Brewsher 500 i seem to have touched a nerve with you. I sugest you re read VSS post where he says he will with experience eventually shoot Rabbits to 100yds. As i do myself but not beyond i have shot rabbits for over 50years and have never failed to get within 100yds even in 300+ acre fields. As said i seem to think you lack in field craft if you cant stalk into your quarry species.
Jimbo
Years of chemical abuse mean I have no nerves to speak of. so no, none touched.
I dont need to re-read, I got his post first time and it was fine, concise, clear, self aware and answered the question.
What I don't understand why people feel the need to tell others what they can or can't do, physically or ethically. or worse cast aspersions that those answering a valid question with their experience is taken as "bragging".
Its not relevant to the original question
Its admiral that you have been shooting rabbits for 50yrs, not really relevant to the original question either though, but that must put you in your mid to late 60's.
Eyesight going a bit now is it?
Not quite as limber as you were to squeeze through those gaps in the fence of the 300 acre field?
I could go on but I won't as its not pleasant, probably inaccurate and I don't know you.... nor you me.
Rabbits dont tend to sit in the middle of 300 acre fields so the size is not really relevant either.
They do however sit in the middle of Par 5 fairways on links golf courses with zero cover between you and them. Where I spend my evenings 2-3 times a week shooting lots of rabbits between 20-50yds and some further out......some even at distances that others may think is ......too far........
they only become lamp shy if you miss!
if everyone tells the OP that 50-60 yds is the "accepted" target range we would all be wrong.
That is accepted "zero" range.
That in itself implies MPBR is in excess of that.
We zero at around 50 yds so we can shoot without holdover at further than that.
.22 40gr bullets do not suddenly turn into Rice Crispies after 70yds and have the same predictable trajectory as any other bullet.
They also carry more energy at 100yds than most high power PCP air rifles do at 20
anyone who says a 100+yd shot on rabbits is "pushing it" or not humane has either never done it or never tested the impact of a .22lr 40gr round at distances exceeding their expected range.
300yds shooting .22lr Velocitors. Admittedly these are HV and 1400fps rounds instead of 1000fps subsonics. but you get the idea.
Clean through 5" of meat and 4 layers of denim.
Rabbits aren't that hard, even in 300 acre fields
It also proves a point that if you know what you are talking about, learn your rifle/ballistics and practice much further range than you think is possible, ethical or humane it is possible to shoot targets accurately.
But my first post summed that up without being goaded into a p1ssing contest about what is "right and wrong" or who does the best impression of a Sniper in a Ghillie suit sneaking up on bunnies.
but lets leave it that and agree to disagree, I have no field craft, shoot them to far away and brag about it...
but then you know me so well.....