How much overkill is .243 for rabbits

[FuzzyM]

Maybe if you headshot them.
Definitely overkill IMHO.

[brett1868]

Not as much as .257 Weatherby Mag on Hares or 50BMG on Hares or .204 Ruger on Galahs....there's no such thing as being over gunned.

[cala90]

I was in the same pickle when deciding to go 223 or 243. After watching a few videos of what a 243 does to foxes/rabbits I ended up going for the 223!

[Tiiger]

Even with light pills a body shot on a rabbit with a .243 will turn 2/3 of it to mice meat and destroy the pelt.

Light pill or no the velocity is too just much to expect little damage.

[Granting]

Maybe if you headshot them.
Definitely overkill IMHO.

Headshot would be your only chance of having much left.

[AusC]

Pretty much the definition of over kill.

[deye243]

What is this word you use overkill ? ........ i don't have a problem shooting rabbits here with my 243W first i find me bunny

and line him up and BANG ............................................................................................................THWOCK nothing left but

skin bone and red mist now drive off to find the next one ....

gotter love a 65g VMAX at 3700fps .





cheers D

[Oneshot270]

.270 works a treat

[tom604]

its better than a 308 don't neck shoot them unless you just want the back legs

[PaWNTANK]

I strictly use .500 Nitro Express for rabbit control. Usually does the trick

[RoginaJack]

I've had that problem with rabbits in the veggie patch - lettuce, carrots and tomatoes and if you line the bunny up right, you get sushi rabbit on a tossed salad, just add rice. No worries.

[Mich]

You guys really hate rabbits

[Noisydad]

You guys really hate rabbits

Most Australian animals are more dangerous than their foreign counterparts - including our rabbits!

[Yelp]

It's like turning your speaker to 11

[lole]

Described on the Enough Gun Facebook page as 'shooting mice with a bazooka'

[Die Judicii]

Be serious you guys,
A .243 is probably not the ideal choice for wabbits,, but it can be done if that is what you wanna do.

I regularly take rabbits with my 22/250 using Win 45 GR JHPs at 4,000 fps.
Strict head shot placement gives a full headless pelt, and sometimes a little bruising of the neck.
The rest is good for either the table or dog food.

It doesn't look any different to a rabbit that's had its head chopped off with a trimming axe.

So I guess the same thing could be done with a .243

[lole]

Ok so the bazooka gag might have been over stating it