bigdogfox 0 Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Hi guys, I do a lot of fox shooting in good open country and am currently looking to upgrade my krico .22wmr for something with a bit more bite..I find its range is fine upto about 120yards but im looking for something that wont break the bank regarding shell price has good flat shooting and I can be certain of a kill upto 200yards or so away,ive been advised on a few different cals. such as .22 hornet,.204 and .223 but im not sure which one would be most suitable,any advice would be greatly appreciated Quote Link to post
hiluxmk3 1 Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Hi guys,I do a lot of fox shooting in good open country and am currently looking to upgrade my krico .22wmr for something with a bit more bite..I find its range is fine upto about 120yards but im looking for something that wont break the bank regarding shell price has good flat shooting and I can be certain of a kill upto 200yards or so away,ive been advised on a few different cals. such as .22 hornet,.204 and .223 but im not sure which one would be most suitable,any advice would be greatly appreciated I would go for 22/250 or 243, i have both and use them for Foxing work, my 22/250 is a Sako heavy barrel about £1300 the 243 is cz brno about £550 in my opinion ONLY i would go for the cz brno every time consistant groupings and never fails, mind you the scope S&B was more expensive than the gun Quote Link to post
provarmint 25 Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 (edited) Hi guys,I do a lot of fox shooting in good open country and am currently looking to upgrade my krico .22wmr for something with a bit more bite..I find its range is fine upto about 120yards but im looking for something that wont break the bank regarding shell price has good flat shooting and I can be certain of a kill upto 200yards or so away,ive been advised on a few different cals. such as .22 hornet,.204 and .223 but im not sure which one would be most suitable,any advice would be greatly appreciated .223, ammo cheap and readily available, capable beyond 200yards. Long barrel life. Edited November 3, 2009 by provarmint Quote Link to post
SNAP SHOT 194 Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 .223 or .204, anyone will be a good long range vermin round.... shed loads of choice for the .223 though regarding bullet choice.... Snap. Quote Link to post
hunter1 63 Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 223 mate cracking tool for the job.Cheap to run. Quote Link to post
jamie g 17 Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 223 if you dont want to reload as 204 is a cal you should reload for really imo to get the best out of it. saying that 22/250 ammo in factory form is aboutt eh same as 223 ammo these days Quote Link to post
Mr_Logic 5 Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 223, 22-250 or 243 will do the job for you quite nicely. All depends how far and how much punch you want - 243 hits very hard indeed, but even 223 will do the job perfectly well. For windy scenarios, 243 rules the roost, by a decent margin. Quote Link to post
CharlieT 32 Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 223 if you dont want to reload as 204 is a cal you should reload for really imo to get the best out of it. saying that 22/250 ammo in factory form is aboutt eh same as 223 ammo these days That,s interesting Jamie that your .204 does not shoot well with factory ammo because mine and all the others I have come across do. Which rifle have you got and which brands of ammo did you try. Quote Link to post
jamie g 17 Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 (edited) 223 if you dont want to reload as 204 is a cal you should reload for really imo to get the best out of it. saying that 22/250 ammo in factory form is aboutt eh same as 223 ammo these days That,s interesting Jamie that your .204 does not shoot well with factory ammo because mine and all the others I have come across do. Which rifle have you got and which brands of ammo did you try. i didnt say they dont shoot well ! i said to get the best of it you need to reload. not all shops stock lots of different brands of ammo for the 204 . if this is the case and you get one and your shop only stocks one or 2 brands. and they dont shoot well in it ? what you going to do then ? travel about to get ammo. im not knocking the 204 i was thinking about one myself. but ammo around here for it from what i have seen isnt offered in lots of brands Edited November 4, 2009 by jamie g Quote Link to post
foxshooter69 6 Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Hi guys,I do a lot of fox shooting in good open country and am currently looking to upgrade my krico .22wmr for something with a bit more bite..I find its range is fine upto about 120yards but im looking for something that wont break the bank regarding shell price has good flat shooting and I can be certain of a kill upto 200yards or so away,ive been advised on a few different cals. such as .22 hornet,.204 and .223 but im not sure which one would be most suitable,any advice would be greatly appreciated .223 Quote Link to post
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