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What would be the best air rifle pellet for hunting rabbit??? Large or small caliber?

From close to long range air rifle rabbit hunting.... What would be the best pellet to use??? In what caliber??? Why so and for what reasons???

Q. What would be the best pellet to use???
A. The one that your gun shoots the best. With airguns, shot placement is more important than minor differences in terminal performance.

Q. In what caliber???
A. Any airgun capable of generating 5 ft-lbs of impact energy is powerful enough to kill a rabbit. However the larger calibers such as .20 and .22 with heavier pellets tend to retain their energy better at longer ranges. Therefore even though .177 caliber guns can kill rabbits, you'd probably be better off with a larger caliber if you intend to hunt rabbits a longer range (40 yards or more) since it should hit with more energy. If you intend to hunt at no more than 20-30 yards, it probably doesn't matter what caliber you pick so long as your gun will deliver 5 ft-lbs (or more) of impact energy and you're capable of hitting the vital organs of a rabbit at that distance.

As a side note, you should probably ignore River Rat. He's consistently badmouthed using airguns for hunting since he evidently doesn't realize that there are some airguns out there that produce 40-60 ft-lbs (like the Airforce Condor), 175-200 ft-lbs (like the Career 707 9mm Ultra, .45 caliber Sam Yang Big Bore 909S) or even 500+ ft-lbs (like the Quackenbush .458 LA Outlaw) and which have more than enough energy to take any small game animal (and quite a few medium game animals) in North America. He probably thinks that all airguns produce the 1.5 ft-lbs of energy of the Red Ryder that he used to own when he was a kid.

African dwarf frogs can appear to be finicky eaters and feeding them can be frustrating. Realize, though, that these frogs have poor eyesight, and generally only see things that are in front of them and at an angle. Also, ADFs tend to hunt for food by smell, instead of sight. When trying to figure out what you can feed your frog, there are several options available that you can consider.

When you buy your African dwarf frog, the pet store may tell you to feed freeze dried food, such as freeze dried bloodworms or shrimp. Freeze dried food isn't necessarily the best type of food for your new pet, however. Dried food generally floats, which makes it a problem for frogs to find since they exclusively eat from the bottom of the tank. Also, once the food hits water, it will expand, which can cause health problems in your ADF if it eats a piece while it's still expanding.

To avoid the problems of freeze dried food, one of the best foods you can feed your ADF is frozen bloodworms or frozen brine shrimp, instead. These can come in resealable packages which make it easier to use. Frogs tend to do very well on these, bloodworms especially, and really seem to enjoy eating it.

Another option, which can be the best of both worlds for many frog owners, is pellet food. If your pet store has a reptile or frog section, you should be able to find small pellet food made especially for aquatic frogs or turtles. These pellets are nutritious and are soft enough for your frog to easily eat them.

Remember, African dwarf frogs, like all animals, do best on variety. Your ADF would probably appreciate having both frozen and pellet food as options, if possible.

For the past several years, Angela Marie has had multiple aquariums which house both fish and African dwarf frogs. ADFs are one of her favorite aquatic pets and she loves taking care of them and educating other frog owners on their proper care.

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