Max Effective Range Of 177

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Depends on how powerful the rifle is and how accurate the shooter is.

If you are talking about shooting pest species like pigeon and rabbit in the brain, then a sensible maximum for a very good shooter with good hunting skills would be 40 yards.

For eveyone else and most hunting situations it is more like 35 yards, to ensure a clean kill. Chipping the beak off a pigeon or shooting a rabbit through the jaw won't kill them quickly or cleanly and you owe it to the critters not to make them suffer.

What distance can you hit a 1 pence piece at? That's a sensible range. Next time you are out on the range, stick some Polo mints on a piece of carboard, pace out 60 yards and try shooting them.