On Tue, 21 Oct 2014 09:08:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Bill, an HMR is pretty good but kind of an "overkill" for small edible game like squirrels and rabbit. I prefer to use my winchester model 74 with a 4x Weaver scope. It's chambered for .22 short only which is pretty quiet in the woods. Less racket than a .22 LR

As a kid, that's all I ever hunted with. Couldn't afford the LR.