Blunderbus, what are the current favorites?
-DallanC |
Well, for the little bunnies like we have here In Utah, a .22 LR is fine, but where I grew up, we had SERIOUS rabbits. Like, when the creek rose, and the big bass came into the fields to hunt small rabbits, the big 'uns would hunt the bass. Boy, there were some battles! The splashing would draw the 'gators, too, so you had to watch it. Average size would be about that of a bobcat, and TOUGH! Stringy, too. You'd pick 'em out of your teeth for days! But that's what you eat when you're po' folks.
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calsibley Super Member
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Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 1:08 pm Post subject: Re: Best gun for Wabbits? |
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I guess I'm not much of a sport about bunnies. I use my 12 guage and low brass 7 1/2s. I don't miss very many that way. They're funny to hunt up here because usually the snow comes before their coats have changed to white, and the little rascals realy stand out in all the whiteness. Best wishes.
Cal - Montreal
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robfromaz1977 Member
Joined: Aug 03, 2005 Posts: 179 Location: Arizona's White Mountains
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Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 2:10 pm Post subject: Re: Best gun for Wabbits? |
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I have allways liked the plain ole .22LR for bunnies. My Marlin bolt rifle is easy to load and shoots awesome little groups. I will only shoot for head shots so I save the meat from alot of damage. The only time I shoot one somewhere else is when I have my bow. I have also taken a few with my Smith & Wesson 22S pistol. Very accurate and has never jammed.
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515034s10ring Super Member
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Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 2:23 pm Post subject: Re: Best gun for Wabbits? |
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I use a 22 pistol or a 28ga for da waskully wabbits.
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wcandres Rookie Member
Joined: Aug 28, 2005 Posts: 4 Location: Minnesota
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Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 8:19 pm Post subject: Re: Best gun for Wabbits? |
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I think my Winchester 9410 is just the ticket for thinning out the recently large population of cottontails in my area (northern Minnesota). It does the job for the snowshoe hares too!
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beezer Member
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Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 9:16 pm Post subject: Re: Best gun for Wabbits? |
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Out to 40 y'ds I use a high powered pcp air rifle beyond that 22 lr Most people here in uk are opting for 17 mach 2 or hmr for realy long shots but I can't afford one yet
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Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 11:53 pm Post subject: Re: Best gun for Wabbits? |
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515034s10ring Super Member
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Flint54 Member
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Crackshot Super Member
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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 10:23 am Post subject: Re: Best gun for Wabbits? |
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Ruger MK1 22 pistol with BSA red dot.
_________________ The human mind is the weapon, the gun is just one of its tools. |
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