Firearm for hunting Snowshoe Hare - Newbie

H4831 said:
OK, I'll tell you why 22 shorts are superior to 22 LR for shooting small game. Of course, for head shots it doesn't matter, they are all the same. But shoot a rabbit in the body with a LR and he will likely take a few jumps before he falls down and dies. Hit him the same place with a short and he likely won't take even one hop, and will be dead in about the same amount of time. No big deal with a rabbit, but shoot a grouse sideways through the body and he flies off far enough that when he quits flying and dies, he is far enough away in the bush, maybe only fifty yards, but you will likely never find him, without a dog. Hit the grouse in the same place with a 22 short and he most likely will just stand there until he falls over dead.
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Bruce... nonsense... I have shot many thousands of hares and grouse... 99% in the head... but a hollow point HV will do a superior job to a round nose short in every case... and these days... the velocity of the shorts can be duplicated with low velocity LR rounds like Quiets etc... this isn't a debate on how best to body shoot a grouse or hare... IMO the head of either is your target... it is either anchored or missed... as I said earlier, this can be done as easily with a pellet gun as it can with a .22 rimfire.
 
Well, although what H4831 is saying "makes sense", I have had too much success with the yellow jacket to start stock piling shorts. Will probably try the shorts out to see the results, but the YJ works very well so probably won't make the major switch. Open minded though.
 
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