Christmas Day Bunny Hunting

[PBJ]

Went out at twilight in my front yard and had my first chance to hunt with the Gamo 440 that Gene C. sold me. Ten minutes later I had three bunnies down with three shots. I have not had a chance to mount a scope and the front light pipe is missing, but the gun is so light and easy to shoot that I may stay with iron sights. I also shoot a Gamo CFX, a Crossman/Mendoza and an AR2078A and I think that the Gamo 440 hits the hardest of the lot. Using RWS Super Domes it was clean kill time at 20-30 yards on every rabbit (offhand). With even my brighter scopes it is hard to get a good sight picture after the sun goes down. Thanks Gene, please call me when your .22 FX is for sale!!!

[longislandhunter]

Those are some fine lookin rabbits ya got there PBJ.  Good shooting !! Nice lookin rifle too.  Congrats on a fine first hunt :)

Jeff

What caliber is your 440 ?

[PBJ]

The Gamo 440 is a .177 as are all my air guns. If I buy a PCP, I will get a .22 as the jack rabbits  in our part of the high desert are hard to put down as they stay out at 40-45 yards and look like coyotes with long ears.

[PBJ]

Thanks for the post, wish I had a good place to hunt non-game birds but there are no duck farms or any farms for that matter where I live. I do have about 200 quail here on our property but I have spent a fortune in feeding them and do not want to hunt my pets. California does not allow dove hunting with air guns or I would have a field day, often there are 50+ dove in my front yard.

[shadow]

Triplets, great shooting to get three at one outing. Sometimes when you shoot the first one, the others scatter. That should fill the ice box nicely. Ed