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Originally Posted by jyl

Interesting. Thanks. I’ve only shot one animal, a skunk that I thought was rabid, anyway it was coming at my dogs and me and wouldn’t be deterred. Head shot with a Ruger Single-Six 22LR. It simply slumped to the ground and didn’t move again. So I was curious why the rats were less cooperative.

My guess is that the rats have tiny skulls, and it's easy to not hit the skull or make a glancing blow. Your 22 probably pierced the skull and did major damage.