What is your favorite rabbit gun / small game gun?

[Wetlandhunter]

Just seeing what everyone would choose for rabbit and other small game.I just hate eating lead shot.Plus I gave up eating lead for lent.:)

[motcityman]

22 over a 410 is mine..its a stevens single 22/410

[tbbassdaddy]

Savage Stevens Mod 311 SxS, 20ga, dble triggers, IC / Mod - My first shotgun!!!

[Richard6908]

Right not i got a 20 gauge 870 that i use for rabbits but i would like to get a .410 over and under

[brdhntr]

22 over a 410 is mine..its a stevens single 22/410

Same thing except made by Savage. Grew up using an old HR .410. Will use my 12, .22 mag, or 10/22, depending on what my mood is for the day, but for all around use, the 22/.410 is a fun little gun.

[motcityman]

I have tickets to a 28 gage mossburg over/under at $20.00 a piece and the results are April 14th..only 50 tickets get sold.
PM me if you want a ticket.

[hoyt8]

Ruger 10/22 rifle

[FREEPOP]

Since I run the boyz almost every day, I use a 10/22, 22 Marlin, .410 shotgun, 22 pistol and many times I don't take a gun. Many times the weapon doesn't leave my shoulder.

[TLWOODS]

.410 Savage-Fox side by side

[ironmachineus]

Franchi AL48 20 gauge. Used for all small game, flying or on the ground.

[Flooded Timber]

T/C contender 10" .410 barrel.

[twohats]

Franchi AL48 20 gauge. Used for all small game, flying or on the ground.

Same here.Sweet gun


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[Hammerin' Hank]

Savage Stevens Mod 311 SxS, 20ga, dble triggers, IC / Mod - My first shotgun!!!

I have the exact same gun. It shoots much better than I do. My favorite is an old 20g mossberg 500 pump with a polychoke. Learned to shoot with that gun and used it to take more than half of my deer, and almost all of my rabbits. I don't miss with that stick:evil: !!

Sean

[Whit1]

Rabbits/Birds:
J.C. Higgins (sold by Sears and made by High Standard) Model 20 in 12 Ga.
Pump, with polychoke/gas compensator and ventialted rib.
This gun was my high school graduation (1962) gift from my parents.

Squirrels:
Remington Model 597 .22 caliber w/Bushnell Trophy 4 power scope
Autoloader w/synthetic stock

[tbbassdaddy]

I have the exact same gun. It shoots much better than I do. My favorite is an old 20g mossberg 500 pump with a polychoke. Learned to shoot with that gun and used it to take more than half of my deer, and almost all of my rabbits. I don't miss with that stick:evil: !!

Sean


Cool!!! I did a really "smart" thing with mine when I was a young-un.... I tried shootin' 3" mags and pulling both triggers at the same time just to see how hard she'd boot... :confused: Cracked the stock and knocked me on my ***.... Stupid kids.....

tb

[Wetlandhunter]

[quote=twohats]Same here.Sweet gun


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That is great nice days limit.

[FREEPOP]

Rabbits/Birds:
J.C. Higgins (sold by Sears and made by High Standard) Model 20 in 12 Ga.
Pump, with polychoke/gas compensator and ventialted rib.
This gun was my high school graduation (1962) gift from my parents.


Whit, I have a Autoloader that I bought from the neighbor lady a long time ago. It has the polychoke, vent rib and spark arrestor (what ever) on it also. If I had to guess, it was around the mid eighties when I go it. That thing weighs a ton, but does throw a good slug.

[Hammerin' Hank]

Cool!!! I did a really "smart" thing with mine when I was a young-un.... I tried shootin' 3" mags and pulling both triggers at the same time just to see how hard she'd boot... :confused: Cracked the stock and knocked me on my ***.... Stupid kids.....

tb

Sometimes I wonder how we all made it this far with all of the stupid things we did as kids:lol: . Darwin should have taken out half of us!!

Sean

[Happy Jack]

For rabbits it my 35 yo 10/22 with open sights so the dog can look at me like 'you can't hit shirt'. As far as dumb things, I wish I still had the single 20 but at 16 yo my parents got me my very own shotshell reloader :D

[Ed Michrina]

Squirrels and Rabbits it my RWS 54 (air rifle) 22 cal doing 900 fps. The thing is a tack driver out to 50 yards and works just fine at 75 yards.

