Rabbits and a Long Range Anschultz

A nice afternoon here in the bay had me thinking a few bunnies could be about, pup needed food and hunting them can be challenging..........

A while back i had tidied up a 1965 Anschultz .22 and its cool, a little 1316 model with the top bolt, slide ejector and more patina than a mad max movie
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Sighting it in was hilarious, i painted a red dot on the front sight with wifeys fingernail polish to provide a contrast and set up an 80 yrd range with a half inch dot on the target.
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Set up behind the rifle i had my first smile, and promptly reduced the range to 50yrds :)

Putting the very top of the front sights red dot on the black dot i sent mildly warm lead down range.

A tap tap here and a loosen/tighten there and we were one inch high at 50yrds. We were good to go.

Crawling ninja like through the shelter belt i set the rifle out in front, fitting a lightweight Harris immediately elevating its status to a " long range Anschultz" :)

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A few targets moved here and there and way off to my left a lighter coloured target, no rangefinding binos today meant this was gonna be a guessing game, old school if you like, figuring about 80yrds i held dead on and concentrating like a 1000yrd shot i sent an averagely speedy 42g sub in its general direction.

I did not hear the hit but brer lept forward at the shot and lay still, flicking the bolt open the slide ejector caused the brass to land on top of my head :)
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The quiet after a shot always relaxes and after observing the others look around and eventually recommence feeding i got up to retrieve.

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Neat little machine and ultra light
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I feel we are lucky to have the humble bunny here in nz, -where would our hunting careers have started without them !!

Hahaha. Enjoyed that yarn, 7mmsaum.

Yep.... the ol" rabbit is an underrated hunting resource. I'd bet your right testicle that 90% of the members here started their hunting careers on the humble bunny. I sure did. So did my lad and my daughter. My wife started on oranges... but that's a WHOLE NEW entertaining story in itself. I still love rabbit hunting.... it help keeps the eye in, keeps you current on the rifle and keeps you honest all while getting some fresh air and exercise. These days I never get to hunt rabbits on my own... kids are always the first ones in the car ready to go.

Mate I'm selling a 1370, looks identical, is yours a smooth bore as well? If so it works alright with subs then, I thought they were just for the Long shot cartridge...

Always love getting out with the daughter and seeing the look on her face when she knocks a bunny over, damn tasty eating as well

Great wee story. It's one big thing I miss on the island is bunnies

Cool - I have the same rifle here...

Neat little things.

Don't ya love getting out there with nothing but an old school rifle and doing it with no gadgets every now and then

Good yarn mate, nice little rig also. You are 100% right about the humble / mighty rabbit. I've been addicted to shooting them since I was 10yrs old and that was over 40yrs ago now.
I love the rifles used weather it's a .22 / 17/ 223 etc. The shooting is challenging and very enjoyable .

Hell I've even moved from Bay of Plenty to Cromwell, wife thought it was for the work ......... I am now in rabbit shooters heaven:thumbsup:

Love the story, and good to see the use of iron sights again. This day and age it's pretty much unheard of. The humble bunny was my first "big game" and paid the bills for 30+ years.

There's no "L" in Anschutz!

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There's no "L" in Anschutz!

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There is now :)

Inspired me to try turning the Annie 1415 M54 target rifle into a 'long range bunny buster'.
A mate of mine uses his target rifle for bunny busting, when he wants a challenge - does real well too.
Just a tad heavy for long 'walkabouts'.

Cool
I try and take my oldest boy out when I go rabbit shooting, teach him the dos and don'ts and the importance of taking an animals life and not wasting meat etc. the cat usually eats well if I do my bit
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We do the rabbit in the slow Cooker for tea

There are Rabbits everywhere at the moment, -really good sport and excellent LR practice if you can get them at Deer harvesting distances on farms etc.

There seems to be a lot more bunnies around in this summers drought, don't think I have ever seen one starve no matter how hard the conditions.

Must be about time for another visit then @7mmsaum

Cheers
Pete

Go for it Pete, your welcome anytime


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That model was my first rifle. Still have it. And as Craig said, he bought a second hand one for his son, so there are 2 in the family now.

Thanks for the memory.

I had one when I was a young fella neat wee gun pulled off some great shots with it then 1 day I must have been bad i was probably ment to be working & not shooting rabbits or anything else that moved the old man trough a wobbly put a axe trough the bolt :oh noes: had to got back to the old side by side that only had 1 side working :oh noes:

Anyone still enjoying rabbits with their old single shot .22 ?

Really enjoyed that story. And yes, agree 100% with the sentiment about how rabbits started many of us of. I spent most of my childhood chasing them with a Weihrauch HW and a Staffy and Jack Russell. I've regressed big time since I got myself a decent .22LR a few months ago, only problem is there aren't any bloody rabbits around?! Here in the tops end of the Kaimais I've been out with my boys and the wife a few times recently and seen just one or two where normally there would be two dozen, last week on a nearby property numbers were well down too. So taking it out on the magpies instead, plenty of them.

Not 22lr but took the h&r handi 22 hornet out last night for the longer range possums across the guts about 150 away nailed them with ease i love that rifle

Took the 7yr old and the 1963 Brno model 2 with the open sights on it yesterday and managed a couple of nice little groups @ 50m,set the boy up at 25m and he was shooting well,decided to see how far I could stretch the ladder sight and CCI subs,managed a 2.5in group on the 5in plastic plates we were using as targets from 100m,the sights were a bit out as far as the range markings went but I don’t think they are ment for shooting subs.125m elevation was pretty bang on @ 100m..no bunny’s around here at the moment either???been thinking about chopping the barrel and suppressing it like the jw15 I have but can’t bring myself to do it yet,that barrel is loooong..

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Anyone still enjoying rabbits with their old single shot .22 ?

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Had an old one but it blew a bit of shit back in my face so I stopped using it. Done its dash. I have another I am trying to get back from a relative.

I am now on the lookout for an anschutz

You’ve inspired me ,have stripped down the old Brno stock back to bare wood and begun the tru oil process,she was pretty rough when I got her but shot well,now hopefully she will look good too.

I have just picked up a little anschutz single 22 for just this purpose, somthing to take my boy out with, perfect timing to revive this thread.

But back on the thread. You're right, going back to a pure form of shooting / food gathering is good for the soul.

@Dan88

I have an old Voere single shot. I need to adjust the sights on it.

So far haven't found a place for rabbits though :(

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I have an old Voere single shot. I need to adjust the sights on it.

So far haven't found a place for rabbits though :(

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Can always sort a weekend of small/medium game shooting with a couple of forum guys if you ever want to hunt in Hawkes Bay

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Can always sort a weekend of small/medium game shooting with a couple of forum guys if you ever want to hunt in Hawkes Bay

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That'd be awesome. I occasionally make it down to Galatea so not too much further to drive.

feeling more than a little jelly, we do not have that many bunnies in Canada... and the gophers taste a lot more gamey than the bunnies. Plus it takes so damn many of them to make a meal.

Hey guys. I see most of your from Hawkes Bay. Yes there are plenty of rabbits. I am planning to go down there soon again for a deeper visit than before. Would you mind recommend some places or farms you knew where I can hunt some rabbits for a good dinner?

Could try call doc for a small game hunting permit

@GWH

Rabbit numbers in Hawkes Bay Orchards are building again now

If anyone wants to shoot Rabbits on Orchard with suppressed rimfires let me know, I have about 150 -200 orchards to choose from as pest control requests roll in :)

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