Thread: BACK YARD RABBITS

I have an ongoing problem with lawn diggers so decided to try an air rifle - a Guy I knew sold me a near new Norica .22 for $100 - I put a lovely Gamo scope on it from a forum member - but I soon realised why it was so cheap - the trigger was shocking and it was very noisy - so I moved it on to a Guy down the road who also has a rabbit problem - he has put a low electric wire around his 4000m section - but they jump over that.
I wandered into H&F about six months back and they were doing a special on a Stoeger RX20 - .22, silenced and scoped for $299 - so I bought it - it is quite silent, the scope is good and the trigger is adjustable and reasonable - it is a bitch of a thing to crack open and takes all my strength to load it. I have been using 21.14 gn Baracuda Power copper plated pellets. I have had a few rabbits flop over and kick - but most seem to run off and disappear. I guess they wont come back digging in my lawn - but the dog is a bit disappointed when she cant find them. I hit a magpie a few days back at about 5m and it flew away - minus a few feathers. Are these sharp pointed pellets the best to use on rabbits in the 25m type range?