a rabbit....

[sonoransixgun]

Sometimes bunnies and boolits meet….and result in a tasty stew (the bunnies)…..38 special, Unique and 158 RFN, in my Blackhawk…

https://www.jpgbox.com/jpg/58614_600x400.jpg (https://www.jpgbox.com/page/58614_600x400/)

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[Dale53]

There are few things in the field more satisfying than edible small game with a handgun! One of my absolutely favorite sports, back in the day!

Good show! Your particular handgun and load is one of the most effective for that wondrous sport! Enjoy your meal!:smile:

Dale53

[robinsroost]

Nicely done, congratulations. One of my favorite meals...………….robin

[Winger Ed.]

Good going.

Don't forget to make a keychain out of it's foot.
Maybe it'll bring you better luck than it did for the rabbit.:bigsmyl2:

[sonoransixgun]

Thanks, Dale53, Robinsroost, and Winger Ed....humble but tasty....and you can hunt em all year long...

[Wolfer]

Me and my ex father in law used to hunt multiple times a week with 22 pistols and beagles. It should be against the law to have this much fun. From 50 to 100 shots apiece on a good day. We would kill from 2 to 5 rabbits. Plenty to eat for supper. My exmother in law could fry them up just right.
Good times

[sonoransixgun]

That sounds like real "blast" Wolfer....I've never fried them (always crock pot or stew)....Wonder if she had any tricks to it....

[Walks]

Way I learned to shoot running targets. Jacks for practice and dog food.
Cottontails for Us to eat. I loved My Dad's Colt OP 6", #358429 over 3.0grs of Bullseye. Still do.

[koger]

I like to hunt them still sitting and squirrels with my single six and 5" stainless MK2 heavy barrel, .22's. Loads of fun. Good shooting and thanks for sharing.

[Tripplebeards]

Looks like you blew the carrot right out of its mouth.

[fcvan]

Many years ago I had moved to Bakersfield and a co-worker talked about hunting jack rabbits with 38 shells, sorta. They would put a spent 38 case over the end of an arrow shaft so it would just 'thump' the rabbit. I'll be damned if those guys didn't do quite well on deer come archery season!

[sonoransixgun]

Walks, I've gotten some jacks but they weren't running. I've shot at a number on the run, but my skills aren't up to any hits yet....

Fcvan....used to do the same thing. They make durable points, especially in the desert where you hit lots of rocks....And of course they're deadly on the bunnies...

https://www.jpgbox.com/jpg/58621_600x400.jpg (https://www.jpgbox.com/page/58621_600x400/)

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[Hickory]

Funny how somethings will trigger memories in a persons brain, but, when I opened this thread and saw the picture of the rabbit, for a second, I could smell the scent of the rabbit.

[ChristopherO]

Ah, a self bow man, too. The alure of traditional and primative bows are as captivating as a fine rifle or revolver. I used to be a rabbit hunting fool. Good memories.

[Tripplebeards]

Looks like a blast with the longbow! I drilled one years ago with my bow and caught it far back. It jumped at the shot and tore its intestines out trying to run. I’ll never forget the shrill squeal it made. You could have heard it for miles. Here’s my first kill with cast. A 136 yard shot with my Ruger 77/44 and a 265 grain Lyman devastator.

https://i.imgur.com/kQY8UqQ.jpg

[bikerbeans]

Looks like a blast with the longbow! I drilled one years ago with my bow and caught it far back. It jumped at the shot and tore its intestines out trying to run. I’ll never forget the shrill squeal it made. You could have heard it for miles. Here’s my first kill with cast. A 136 yard shot with my Ruger 77/44 and a 265 grain Lyman devastator.

https://i.imgur.com/kQY8UqQ.jpg

Think you used enough dynamite Butch?

BB

[EMC45]

Looks like a blast with the longbow! I drilled one years ago with my bow and caught it far back. It jumped at the shot and tore its intestines out trying to run. I’ll never forget the shrill squeal it made. You could have heard it for miles. Here’s my first kill with cast. A 136 yard shot with my Ruger 77/44 and a 265 grain Lyman devastator.

https://i.imgur.com/kQY8UqQ.jpg


"Devastating"

[sonoransixgun]

Hickory....you mentioning it brought the smell right to mind....smells are big memory triggers...

ChristopherO....yeah, that was in my younger days too....Miss shooting the bow....

Dang, Tripplebeards....guess that guy didn't run far....

[RickinTN]

Tripple,
From what I've seen you should probably hold about a half a rabbit toward the head from now on.:-P
Take care,
Rick

[brewer12345]

I have not been in a couple years but there used to be an epic slash pile on public land that was crawling with rabbits. My favorite tactic was to set up in cover with the 39A and just wait. The best days were cold, sunny and no wind. The rabbits could not resist coming out to sun in the morning. If I shot subsonics and left the dead ones where they lay until I was done with that spot, it was not uncommon to get multiple rabbits in a morning without moving. I think the best day was 4 in an hour. They just kept coming out to get shot and the combination of me being in cover and the lack of loud report from the subsonics out of the long barrel meant that they did not get spooked to easily.

[Walks]

40+yrs ago I used a Ben Pearson Colt or Bear Kodiak with the new aluminum arrows. Would clip the small end from casting dummies and hollow them out to fit over a blunt screw in point. Made for more shocking power. Bright orange plastic vanes made recovery easy.
Not that I ever hit that many. I ate a lot more cans of Dinty Moore beef stew then I did Fried Rabbit.

