Thread: What little pesties did you bowl over today?

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Went and hid in the bull paddock tonight , finally figured out my breathing and smoked 5 rabbits with my .22 Air rifle.
Pretty stoked as I was missing a lot of shots and had a brilliant evening. All the shots were at about 40m so safe to say im happy as fuck.[/ATTACH]

Good shooting Jusepy, plenty for a good feed there

The latest in lockdown bench rest shooting, ironing board and a door stop. 2 magpies down for the morning

Hello lads ,
do any of you use a 22 winmag for these pesties ?

Originally Posted by Jusepy

Went and hid in the bull paddock tonight , finally figured out my breathing and smoked 5 rabbits with my .22 Air rifle.
Pretty stoked as I was missing a lot of shots and had a brilliant evening. All the shots were at about 40m so safe to say im happy as fuck.Attachment 135626[/ATTACH]Attachment 135627

Nothing like a plan coming together...


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Originally Posted by charliehorse

The latest in lockdown bench rest shooting, ironing board and a door stop. 2 magpies down for the morning
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Even with a suppressor those cartridges seem a little large to be firing indoors

.22-250 rem, about perfect as an indoor plinker..

Originally Posted by Jusepy

Hello lads ,
do any of you use a 22 winmag for these pesties ?

I used to but use a 22hornet now

Originally Posted by Jusepy

Hello lads ,
do any of you use a 22 winmag for these pesties ?

I’ve owned one for 20 years, it is a very effective small game round. When I was farming I did quite a bit of pest control and used a few different rifles: a classic old .22 with supersonics, a suppressed .22 running subsonics, a .22mag, and a .223. I generally preferred the subsonic .22 or the .22mag. An accurate 22 running subs and a scope with a BDC reticle or reliable dialling is a deadly piece of kit, and the lack of noise often results in a bigger tally. The 22mag was a lot simpler though, just hold dead on out to about 120yd and it would poleaxe small game. The 223 felt like overkill within about 150yd, so the 22mag occupied the middle ground nicely. Never used an hmr but they would have a bit more range and less wind drift (and less energy at closer ranges)

Originally Posted by 7.62

I’ve owned one for 20 years, it is a very effective small game round. When I was farming I did quite a bit of pest control and used a few different rifles: a classic old .22 with supersonics, a suppressed .22 running subsonics, a .22mag, and a .223. I generally preferred the subsonic .22 or the .22mag. An accurate 22 running subs and a scope with a BDC reticle or reliable dialling is a deadly piece of kit, and the lack of noise often results in a bigger tally. The 22mag was a lot simpler though, just hold dead on out to about 120yd and it would poleaxe small game. The 223 felt like overkill within about 150yd, so the 22mag occupied the middle ground nicely. Never used an hmr but they would have a bit more range and less wind drift (and less energy at closer ranges)

I am inheriting a .22 winmag and am going to shooting on quite a flat farm. The main road is not too far away and there is cattle/horses on the farm . I am a little worried about the distance I will be able to shoot the 22winmag. There is a massive amount of rabbits and hares + feral cats on the farm. The farm is about 200 acres , its not surrounded by houses but I still will have to be careful. It has a river running down the back and quite a few tree lines which rabbits like to hang out at. I just will just have to check my firing zone and be super careful.

Originally Posted by Jusepy

I am inheriting a .22 winmag and am going to shooting on quite a flat farm. The main road is not too far away and there is cattle/horses on the farm . I am a little worried about the distance I will be able to shoot the 22winmag. There is a massive amount of rabbits and hares + feral cats on the farm. The farm is about 200 acres , its not surrounded by houses but I still will have to be careful. It has a river running down the back and quite a few tree lines which rabbits like to hang out at. I just will just have to check my firing zone and be super careful.

Jusepy if you take care to observe the seven basic rules then there should not be any safety issues.

.22 mag ammo has come a long way in last few years in order to keep up with the 17s....you can NOW get subsonic which is quiet through a suppressor or super quick fragile projectiles that should break up and not bounce around the countryside....even older std type 22mag ammo made a mess of rabbits compared to .22lr its a great wee round BUT ammunition prices are getting up to cheapest .223
use it and enjoy it...just be aware of your backstop/firing zone and you should be fine.

Originally Posted by Rushy

Jusepy if you take care to observe the seven basic rules then there should not be any safety issues.

What he said. Follow those rules and you are good to go, climb into ‘em!

Dark night, and strong winds. Just perfect conditions for sneaking up on the rabbits.
And I see the neighbor rolled a melon under the fence which is always a nice bonus.