Do you use a Hushpower shotgun for lamping rabbits?

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By Edward Cook

Tuesday, 17 July 2012

Do you use a Hushpower shotgun when lamping rabbits? Are they effective?

LAMPING RABBITS
Edward Cook
Oh yes, we use them a lot but mainly at night. I now rarely use a rifle for lamping rabbits as these moderated .410s are far more effective, especially when used from a quad bike on arable fields.

The .410 isn't much louder than an air rifle which is great because it doesn’t disturb other rabbits, or people living in the vicinity.

And the beauty of the quad is that the 750cc engine quickly reduces the range at which the rabbits are shot.

It’s a form of lamping that can’t be beaten for effectiveness but, then, my brother Nathan is somewhat handy with a .410 – and so he should be considering he's shot tens of thousands of rabbits in this manner!

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Comments

mike

Thu, 19th Jul 2012 22:27:34

With reference to lamping rabbits with a .410 most of our butchers want head shot rabbits not ones with shot in them. With 1000 .410 cartridges at around Â£215 as opposed to 1000 .22 subsonic at around Â£75 it makes more sense to use rimfire. We use a Kawasaki mule which goes any where with great carrying capacity. Having said that I love using a .410!