good night foxing last night

[jamie g 17]

went off to jontys last night with nick

 

he was using his 22/250 ai sako and jonty the trusty 222 sako :cool:

 

i didnt take my rifle as i didnt mind lamping with the lightforce and amber fillter

on the back of the pick up.

 

jonty had allready shot two foxes that morning on the same farm. but new there would be more about

 

off we set across the 1st field down to the bottom and started a bit of a call just over the fence in the next cut field was a fox top left corner coming down. could see him in the lamp but no bull couldnt get a shot off because he was to low even off the pick up roof.

 

we went over the fence into the field and nick rested on the cut bail pulled the 1st shot and fox ran jonty called to try get the fox to look back which he did. and nick shot it second shot at a ranged 186 yards.

 

moved on through some more gates in the pick up again and checked a couple more fields but no luck. then when we got in top- field a fox was in the lamp but was milling about along the hedge line at top of the field. ranged it and it was 240 yards. jonty had a shot and there was a report of a hit. but when we got up there we couldnt see it. must have missed ? never mind fox wasnt injuried so that is most important thing the crack must have been the trees in the hedge line where bullet hit at the bottom of a hill.

 

moved on scanned a couple more fields and see a fox but was to far away and wasnt hanging about. moved on to next fields on a steep hill and a fox was working the hedge hunting. jonty got on back and called the fox come in like a train. but wouldnt stop i shouted to stop him and then jonty sent a 40 grain vmax out to greet him. which hit home and made a nice hole in his engine room. ranged yards.

 

we carried on pulled into a field that had been cut a week or two ago by the look of it. parked in centre and jonty started to call. lamp on and off scanning about on top of pick up. but nothing just then i checked behind and a fox was bolting in from a wood. he come to a tree 40 yards from us and then went off right. called him again he stopped for a second and nickl let him have it from 60 yards. the 60 grain nostler hitting home in the chest. and doing damage and clean kill of course.

 

went into last fields called on and off and checked with lamp but nothing after 5 to 10 mins. just about to go and a fox come from bottom field. my turn on the rifle but he wouldnt stay still. went up the hedge line and behind a bale. jonty said to your left and a second fox was there. rested on his shoulder but wasnt steady so didnt take the shot.

 

fox went and then i went back on lamp. checked again and he was there again :eek: jonty took the shot off my shoulder because he wasnt going to hang about. ranged it and it was 160 yards i think but cant remember im sure they will be on to put me right.

 

sorry for the long right up but its sunday and im bored

 

cheers to jonty and nick for a good night with good friends. even if i was on back of the pick up all night

 

nice to be out in the air and alert. top it of lamping if i do say so ! forgot to say jonty had 2 foxes early that day well setting up some 40 grain loads. all these foxes shot on same farm. and we seen more ! looks like he is going to be busy over the coming weeks. thats not with out going to his other permission the lucky sod

 

pictures below

 

Edited September 13, 2009 by jamie g

[waidmann 105]

nice going lads.

[rizla1 122]

nice shooting

[bullxryno 21]

good shooting boys!!

[jamie g 17]

cheers lads was a good night. like to get a pick up myself but the hilux hold there value well and isnt cheap even for the older models

[East coast 2]

nice bit of work. Sounds like you got a good set up.

[dave1372 83]

Sound like you have had some fun and I hope you get plenty more !

[mikeyboy 7]

looks like you had a good night mate. where abouts worcster you shoot then mate im just down road from you kidderminster

 

atb mike

[SportingShooter 0]

Nice work there!

 

Has to be said, as a .222 shooter, the .22-250 does make a bigger hole

 

[jamie g 17]

Nice work there!

 

Has to be said, as a .222 shooter, the .22-250 does make a bigger hole

 

 

dead is dead tho mate. all depends where the bullet strikes to. i would like a 222 as well as 22/250. use the 222 for night vision im sure i could get one on my ticket.

 

the 22/250 that shot the foxes above is a ai model. so is very powerful and flat. he is getting 3800 fps from 60 grain bullets with superb accuracy.

[Mr_Logic 5]

Good going Jamie & Crew! Always good when it works out.

 

Regarding .222 vs 22-250 for size of hole, as Jamie says dead is dead. I shot a fox with the Hornet the other night, only a vixen cub, no exit, shot at about 120 yards. Only sign of death was the glazed eyes and the slightly unconventional lying down position! Upon looking I could find neither entry nor exit, but I did shake her, and all was very liquified. And although I didn't see the entry wound, hand covered in fox blood says it was there somewhere!

 

Had one with Deker too, that was about 65-70 yards, and again no exit. Very neat and tidy but extremely dead.

 

On the other hand, can be funny when the bullet really does its job, I remember my 25 yard fox, which met a 58-gr 243 v-max in the face, and then it had no face... Comedy value in there somewhere, once your stomach's been suitably strengthened!

[jonty h 0]

I do try and shoot between the ribs so that there isnt to much mess

and the two i had were far higher quality shots than Nicks two

[SportingShooter 0]

Good going Jamie & Crew! Always good when it works out.

 

Regarding .222 vs 22-250 for size of hole, as Jamie says dead is dead. I shot a fox with the Hornet the other night, only a vixen cub, no exit, shot at about 120 yards. Only sign of death was the glazed eyes and the slightly unconventional lying down position! Upon looking I could find neither entry nor exit, but I did shake her, and all was very liquified. And although I didn't see the entry wound, hand covered in fox blood says it was there somewhere!

 

Had one with Deker too, that was about 65-70 yards, and again no exit. Very neat and tidy but extremely dead.

 

On the other hand, can be funny when the bullet really does its job, I remember my 25 yard fox, which met a 58-gr 243 v-max in the face, and then it had no face... Comedy value in there somewhere, once your stomach's been suitably strengthened!

 

I can remember when I first started shooting Foxes with a friend and his .22-250, a Remington with no Mod. I had it one evening and we were walking through a small field about dusk, everything still visible and we could see a Fox about 50 yards away. So I leant on a fence post and went to take it. It started to walk straight toward us, kept coming and coming, not stopping for any coughing or shouting, completely and utterly oblivious. I ended up shooting it at under 20 yards with a BT and it damn near split the thing in two!

 

I think thats when I was pretty much Hooked

[Mr_Logic 5]

I can understand you being hooked. When I had my 22-250, I didn't have the chance to shoot a fox with it, but a few annihilated rabbits and the sheer noise of the thing without moderator, had me hooked too! Centrefire was a vast improvement

[SportingShooter 0]

I can understand you being hooked. When I had my 22-250, I didn't have the chance to shoot a fox with it, but a few annihilated rabbits and the sheer noise of the thing without moderator, had me hooked too! Centrefire was a vast improvement

Never looked back