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<blockquote data-quote="Alycidon" data-source="post: 447698" data-attributes="member: 8732"><p>When much younger I cut my rifle shooting teeth on an Original 45 and very early Theoben .177 air rifle's shooting rabbits. Over here (UK) we are limited to 12 ft lbs of energy without a firearms certificate, this means about 850fps with a something like an .177 Eley Wasp.</p><p></p><p>I took rabbits to 40 yards on a regular basis, occasionally in perfect conditions a bit further, most were at about 25-30 yards. The secret as others have said is to only use a head shot placing the pellet through the space between the eye and the back of the head, kills cleanly every time. I found the 177s flatter trajectory made it a far easier round to place accurately than the .22.</p><p></p><p>Just practice until you can put all your pellets into a half inch group, then you are good to go at that range. </p><p></p><p>A</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alycidon, post: 447698, member: 8732"] When much younger I cut my rifle shooting teeth on an Original 45 and very early Theoben .177 air rifle's shooting rabbits. Over here (UK) we are limited to 12 ft lbs of energy without a firearms certificate, this means about 850fps with a something like an .177 Eley Wasp. I took rabbits to 40 yards on a regular basis, occasionally in perfect conditions a bit further, most were at about 25-30 yards. The secret as others have said is to only use a head shot placing the pellet through the space between the eye and the back of the head, kills cleanly every time. I found the 177s flatter trajectory made it a far easier round to place accurately than the .22. Just practice until you can put all your pellets into a half inch group, then you are good to go at that range. A [/QUOTE]
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