lizziedog1
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I want your opinions of an idea I came up with.
One creature that is plentiful around here is the jackrabbit. I count at least a half dozen road-kill bunnies every morning going to work. These are on country roads that may not see a dozen cars a day.
I own a couple of dozen firearms. I only shoot a few of them on a regular basis. I have some guns that I have not shot in years even though I have all the reloading equipment and supplies to shoot them. I decided to combine our hare population and my unshot guns into a game.
This spring, when the weather warms up a bit, I want to shoot at least one rabbit with each of my guns. I'll start with one firearm and keep going until I hit one. Then I'll chose the next and so on.
One gun that has been ignored for too long is my British Enfield in .303. I started to develop a load for it when I first got it, and it showed promise. I am going to start with this gun. I am going to first develop a load and try to sight it in. This caliber should be able to humanely dispatch a jackrabbit a pretty long range, if I could hit the thing. The only drawback will be the size and weight of the gun. I really don't want to go trampling all over the desert with this thing on my shoulder, but I will.
At the other end of the scale, I have a Colt Pocket Positive Chambered in .32 S&W Long. Now, this is a gun that I shoot somewhat frequently. It is fairly accurate, at short range. The challenge with gun will be trying to get close enough to a rabbit in order to hit it.
I have two rimfire rifles that should be snap to hit a jackrabbit with. Now, my 50 caliber muzzleloader might be a challenge.
So, what do you all think of this little game I have come up with? Does it sound fun? At least I'll get to start shooting those safe queens that have been gathering dust for years.
One creature that is plentiful around here is the jackrabbit. I count at least a half dozen road-kill bunnies every morning going to work. These are on country roads that may not see a dozen cars a day.
I own a couple of dozen firearms. I only shoot a few of them on a regular basis. I have some guns that I have not shot in years even though I have all the reloading equipment and supplies to shoot them. I decided to combine our hare population and my unshot guns into a game.
This spring, when the weather warms up a bit, I want to shoot at least one rabbit with each of my guns. I'll start with one firearm and keep going until I hit one. Then I'll chose the next and so on.
One gun that has been ignored for too long is my British Enfield in .303. I started to develop a load for it when I first got it, and it showed promise. I am going to start with this gun. I am going to first develop a load and try to sight it in. This caliber should be able to humanely dispatch a jackrabbit a pretty long range, if I could hit the thing. The only drawback will be the size and weight of the gun. I really don't want to go trampling all over the desert with this thing on my shoulder, but I will.
At the other end of the scale, I have a Colt Pocket Positive Chambered in .32 S&W Long. Now, this is a gun that I shoot somewhat frequently. It is fairly accurate, at short range. The challenge with gun will be trying to get close enough to a rabbit in order to hit it.
I have two rimfire rifles that should be snap to hit a jackrabbit with. Now, my 50 caliber muzzleloader might be a challenge.
So, what do you all think of this little game I have come up with? Does it sound fun? At least I'll get to start shooting those safe queens that have been gathering dust for years.