Since a .22 isn't likely to deform much when it impacts a rabbit I prefer to have as much kinetic energy as possible when the bullet hits the critter. That being the case I personally prefer these heavier bullets travelling at the same speed as the lighter CBs. I agree though that if you have to take into consideration over penetration and ricochet that the CB shorts are better. The shots I take on rabbits though are pretty safe - I'm shooting usually from no further than 25 yards and I'm shooting downward from either a window or my back deck into the garden (soft earth). As such I'm not too concerned about over penetration or ricochet and even if there were a danger my nearest neighbor is a few hundred yards away. Not much danger there as the bullet would run out of energy after a ricochet off soft dirt (and at 700 or so fps) long before it reached my neighbor's property.
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