What's the ultimate rabbit gun

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Beagleman67
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Re: What's the ultimate rabbit gun

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rock pushin rabbit hunter wrote:Love my Charles Daly 20 gauge. Lightweight and just feels good.
Amen,can't beat the charles daly 20!
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Re: What's the ultimate rabbit gun

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Remington 1100 LT 20 gauge, mine is a rabbit killing machine.

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Re: What's the ultimate rabbit gun

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Remington 1100 LT 20 gauge, mine is a rabbit killing machine.
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Re: What's the ultimate rabbit gun

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I have 3 20 ga. guns. A Remington 870 LW-20-mag, A Remington 1100 LT-20, and a Browning Citori White Lightning 20. The latter 2 has 26" barrels with screw-in chokes. The 870 has a 28" mod. choke. Love them all but the 1100 the best.

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Re: What's the ultimate rabbit gun

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I've got the 1100 12 gage it's awesome!!! Rabbits fear it dogs love it !!!

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Re: What's the ultimate rabbit gun

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The ultimate gun is one you can hit with. My go-to-gun is a Stevens 12 gauge side by side that I paid $200.00 for because it fit so well. I take my Ruger Red Labels as back up guns, one 12 one 20. I have 28 gauge skeet tubes for the 20 and 28 gauge Chamber Mates for the 12. I shoot 5s or 6s; I do reload too. One day, I'll have a gunsmith do some work on my 20 so it "fits" better.
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Re: What's the ultimate rabbit gun

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I shoot an 870 Wingmaster, 20 ga. And I love it. Great all around gun that looks nice but don't cost so much that your afraid to use it.
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Re: What's the ultimate rabbit gun

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I use a Remigton 870 youth model 20 guage for hunting thcik bush and briars where shots are very close. I use an open cylinder choke tube. The barrel length is just 18 inches.Great gun for the thick stuff tad short for more open places longer shots.

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Re: What's the ultimate rabbit gun

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28 gauge modified high brass #6

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Re: What's the ultimate rabbit gun

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Remington 1100 410 Sporting with Remington express long range # 4 shot
Very nice gun!

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Re: What's the ultimate rabbit gun

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Beagleman67 wrote:
rock pushin rabbit hunter wrote:Love my Charles Daly 20 gauge. Lightweight and just feels good.
Amen,can't beat the charles daly 20!

Hard to beat as well!
Use # 5 high brass 60 yard gun for cottontails, will kill a bobcat at 40 yard done that.
This was my set up, works very very well!!!!

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Re: What's the ultimate rabbit gun

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Thompson center contender 410. It has a 14inch barrel and it rides in the front pocket of my rabbit vest. gives me hands free rabbit hunting

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Re: What's the ultimate rabbit gun

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Whichever gun fits you best. Different guns fit people differently. I grew up with an 870 Wingmaster, but have found out it doesn't fit me. For me it's a Ithaca M37, for whatever reason. I also like an old 410 bolt action Mossberg I inherited. Its very light & fun to carry.

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Re: What's the ultimate rabbit gun

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U can't go wrong with a benelli. I shot a legacy 12 ga with 26 in barrel. 6 shot high brass but most of our shots r good distance away of in very thick-under brush. Costly but we'll worth it.

shawnfrazier
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Re: What's the ultimate rabbit gun

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Remington wingmaster 20 gauge my grandpa ran one since I can remember and I love that thin when my brother comes off of it about one hunt a year lol

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