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Harvesting Rabbits with a 6.5cm Possible?
Because no one makes a non-lead .22 round accurate past 50yrds, I was wondering if it's possible to work up a 6.5cm load capable of taking out rabbits without completely obliterating them (as my primary concern is harvesting the meat). Generally where I'm hunting most shots are 75-100yards minimum. Anyone have any experience herein?
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That's what I figured. Would that I had a .17hmr. I'll stick to shorter shots with the copper cci .22 I suppose.
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Seems to me nearly any of the non-lead bullets you could use would likely fail to expand on a rabbit anyway, so, basically ideal?
Or just shoot them in the head.
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Because 338 Lapua or 50 BMG are much better options.
On another note, years ago I used to shoot jacks with 223 Brown bear and DRT ammo, headshots only. Ones I saw a cottontail at about 70 yards and made a "lungs shot", just to see what happens. Later my daughter, who was present, called it "The fasted skinning in the world", because nothing was left beside the skin and ears attached. .. |
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.17 hmr is worth it. You will quickly pay for the 300$ savage you could use in the savings from shooting other, more expensive rounds. It’s a 100x better than a .22lr. Super accurate for bunnies but can still drop a yote.
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55 grain ttsx in an AR will do just fine. I wait for them to stop and aim for the eye.
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Another vote for the .17hmr.
Good out past 100yd and super accurate. Low price to pay for a dependable small game round that is Coyote capable
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Yup, shoot them in the head. Body hits with a 6.5 will turn them inside out.
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Lack of good non-lead ammo.
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I have a bolt 17HMR op, Marlin I think... super accurate, pretty quiet (by comparison) perfect for rabbits and squirrels.
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past 50 yards... Get closer.
Or have some fun with airguns. I've popped a few ground squirrels with my .22 PCP at 60-70 yards. I'm within MPBR out to about 50 yards &, after that, it's a matter of lobbing them in with the rangefinder's help. Quiet & very deadly on small game -- especially the 25 gr wadcutters. |
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Thank you! Lots of opinions -- many of them differing. But I believe most of you confirmed what I was already thinking: there's no 6.5cm load that won't destroy the meat. So until getting a .17hmr is in the cards for me, I'll stick to the few shots I can take within 50yrds with my .22.
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Should be able to make a nice subsonic load with Trailboss. I would guess 8-10 grains but find some reliable data, the guys running cans have made alot of subsonic 6.5 creed loads.
Last edited by G-forceJunkie; 09-28-2020 at 6:27 PM.. |
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1 ounce slugs or go home.
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Of course this info is of no use to the OP as you can't use lead in CA anymore.... but to address the quote above, I can't see making a reduced load with Trailboss and a non-lead bullet. Lead - yes. But that is verboten ion CA.
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I was thinking the same thing. The few times a year I go out to specifically target rabbits, a gauge gun is in my hand. I lean towards the smaller gauges for cottontail (.410 and 28), but 20 is great too. Just depends on what I feel like carrying on a given day. 12 is generally overkill, but useable if you lead properly on running shots, and don’t hit them center mass.
12 auto loader (actually my duck gun) is my go-to for jacks.
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