foxing last night but no luck so had a couple of rabbits instead.

[jamie g 17]

went over to my friends last night for a bit of foxing but only saw two but it just must be that time of the year.

as i have seen anything up to 12 foxes there some nights !

 

it was a very still night not abit of wind so i bet that didnt help. the 2 we did see where way out around 400 yards+

and the just wouldnt come in. never mind there is allways next time. so as i took my 17 hmr over we done abit of rabbiting instead. there were loads out but the fields where very wet so couldnt drive round them all. still we had 8 rabbits

6 where bucks so that was good and two where doe's one had young in it. i dont like shooting them when they have young but pest control is pest control. and it wouldnt have been any good to eat anyway as i hit it in the body

the rest where head shots which i perfer as it dont damage the meat. then i can sell or eat them then. the one didnt go to waste as the ferrets can have that. soon as its abit dryer we are going to do a night rabbiting with the 22lr's i perfer them at night. as they are all most silent and cheaper to run. anyway here is a couple of pictures

 

forgot to say couldnt find one rabbit. it is in the bush somewhere for foxy to pick up

thats the only trouble of shooting one and moving to shoot the next in the 4x4 as i forgot to remember where the 1st one was.

 

[SharpShooter14 0]

Nice bag, shame about the lack of foxes.

 

How come .22lr's are cheaper to run than .17HMRs? (I'm very new to rimfires/centerfires?

 

And why do you prefer .22lr for rabbiting?

[jamie g 17]

Nice bag, shame about the lack of foxes.

 

How come .22lr's are cheaper to run than .17HMRs? (I'm very new to rimfires/centerfires?

 

And why do you prefer .22lr for rabbiting?

 

 

well abox of 50 22lr rounds = £3

and a box of 50 17 hmr rounds =£11 to £12 pound

 

i perfer the 22lr of a night as with a silencer and sub sonic ammo its allmost silent.

as silent as a air rifle if not more. the only really noise is the 40grain ammo hitting the rabbit

 

and of a night you can get closer to rabbits then day so i find its cheaper mate. if you can get

rabbits into 100 yards at night which is easy then there isnt much point in using the more pricey hmr round

plus like i said the noise is lound compared to 22lr so if your shoot isnt that big the more silent you can keep the shooting down the better i say. where if you have a massive piece of land the mnoise of the hmr wont matter as by the time you drive back round. the rabbits will be out again im sure.

 

hmr i like in the day as things are more out of range where i shoot as its open and the 22lr isnt as good as hmr then.

plus i like using it for tree rats on the ground and pigeons,crows.jackdoors, mink, rabbits sitting out in the open.

 

if you havent got a fac yet but are going for one then get both hmr and 22lr as they both have there uses

good luck fella