Thread: How soon should I process a freshly killed rabbit?

you want me to post through
some pellets if you have air rifle for a while. It gets expencive quick buying differnt pellets to see what shoots best. Or if you have a pellet that shoots well let me know what it is and if I have any and dont use em Ill send you what I have. ( they just sit there )

Originally Posted by kruza

you want me to post through
some pellets if you have air rifle for a while. It gets expencive quick buying differnt pellets to see what shoots best. Or if you have a pellet that shoots well let me know what it is and if I have any and dont use em Ill send you what I have. ( they just sit there )

Nah don't worry about it. I only have it until Sunday. Thanks though

Originally Posted by kruza

Post how it goes. Good or bad, Id be keen to see how you get on.
Enjoy your hunt. Rember no hunt is wasted time, your learning more every time.

Well I managed to get one in the bag. Unfortunately wasn't a kill shot which I am a bit bummed about but thats hunting, right. Plenty of missed shots but was still a good time wandering the fields. Got to christen my new Svord and removed back straps and legs which are now sitting in the fridge ready to have for lunch tomorrow.

Thats sweet as. You got food,you learnt plenty . its a successful days hunting. Whats the rifle like to shoot? Whats the svord like to use?

Awesome, if you you didn't miss it wouldn't be air guning lol

Look up artillery hold (if you don't already use this) and you will be surprised how this technique improves your accuracy in the field. Also relax and take your time, anytime I miss is when I've rushed the shot.

Originally Posted by kruza

Thats sweet as. You got food,you learnt plenty . its a successful days hunting. Whats the rifle like to shoot? Whats the svord like to use?

To be honest the rifle leaves much to be desired. I'm not too sure if its me, the rifle or the pellets that are being used but I can't seem to get it to group consistently even when using a bench rest. I'd like to think I would have got more rabbits if I had a rimfire

The Svord is great. Made easy work of the meat

Originally Posted by Billbob

Awesome, if you you didn't miss it wouldn't be air guning lol

Look up artillery hold (if you don't already use this) and you will be surprised how this technique improves your accuracy in the field. Also relax and take your time, anytime I miss is when I've rushed the shot.

Yeah I gave the artillery hold a try which definitely helped with accuracy but still wasn't the most amazing shooting though.

Its a prick of technique to get right. Takes a lot of pratice. And a lot of watching your hold and analising it.
Back to pellets, if your shooting from a rest (with your hand on the rest and the gun on your hand) taking your time, how tight are the groups? If all ya gun screws are evenly tightened and scope screws are tight,your holding the gun the same, groups are still bit wide may be the pellets. Sort out some pellets, checking them for damage try again. Still not great. Take the scope off try open sights ( air rifles are really hard on scopes)
If accuracy doesnt improve try a differnt brand of pellets. Also get on web watch videos or read reviews on your gun. Dont worry to much about brand of pellet, but take note of how many grains the pellet is. Find out what the most common grain/weight pellet that gets good resaults and start at that weight of pellet.
If you know anyone with a chronograph fire a few shots over that and make sure its not changing too much. There is the possiblity the seal on the piston or around the barrel/reciever may be deteriorated.
Welcome to the world of air guns. Its a art unto itself.

Originally Posted by Tall kiwi

Yeah I gave the artillery hold a try which definitely helped with accuracy but still wasn't the most amazing shooting though.

One more thing to check, remove the stock and check the breech cross bolt it tight, if there is any movement here can throw the accuracy out

If I shoot a hare,more hare than rabbits here.I hang em on the clothes line overnight and leg em and back strap the next day.

Originally Posted by kruza

Its a prick of technique to get right. Takes a lot of pratice. And a lot of watching your hold and analising it.
Back to pellets, if your shooting from a rest (with your hand on the rest and the gun on your hand) taking your time, how tight are the groups? If all ya gun screws are evenly tightened and scope screws are tight,your holding the gun the same, groups are still bit wide may be the pellets. Sort out some pellets, checking them for damage try again. Still not great. Take the scope off try open sights ( air rifles are really hard on scopes)
If accuracy doesnt improve try a differnt brand of pellets. Also get on web watch videos or read reviews on your gun. Dont worry to much about brand of pellet, but take note of how many grains the pellet is. Find out what the most common grain/weight pellet that gets good resaults and start at that weight of pellet.
If you know anyone with a chronograph fire a few shots over that and make sure its not changing too much. There is the possiblity the seal on the piston or around the barrel/reciever may be deteriorated.
Welcome to the world of air guns. Its a art unto itself.

It was about a 100mm spread. And this was from 25 yards also. All bolts were tightened before use. It is a pretty old rifle so who knows what condition things were

Doesn't sound great, could well be the rifle. Time to go shopping

Originally Posted by MB

Doesn't sound great, could well be the rifle. Time to go shopping

Wasn't mine so oh well. I'm saving my funds for a proper .22

Originally Posted by Tall kiwi

Wasn't mine so oh well. I'm saving my funds for a proper .22

As in a rimfire?

undoubtedly. Air rifles are the only guns that are considered not proper guns. Higher powered springers are probly the worst thing to learn shooting with, as they are such finicky guns. .22lr really is a much better choice for starting out with in my view.