Rabbit rifle

[Farmerj]

10/22 with a red dot

 

[Big Sky Guy]

10/22 with a 2-7 or fixed 3x or 4x. Shots are going to be under 50 yards right? No reason for anything else IMO.

 

[p_ham]

My favorite rabbit gun I own is a Marlin 981T. It wears a small diameter suppressor that allows use of the tube mag. Does really well with heavy standard velocity and "subsonic" labeled ammo.

 

[Jbotto]

My favorite rabbit gun I own is a Marlin 981T. It wears a small diameter suppressor that allows use of the tube mag. Does really well with heavy standard velocity and "subsonic" labeled ammo.

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I have a special place in my head for the 981T. Was my very first rifle. That suppressor sounds awesome for this rifle!

 

[Rickt300]

I usually go out at night and spotlight them, legal here in Texas. My rifle of choice is a Marlin model 25 and shorts. Works just fine. My springer pellet gun is too heavy to lug around or it would get used also.

 

[howl]

At least Marlin and Henry made .32 levers. Marlin was .32H&R. Henry does the 327. I don't know about cycling .32 S&W.

A T/C Contender barrel is probably available on gunbroker or ebay right now. It'll probably be .32H&R or .327. Those will fire S&W but no idea about accuracy. A Contender will satisfy any want for trying something unusual because you can always order a barrel made.

As all this involves handloading, maybe which .32 case you load doesn't matter. No big deal to ream the revolver cylinder to .32H&R neither. People were reaming 16-4s to 327 before word got out and the prices skyrocketed. Probably shouldn't go too far with that.

 

[Elktrack]

Are we still talking about what to shoot a rabbit with?
Son of a mother!!!!
I don’t get y’all

 

[NAHMINT]

I use this combination of a Marlin 925 made up in the old Marlin factory, Bushnell scope and lr Winchester Wildcats…….View attachment 256822

I hunt grouse with a ''1940'' Marlin model 81-be......oversize factory stock/ apature peep sight/ takes about 23 .22long rifle rounds in its tube mag............like new....

 

[220yotekiller]

It’s hard to beat a Winchester 1876 in 50 express. Shoot them in the head…


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where do you find these beauties... just so you know you make everyone green eyed.

 

[bucdoego]

Old school...

Browning Semi-Auto Rifle, 22LR

 

[Bigman58]

Other than a 32 cal. Cap and ball gun I don’t think I’d chase rabbits with something that big intentionally. I use a Henry 22 mag with a fixed 4 power Simmons scope. Out to 200 yards it is dead nuts accurate and really doesn’t do any more damage than a regular 22.

 

[Djfan]

22 or shotgun. Just shoot what works for you.

 

[Monroe110]

head shot with a .22 was how I was taught as a kid. Grandpa didn’t want any ruined meat.

 

[PaulFWI]

As long as they are non expanding you are right, but good luck finding those. You hit a rabbit with a 22 Mag expanding bullet and you will have a explosion.

If you hit the heart/lung area it doesn't matter. No real meat loss.

But you certainly don't need that kind of power. I shoot rabbits on my property with a .25 FX Wildcat airgun. It puts out about 50 FPE at the muzzle. Rabbits hit in the chest out to 60Y go nowhere - usually one kick/flop and that's it.

 

[shrapnel]

Hard to beat a Beretta 9mm…

 

[1100RemingtonMan]

Marlin 39A with a Williams Peep sight for head shots only for Me.

 

[coleslaw]

Ruger 10/22 loaded with CCI Stingers

 

[shrapnel]

Marlin model 1888 38-40…

 

[TX Trophy Hunter]

28 Nosler and stick to head shots. Then you got a dual purpose rifle in case you draw that sheep tag.

 

[BAKPAKR]

I have not gone rabbit hunting for a long time, but if I would get the bug, I know what I would take. It is a shooter.