I was out tonight with the 22lr ( well it wouldnt be the .223 as its not working ). Anyway, i was out only an hour and shot 6 rabbits, but i stalked each one and all were headshots, the furthest at a respectable 78 strides.
I got thinking that if i had a 17hmr i could have shot the same 6 without the stalking, which then got me thinking is the high powered rifles that are being used for day to day shooting, lessening our bushcraft/stalking skills?
I might be wrong as you still have to hit your quarry with your rifle at a further distance, but surely rabbiting regularly with a 17hmr and the