Bio fuel made from Rabbits

[ScotClayShooter]

What a waste of good food!

 

Yer so wrong eating rabbits.

 

rubber bumpers:thumbup: (Inverness joke!)

 

I used to shoot them and use them for cat food but all we have done is shoot them and leave them lately as the fuel for taking them to the game dealer is near what they are worth!

[Pat Ferrett]

Id love to find a dog food company that bought them whole and frozen, it wouldnt take long to get 1000 up together, even if they only made 50p each. I doubt they farm them for dog food or do they ?

[blazer]

Wot method/guns do you use to get so many? I typically bag 200+ per year.

 

I find the 22lr although quiet if I need to keep the noise down tends to make the others run away, whereas the HMR is noisy they just sit there waiting to be next. Ranges 22lr typical 85 yds and HMR 100+ yds

 

The bunnies on the farms/ golf + estates I shoot on are a bit jumpy. Haven't had much luck lamping so fitted a small NVS to the back of the 22lr scope - works well, bit fiddly. Found the HMR best on a golf course early say 4:00am, if I can get up.

 

Dogs love both the shooting and eating, the dog in the photo will pick up bunnies in the dark. Used to shoot squirrels by the hundred got 400+ a few yrs ago dog finally refused to eat any more.

[Pat Ferrett]

I use .17 mach2 .17 hmr and .22 rf for rabbits. The ranges you mention are about right, picked up 148 last time I went out at night driving round with the suzuki jeep.

 

I could probably shoot between 500 and 1000 if I went out twice a day for a week, its just finding a buyer.

[Sam Thompson]

.22LR is good to 100m if you know what your doing. And no, I don't shoot that distance. .17s are a fashion/fad thing, they are too expensive for what they do in my case. A ton a night is standard from a Kubota with a three man team, keep changing your filters and you can get away without NV. Just me on foot/quad 50-75 depenndign on ground. Thats 10pm-1am or something like that. If I want more fun then set up in a little valley with .223/.22-250 varmint grenades and splat from afar. Can kill anything up to a 100 on the right day

[ScotClayShooter]

I did cost 17HMR against handloading .223 and the .223s worked out cheaper than shop bought 17HMRs. JUST!

[Sam Thompson]

I did cost 17HMR against handloading .223 and the .223s worked out cheaper than shop bought 17HMRs. JUST!

 

My .243 was a while ago. But its pointless comparing,

 

.223 - Rabbits -> Roe

10 ->450m

.17HMR - Rabbits -> Hares.

[Pat Ferrett]

.223 for Roe

[Sam Thompson]

.223 for Roe

 

Its legal and it will do it, if not my cup of tea.

[Pat Ferrett]

Are you sure ? I thought .240 was the smallest caliber in England