pcp

i am a country boy and use both 22rimfires and 177/22 pcps ,the airguns are perfect for around animals and close to house and buildings,far safer allround than any firearm,a 22 pcp if somewhere in the 23 to 35 fpe range will take care rabbits easily out to 60 meters with the 23 fpe rifle and out to 75 meters with 35fpe with heavier 18/24 gr pellets on calm days mt 177 putting out 22 fpe using 10 to 16gr pellets,i have no issuses using the 177 on rabbits out to 50/60 meters,its deadly om magpies and mynas out to further on calm days,down side pcps is their initial cost and cost of setting up to fill them,but i preferr the airguns for most things these days coz they can do most things a 22 rimfire can very well and can be used where i would never consider using any fire arm,as Pual said the airguns are less prone to ricohets and ammo costs less,safety a big consideration with 22 rimfires as is back stop and the fact a 22 rimfire bullet travels over a km and is still bloody dangerous,i now only use rimfires for feral cats/goats or putting an ill cow down ,if had to choose would get the pcp first,them buy good rimfire later,as both have their place,by choice i have several 177 and 22 pcps all at different fpe levels as gives me the choice in power levels and calibers to suit what i need to do bassically the more power a pcp has the heavier pellets they can effectivly use at high velocitys so the more energy they can carry for further and the better they handle wind etc and the less energy those heavier pellets lose over distance.personally i find the airguns far more versitle than rimfires so are far more useful to me.

I haven't got hold of him yet, but yes it would be a good gun for rabbits. It's an old one, but a good one.

BSA Goldstar, .22, single shot, micro cocking mechanism. From memory 22 ft/lb.
I've fired it a couple of times, and used to have one in .177.