RE: Rabbit shells
I used to use #5 and #6 eclusively for rabbits but after an outing where I only had some low brass #8 shot i was hooked I only use #8 shot now. the larger pellets would penetrate flesh and eating rabbit became a chore having to keep an eye out for pellets. The #8's still kill the rabbits just as dead as the other shot but the majority of the pellets stay within the skin and rarely penetrate the muscle tissue so when ya skin the rabbit most of the shot is discarded with the hide. rabbits have a very delicate central nervous system and rarely do you need to penetrate the vitals to make a clean kill. essentially just the shock from being shot kills the rabbits thats why #8's work fine.
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Genesis 9:3
Everything that lives and moves will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.
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