Which type of pellet is good for hunting medium size game?

What do you use, i was thinking about hollow point.Which type of pellet is good for hunting medium size game?
Rabbits are typically hunted with a shotgun, shotgun ammo comes in various pellet sizes, not hollow points, hollow points are ONLY found on bullets.





But to answer your question a #4-5 shot should be fine, much larger than that an you'll have trouble finding the bunny (at least in pieces large enough to be called meat ;o) )Which type of pellet is good for hunting medium size game?
You'll probably want either a domed or pointed pellet for maximum penetration on animals like rabbits. For squirrels either domed or hollow points should work OK. However be aware that air-gun hollow-point pellets don't perform as explosively as their rim-fire cousins. If you want total energy transfer you might want to look at something like wadcutters. If you opt for hollow points, check the linked article since it deals specifically with air-gun hollow points.





Regardless, of the pellet you choose, you wont be using it on medium sized game unless you're using something like the Quakenbush .458 air-gun. Most high-power airguns are strictly small game and small varmint propositions.
If you are planning to eat them, a .22 or .177 is best, but hollow points cause a lot of meat damage. A 20 gauge shotgun with a small shot size, steel of course, will work too, but make sure you remove all of the shot that is left in the animal. If they are a nuisance, a .30-06 or .308 will get rid of them ; )
For rabbit size animals either .177 or .22 would be enough. A .177 will be faster than .22 but the .22 has more mass. The main question should be, how fast is your gun capable of firing a pellet.
I have no idea where you plan on hunting, but in FLORIDA, it is illegal to use a pellet gun, for hunting any type of game animals
which ever pellet your gun shoots best! accuracy is everything! rws super domes, crossman premiers and jsb exacts shoot best in most my guns.
what gun are you shooting