Lot of folks like the 40 it seems. I have used a lot of small bores in both competitions and hunting. Started out with the 32 and moved to the 40 for targets. On small game, even with the lighter charges of 15 grains, you best shoot them in the head as the 32 hits about like a 22 mag hollowpoint. Generally accuracy was best with about 20 grains. The 32 was a fun little gun but really failed at longer ranges for targets, especially with any wind. The 40 was a lot better for targets and just as good on small game and better on some of the larger critters. However, based on my experiences, were I for some reason to pick an all around bore for small game, competitions and deer, it would be the 45 as it will hold up better at 100 yards, doesnt blow up a squirrel more than the 32 and is fair on deer. I do not like to head shoot deer as you can blow their jaw off and never find them, yet they will die slow. I also like a good blood trail as it can be a SOB to track one otherwise, I know because I have done so. Also if you look at the ballistics of any round ball you will see that they lose a lot downrange fairly quickly, even at 50 yards. I have shot a lot of deer in my past 40+ years of hunting them with a lot of different calibers and even longbows and recurves. I will be the first to admit that you really do not need a large gun to bring them down, but a little bigger than needed is better than a little less. That is why I grab the 50 percussion or 54 flintlock when hunting deer and not my 40. By the way Jeff, what do those rabbits weigh, as that is either a darn small rifle or a big rabbit?
Northmn
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