Colt 1911 For rabbit hunting?

Alex B. · 12-03-2006, 05:05 PM

Hi,
i have a colt 1911 and want to get into rabbit hunting,i ride dirt bikes alot in the woods and see a lot of rabbits while im ridin,so why not shot some down

how will the colt 1911 be for rabbit hunting?
and is there any hop ups for the gun?
like sights,and so on?
thanks
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Paul L Mohr · 12-03-2006, 05:18 PM

It's a bit overkill for a bunny, and that is providing you can hit one with it. Not to mention riding a dirt bike with a handgun?

If you want to go rabbit hunting, go rabbit hunting. Are you afraid the little bunnies will jump up and knock you off from your bike?

Most use a shotgun for rabbits, but you can do it with a rimfire as well.

I'm not sure it would be legal either, deffinately might want to check into that.

Paul

HogHuntingChik · 12-03-2006, 05:28 PM

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ORIGINAL: Alex B.

Hi,
i have a colt 1911 and want to get into rabbit hunting,i ride dirt bikes alot in the woods and see a lot of rabbits while im ridin,so why not shot some down

how will the colt 1911 be for rabbit hunting?
and is there any hop ups for the gun?
like sights,and so on?
thanks

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You don't by any chance know a guy named Magnum Man 300, do you?[:-]

Alex B. · 12-03-2006, 05:49 PM

Yeh i know its a bit of an overkill but what about the .22lr conversion?
just easier riding the bike and hunting them,i hate walking[:'(]

and no sorry man dont know him.

nksmfamjp · 12-03-2006, 08:51 PM

If you are eating them, I think the 45 ACP will be harder on the meat! I think that is why 410 or 20gashotguns and 22lr's kind of have the market.

HogHuntingChik · 12-03-2006, 08:53 PM

If you want to hunt rabbit with a .45, that's fine, I couldn't say much anyway, I have killed many with a S&W 629 44 Mag.

fornra@yahoo.com · 12-03-2006, 09:02 PM

And I thought Elmer Fudd was over gunned, where do you shoot them, in the head I hope! Just to speek my piece on the 1911, I would think that ball ammo would not destroy any more meat than a 22 hp, since those arn't traveling more than 780-800 fps.

Alex B. · 12-03-2006, 09:06 PM

well what about converting it into .22?

HogHuntingChik · 12-03-2006, 09:43 PM

Yeah, get the .22 Conversion.

HogHuntingChik · 12-03-2006, 09:44 PM

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ORIGINAL: fornra@yahoo.com

And I thought Elmer Fudd was over gunned, where do you shoot them, in the head I hope! Just to speek my piece on the 1911, I would think that ball ammo would not destroy any more meat than a 22 hp, since those arn't traveling more than 780-800 fps.

I shot them in the body, but, I feed squirrels to my coon dogs.