bb your rabbits is aweful small in your part of the world.
BB, combine the best of both worlds and get an 1876. Course them big ole bullets would have skinned thet little feller fer ye! Anyone ever wonder how popular those originals would have been as hunting guns? I seriously doubt the 'Dances With Wolves' idea and by modern standards the ammunition would have even been considered inadequate for deer but in those days I bet it was a popular deer gun for the small few who managed to get one before the '73, in 44wcf, became common.
Coffin maker, My bad on the count but your number is even better!Crestfallen over AJ and the loss of 45CS brass though. Had to check it to believe it...