The best middle of the road stuff IMHO is the American Eagle 38 grain hollow point high velocity “red box stuff” at $16.00 for the 400 quantity a good deal for what you get.
The cheaper 550 box stuff is great plinking but not accurate enough out past 50 yards for reliable sage rat kills and the 100 count box stuff like the Fed Game Shok or CCI Velocitor dose not offer enough advantage to me for the added expense.
If you want the ultimate sage rat killing machine come out and try my 10/22 modified to shoot the .17 HM2. This thing is a laser beam out to 100 and at $4.00 a box for ammo I can afford shoot the rats without breaking the bank.
If you’re not familiar with the little .17 HM2 it’s a .17 based on the stinger casing and the little brother to the popular .17 HMR based on the magnum casing, both share the ballistic tip bullet that’s devastating on small game. (no death dance just red mist)
