Thread: Bullet Choice on Hares

one suspects mr wabbit knew very little about it and thered be very little remaining of him!

I reckon the .22WMR or 22 magnum is the ultimate hare caliber. Flat shooting from 30-120m. Perfect.

Though I've tried everything from a .177 target airgun (97yard kill) to a 45-70 (5m, and he 100% disintegrated and floated off in the wind).

Never shot a hare with the 357. Tried and missed on one running.
Can't comment on hares but it does do an impressive job on possums with the 125 winchester hollowpoint.
I'm sure it would work well on hares too

well here is a hare hit by a 357 cal 158gr HP XTP pistol bullet at rifle velocities.

Really does not matter where you hit them with something like this.
Nothing left to eat either. So very wastefull but also very emphatic.



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Yeah, that seems adequate!

Yeah that's what it did to possums too lol

+1 for the orange box powerpoint. Never had much trouble killing hares with that. They would run like a deer hit with the 303: up to 30m. That was 25 yr ago but I remember it well. Shooting only up to 50m.

17 HMR seems better. Easier to get good hits at all ranges . Possibly more emphatic for on the spot kills but I havent had the opportunity to use it much.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Leave the hares alone ya vandals.

They are the most fascinating creatures. If they aren't causing any trouble I leave them in peace.

When I was young and reckless that orange pkt Winchester worked a treat. If I was to shoot them now I would use my 17HMR.

@Tahr the difference here is you perhaps have never seen hares take out 1000 newly planted tree seedlings in a single night! The appeal of the animal wears off quickly when you're out replanting trees you've grown through the farm nursery and looked after everyday for 8 months.


As for bullet choice on hares, I find 22lr a little light in general but one solution is to practice using a semi auto and always pulling the trigger twice very quickly. I use this technique on hares and the bullets usually end up very closely spaced and it seems more than twice as effective as a single projectile. Two 22lr rds cost less than a single round of any other calibre I know of so it is not a waste of money. When you experience hares wrecking multiple thousands of dollars worth of tree planting in a single night the second round seems very cheap... although this is also a good excuse for those people who want to hit them with big calibres too... anyone shot one with a 50bmg?

For a 50 to be effective on our light thin skinned game you would have to use the 750g amax