Originally Posted by
Ridge Runner
what your seeing done to the rabbits head is what happens when a bullet turns to dust on impact, and on game that small it still gets enough penetration, once game gets above 10-15 pounds its not nearly as impressive.
RR
^^ Ditto.
I have a Taurus Tracker in .17HMR that I use for small game and predators and have used the Hornady Vmax quite a bit (one of the only loads that's available at EVERY store).
A 50yrd head shot on a rabbit is a headless rabbit. A 50yrd head shot on a coyote is a dead coyote with a 17cal hole in it's head and scrambled brains.