Never had a Long Bow, always wanted one.
Thought Compound bows were an obscenity. Still think so.

Anyone you can hit a bunny on the run with a Bow. I'll gladly give a tip of my hat to.

That is a Great Bowman.

[Tripplebeards]

I’ve drilled a few ducks,woodchucks, and dozens of carp with my dad’s recurve back in the early 80’s. I still have the bow. I might have to string it up and goto town again. It’s missing a stick on arrow rest.

I was load testing the day that rabbit walked onto the range. I believe my alloy was accoww with 2%pewter loaded around 22.5 grains of h110. It didn’t group the best but connected with that rabbit at 136 yards. If I remember right it was shooting 3 to 4 inch groups with that load so just aimed center mass and hoped to connect. Guess it hit where I aimed.

I don’t think it expanded.:kidding:

[sonoransixgun]

Fun, brewer12345....I have some super quiet .22 rounds that I like using....

Walks, it has an appeal even when you don't get stuff...kind of makes you feel primal or more in touch with our ancestors. They practiced a heck of a lot more and depended on it, so no doubt were more successful than us. We're here today, right? With you on compounds....Can't get into them...

[sonoransixgun]

Tripple, we used ours without arrow rests....but no doubt you could get one easy and cheap....if those feathers are sharp at the front, they tear up hands pretty good....

[Tripplebeards]

I have a stick on rest put up for it. I just will have to dig for arrows in my old totes. I still have my old bear carp reels I bought in the 70’s that I use to tape on the bow as well. You guys remember those? I can remember when the strong got caught behind it and the arrows would bounce back, it’s amazing I never took out an eye.


I never worried about fletch burn, it was the string burn across my arm that stung when I straight armed it. No one taught me to roll and bend my wrist at the time. I stuck a few turtles to logs with it as well. They looked like Shiska Bob’s that kept spinning around around in circles pinned to their sunning spots.

[sonoransixgun]

Be interesting to see if you still "got it." Sometimes those skills stick with us surprisingly well...Yeah, that arrow on a string sounds deadly....String burn on the inside wrist was a problem for me too...Dang, growing up we ate turtles and their eggs....Never used an arrow for one though.

[shrapnel]

What a novel idea, shooting rabbits with old guns and cast bullets. I really like it...

Colt Bisley 38-40...

http://i.imgur.com/jXCkFmG.jpg (https://imgur.com/jXCkFmG)

Colt SAA 44-40...

http://i.imgur.com/5WqjCW1.jpg (https://imgur.com/5WqjCW1)

Browning High Grade 45-70...

http://i.imgur.com/6L5cnYI.jpg (https://imgur.com/6L5cnYI)

Whitney Kennedy SRC 45-60...

http://i.imgur.com/5s3YwAp.jpg (https://imgur.com/5s3YwAp)

Winchester 1895 40-72...

http://i.imgur.com/NFJ5nGt.jpg (https://imgur.com/NFJ5nGt)

Colt Lightning 38-40...

http://i.imgur.com/PsjVptL.jpg (https://imgur.com/PsjVptL)

Marlin 1894 38-40...

http://i.imgur.com/rtEWT9A.jpg (https://imgur.com/rtEWT9A)

Colt Lightning SRC 44-40...

http://i.imgur.com/hlpOWC3.jpg (https://imgur.com/hlpOWC3)

[Walks]

Ok, now you're just bragging.

[shrapnel]

Ok, now you're just bragging.

Once in awhile, you really need a true rabbit gun...

http://i.imgur.com/p0QXzWH.jpg (https://imgur.com/p0QXzWH)

[Walks]

That's Really Bragging.

[sonoransixgun]

Oh dang, Shrapnel...I gotta get busy! But those are some seriously cool pics and guns....

[shrapnel]

Some higher count days...

http://i.imgur.com/bSb68ro.jpg (https://imgur.com/bSb68ro)

http://i.imgur.com/83zWmIi.jpg (https://imgur.com/83zWmIi)

http://i.imgur.com/cuSsKEq.jpg (https://imgur.com/cuSsKEq)

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http://i.imgur.com/t7jCKRE.jpg (https://imgur.com/t7jCKRE)

[sonoransixgun]

You're killin me shrapnel....no wonder there's hardly any rabbits where I live....they all went to your neck o the woods....and then got shot by you...

[EMC45]

Shrapnel, that looks like a lot of fun!

[brewer12345]

Shrapnel, do you spot them before they run, or let them run and hit them when the pause?

[superior]

I’ve heard of small groups guys going “subsistence camping” , where you only eat what you can shoot. I think I could go for a few days of that, especially if the only weapon allowed was a 22 pistol. Of course, there would have to be plenty of rabbits and squirrels around.

[sonoransixgun]

Been thinkin about the same thing, Superior....be fun. I have a single six that would be the ticket....

[superior]

Been thinkin about the same thing, Superior....be fun. I have a single six that would be the ticket....
I have a mk2 . I can hit a golf ball at 25 yards off hand most of the time.

[OldBearHair]

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Ok, I guess it is my time to brag just a little bit. Some of these pictures go back to 1976. Hunted cottontails with a bow back to 1965 and lost count at 258 or so. Killed more after that. Still like to hunt them,although there are not as much small game here as there was in other places I have hunted. It seems to me that there are more critters (small game) in Wichita and surrounding Counties than elsewhere I have lived.
To the op, that was a nice shot on that bunnie.