I heard that it was legal to get supressor (not a silencer, but from what I gather it has the same effect) for a 10-22. My grandmother' s house isn' t 500 feet from another occupied building, but the direction I' d be shooting is clear more than 500 feet in at least a 160 degree arc. I figure with the supressor, I could take care of the rabbits and nobody would know. Would an air rifle work on a rabbit? I would think it would either just injure it or cause a really slow death (on a good shot).

As for bows, I don' t think I have the upper body strength to accurately handle one. I don' t have any experience with a bow also, so it would take me quite a while to get accustomed to one enough to use for hunting. And would an arrow be overkill on a rabbit?

Thanks for the info on the encore both of you. I' ll have to check it out. Were I to go with just a shotgun, any good recomendations there?