For what you intend to do with it, it would be hard to beat the good old .22 rifle: Accurate, no recoil, minimal noise, minimal weight, cost effective and very reliable. A crate of 5000 rounds only costs 250 bucks. That’s one hell of a lot of shooting. Skinning ANY game isn’t pleasant, but it is something that you will get used to over time. (If you have kids then changing diapers is FAAARRRR worst than dressing any rabbit. ) When cooked right, rabbit and grouse are VERY tasty items indeed.

I hear you on the cold snap we are having. Our pickup truck at work was down today because all the flipping fluids froze. The hydraulic fluid in our forklift froze and the lines busted. And we needed a torch to de- ice all the bunker locks. The news said that it was -55 deg cel at Edmonton international today. I took a bottle of water outside and actually watched it freeze in my hand. Kina neat actually…..