Only one pellet of ten went through the board at 125 yards. I only shot the two groups.
The boards were the thick ends of apple packing cases and the one here in my shed at Wollongong measures 0.60 inches or say 15 mm. Looks like Radiata pine which is pretty hard stuff but not like red gum hehehe.
The Excalibre is set at the same MV with JSB Exacts as the BSA.. 870 to 875 fps or 27 fpe.
In relation to shooting rabbits; I hesitate a little to say this or that because it depends so much on the conditions at the instant of making the shot.
These two rifles will kill rabbits with authority to any range at which the rabbit's lethal head/neck zone ( not nose or mouth or ears ) or lung zone ( not tummy which goes further forward than many would suspect ) can be reliably hit. Reliable hits depend upon the rifle, pellet and shooter's combined effort in the wind and shooter's position at instant of firing.
Obviously, under ideal conditions, the above targets indicate what can be done from a table and sand bag rests. In the field it may be so different.
I am presently just a run of the mill AA silhouette off shoulder shot. Off shoulder in good conditions, 30 to 40 yards is my rabbit self appointed absolute limit.
When all is perfect with rest, sitting or lying, no wind or predictable constant wind, I have little hesitation to 80 and even 100 metres working with a range finder and a very very well researched trajectory chart and using very proven elevation adjustment Leupold and Bushnell 4200 Elite scopes zeroed for each shot to the actual laser measured range.
Under perfect conditions the URL below describes one such shot made without the distractions of others being present or any semblance of a "competition" pressure atmosphere..... I hope I have answered you with objectivity and humility. Standards are very personal and each of us must live with what we do ........ Kind regards, Harry.
http://www.network54.com/Forum/79537/th ... ..+graphic..