i hunt most squirrel rabbits, and the occassional varmint with my 22 hornet (weaver k-6). the meat destruction isnt that bad, i only eat the front and back legs on the squirrel, so a shot through the ribs usually kills instantly of within a few seconds. rabbits i try for headshots, if they are running i just try to hit them .
over the 22 mag the hornet dosnt give much but extra cost. i use the 45gr round nose factory loads. it certainly has more range, but were talking small game not varmints, i can't see taking a shot at a squirrel at much over 125 or 150 yards which an accurate 22mag can do. it is cool to have something different though
