Straya cunt here Question One; Just about to start out hunting

.22lr

>>33277117
>skinning knife
Something with a sharp point for stabbing, slender blade and straight edge. No serration.

.223 would be best. Air rifles will not be useful unless you wish to tranq dart them.

>>33277117
get the Lithgow Arms la101 in .22lr

>>33277173
Not super keen on a rimfire, although the la102 is looking good

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>>33277117

Everytime I see a rabbit skinning vid on youtube they just sort of make a small slit then use a finger to pull the whole fur off. Or just make a small slit then stick an airhose in it.

Fellow ausfag here. Get a .22, you can pick up a decent rifle (second hand) for around the $300 mark. Knife wise, I would recommend something like the Cold Steel Canadian Belt Knife. I have one and it is very comfortable to use and takes a good edge.

>>33277117

Knife should be anything sharp.

Gun should be something that will kill a rabbit without puncturing any of the untasty bits.

I prefer 17hmr.

>>33279856
Also, since I'm assuming you're hunting them in the desert, you're going to probably be engaging at 60-100m, as that seems, to me at least, to be the range that you'll notice them, without them running away.

This means you should probably not go for headshots ,especially considering a headshot will make them convulse and scare other rabbits more than your gunshot.

TLDR; go for the upper body.

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>>33277117
>mammals are your destiny

Sorry I couldn't help myself, carry on.

>>33277117
.22lr, since you plan on eating, or at least skinning them. You could also use target loads in a 12 or 20 guage shotgun, I've done that as well. A .17 is going to be expensive. Any larger rifle will just make a mess.
Since rabbits are case skinned, just use a small knife and steel it before you start.

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>>33277117
.22LR will stitch up bunnies all day long, cheap and easy. CCI hollowpoints are pretty good rounds
.22Mag is quite a good round and will take down foxes, dogs and cats easily enough. Maybe not a fancy round, but it packs a bit of a punch and I'm fond of it
.17HMR has some good points to it as a way of removing bun buns with minimal damage to the pelt, avoid high wind, it will bother it over range though
.223... I love my 223, but on bunnies its just way too much gun unless you must shoot them from 2-300m out, hell it'll do a decent enough number for roo culling and smaller pigs. But its nowhere near as cheap as .22, especially if you're slinging a couple of hundred rounds about over a weekend.

Knives, Mora make some inexpensive, good little knives about 5-6cm long and they're generally the best for skinning the smaller animals

>>33277117
>Just about to start out hunting rabbits and after a good knife for skinning them. Options?

Mora with a plastic handle.

>For hunting wabbits, I'm thinking a .223

Most people use .22LR. I like .22 magnum, my dad likes .410.