to all you rabbit hunters

what kind of gun do you use to hunt rabbit. Sorry site administrater it is on the wrong subject
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bigbuck92
a 22. if ya use anything else theres nothing left to eat
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kadejones2
i like to use my shotgun it doesnt do to much damage i like it because it makes it eaier to tan them( i hate to sew it up) because it doesnt put a big whole in them
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bigbuck92
when i use my 22 i dont got to worry about the hide. i always aim for the eye so they dont run back in there hole
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DeadI
only hunt the jacks so i don't have to worry about eating them, don't tan them so i don't have to worry about holes, so any thing goes as far as cal. to use, however that being said, i love to use my 10/22, or my browning lever action, or if i am looking for a challenge the ruger buckmark 22 pistol is a ball. or if i want to practice my rifle shooting the 223 is awsome. or try a 50 cal muzz, now that is a pretty good challenge as well.
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kadejones2
when i dont hunt to tan i like to use my dads first .22 he ever owned (some of you may of been youre first .22) a .22 savage sears and Roebuck it works awsome i have fixed it up i bought 2 clips for it and got a scope for it
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I like to chase rabbits with .38 specials and the .223 I go after mainly jacks, so the hide or meat aren't an issue. I use the revolver for the up-close shots or to get them running. After they get out there a ways and start feeling safe again, I find them with the scope on the .223 with the 50gr hollow points. Does wonders! For cottontails, I would use the good old .22
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bigbuck92
ive done that. leaves nothing left. one time i hit one to far back and it was still alive. with its back end missing and it tried to crawl in his hole so i finished him
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kadejones2
lol funny
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Nevadahunter
i use a 17 mach 2 :222
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i usually use a my 22 for cottontails, and whatever is handy for jacks. I would love to try it with my muzzleloader though sounds fun.
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chet
Hey navada hunter, did you convert a 10/22 by chance?
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GPWDeer
Ruger 10/.22, Kimber 45, savage .270 (makes a mess, but it is fun). sometimes 12 guage.
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I hunt rabbits, cotten tail and jack with a 12ga.

Jack rabbit makes good stew and chilli.
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i yse .22
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TheGreatwhitehunter
.410 or a 22
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shed hunter
i use my 22 magnum. yea!

i love rabbit hunting, my mag blew ones head off once

good times..
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.17 HMR or 10/22. Killed a jack at 100 yds. with my 10/22 today, knocked it right over. Use my shotgun at times too.
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I want to use my .50 cal muzzleloader !!!!!!!!!
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For cottontails. If there are a lot of them, I use a semi auto 22 Pistol to make it challenging. In thicker cover and when they will not be holding well, I use a 12 GA with Cyl choke and a #6 1 oz or less game load.
For Jackrabbits, I use a 22mag and take only head shots. Note on the Jacks, you would be surprised, take the backstraps, cut into thin little steaks, season with a little sage, salt, and pepper and pan fry in saved bacon grease and they make a good substitute for breakfast sausage.
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Buckmaster
My last trip out I used a 402gn gold tip 5575 arrow with a 100gn Nitro muzy broadhead......Cottontails will hold..........but them freaken jacks run like crazy :thumb
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basingater
2003 dodge works great and when that stops getting them I just send my wife she always finds something to hit with my truck!!!
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MTredneck
My 270 with 110gr hand loaded bullets sometimes(just shoot them in the lips), normally I use my bow with field tips, gives the animal a sporting chance
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Got to admit bowhunting rabbits can be fun. Jackrabbits though I have not tried with a bow. I did once shoot a big Swamp rabbit, have my arrow pin into the ground through it. The swamper pulled it free and ran off with my arrow. Never found it. This was taken following some fun after a Javelina hunting near the Big Bend area in Texas.

Me with the Marlin.

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22 mag
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jersey boy
i like to use my .22 pump and my charles daly 12 gauge
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Nevadahunter
com on no one uses a bow!? lol
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