When I was a kid shorts were half the price of Long Rifle. So we shot a lot of them plinking and rat shooting at the dump. They also were good ammo for squirrel. Low noise and expended their energy in the squirrel.
I have a bunch of Peters 22 Short Krumble Ball. Was made for shooting galleries. Bullets made of compressed materials that come apart when they strike Target. Just the thing for whatever aggravates you around the house.