03-02-2006, 08:40 AM
I can't imagine shooting at a rabbit with the 7mm......too expensive for the shots. After a handful of trips you could have paid for an SKS. The cheapest 7mm shots I have found are $17 for 20 rounds. 20 rounds of SKS ammo is only a couple of bucks. A new Yugo SKS is around $170. I shoot the wolf ammo for bunny blasting and it does just fine. Nasty if you are rapid firing with a 30 round clip!
I have hunted bunnies since I was about 12 with my semi-auto 22, and have killed literally hundreds, if not up near a thousand or so. I actually have no idea how many, but have had many successful outings.
What I shoot depends on where I am and how the bunnies are acting. When I go to visit my brother in Elko, I pack both the shotgun and 22. The close rabbits are nearly impossible with a 22 as they are jumping at your feet and you only see them for a few more feet before they are in thick brush. Other areas are more open and you are shooting at 50+ yards, which is pretty much out of range for the shotgun to do a lot of good. The SKS interchanges with when I use the 22. That all depends on how close houses are, etc, because it can make some noise and scare people.
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I have hunted bunnies since I was about 12 with my semi-auto 22, and have killed literally hundreds, if not up near a thousand or so. I actually have no idea how many, but have had many successful outings.
What I shoot depends on where I am and how the bunnies are acting. When I go to visit my brother in Elko, I pack both the shotgun and 22. The close rabbits are nearly impossible with a 22 as they are jumping at your feet and you only see them for a few more feet before they are in thick brush. Other areas are more open and you are shooting at 50+ yards, which is pretty much out of range for the shotgun to do a lot of good. The SKS interchanges with when I use the 22. That all depends on how close houses are, etc, because it can make some noise and scare people.
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