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[baydog2]

Rabbits/Birds:
J.C. Higgins (sold by Sears and made by High Standard) Model 20 in 12 Ga.
Pump, with polychoke/gas compensator and ventialted rib.
This gun was my high school graduation (1962) gift from my parents.


Whit does yours have the screw in chokes or the adjustable twist chokes like mine? That old JC higgins harvested a lot game.:D

[Whit1]

Whit does yours have the screw in chokes or the adjustable twist chokes like mine? That old JC higgins harvested a lot game.:D

A polychoke (that was a brand name years ago, but I'm using it as a general, descriptive term) is a "twist" choke where one does not have to change "tubes" whenever a change of pattern is desired.

Yup! My JC Higgins has taken a lot of game, but never a deer.

I love mine. It points and swings like a dream.

[mwakely]

My favorite rabbit is a pre-WW2 Model 37 Winchester 20 ga. It's light and it works. I also have a 20ga Iver Johnson single shot as my 2nd favorite!

[archerjustin]

New England single shot .410. First gun and still my favorite - for rabbits.

[bhntr]

Mine favorite isnt a gun, its my Hoyt Gamemaster recurve bow. Took 3 rabbits last sunday with it and do most of my rabbit hunting with a bow. A few times I will use a Ruger 10/22 or my Browning lever action 22lr. And sometimes I just like to watch and listen my dogs run and dont take anything.

[Critter]

NEF 28 ga single shot for most everything smaller than a duck.

[actionjaXon]

Remington 870 20 gauge...I'm crossing my fingers for my grandpa's old .410 pump. I'd love that gun for rabbits

[Kenneth61]

my choice is 3rd generation hand me down.jc higgins in 16g or410 with bolt action

[ibthetrout]

I like to use the single shot break barrel Ithaca .410, but that kind of limits your shooting. My all time favorite is identicle to Whit's, it's a 1960 JC Higgins 12 ga pump with the ported polychoke. the poly choke is really nice because you can adjust to the type of shooting you are doing. I usually set my choke out farther for pheasant and much shorter for rabbit. This gun was my grandfathers and was passed down to me from my father, so it has great sentimental value. It's almost like they are out there with me everytime I take it out hunting.

[LarryA]

For bunnies I too use a TC w/10" .410 barrel. For squirrels and coon I use a Savage single shot equipped with a Mueller 2x7" red dot scope.

I have to say though that I love my TC. Her name is Lou Lou.;)

[Rabbit guy]

My favorite rabbit gun is my H and R Topper .410, funny thing is my 14 year old loves it also. It's a fight as to who is going to carry it when hunting (the loser has to carry a Remington 870 20 ga.

[Trout King]

single shot NE 410

[Ste-venison]

For small game i use a trusty ol sheridan pellet rifle w/iron sights, 15yrs an still going strong like the energizer.

[Burksee]

Shotgun - 20 gauge Browing A-5 ;) I love my old A-5's! :D

Rifle - My trusty ol' Marlin Model 60! Grandad got a lot of squirrels and a few rabbits with'er before it became mine! :)

[badger]

Savage .22 over 20 ga.

[Pinefarm]

Rabbits-Winchester model 42

[BigT]

Have killed everything I've needed with my 20ga rem semi auto bird gun only holds three shells no need for duck plug.%$@& off the dnr when they try and get the duck plig out!

[unclecbass]

Winchester model 12, 16 gague pump, was my great grandads, granddads, dads, mine. Still knockes em dead, and light as a feather to boot.

[BarryPatch]

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[Whit1]

Winchester model 12, 16 gague pump, was my great grandads, granddads, dads, mine. Still knockes em dead, and light as a feather to boot.

VERY nice shotgun!

[sneakboxer]

mod 100 ithica 20ga SxS made by SKB. I had to pry it from my fathers hands. She is short and points fast. My fowl weather gun would be my 10/22 or 20ga BPS. It all depens on the day. You got to love a SxS, i just wish there were more/any rabbits.

[TheBigEasy]

My favorite rabbit gun would be my 870 12ga., only because i dont own a semi-auto yet.

My favorite squirrel gun is my Marlin .22lr.

My favorite Yote gun is my ruger m77 mkII .220 Swift.

My favorite Crow gun woul dbe my 870 again.

[bps10ga]

It used to be my spatan 28ga. o/u until my daughter decided to shoot it, so I'll have to go with the stevens 311 12ga. SxS.