What caliber do you like for fox shooting?

[whippeter69 88]

Just curious for future reasons, but that caliber do you prefer for foxing? I do like the 22-250 but would like others experiences with the other calibers. So what caliber would you recommend for foxing?

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

This topic has been discussed to death but a 22.250 is a great choice . Im sure other will suggest .222 .223 .204 .243 they all do the job.

[dafmla 1]

223 i use seems to do the job just fine

[jazz_11 5]

12 gauge got to make dow ith what you got lol

[jazz_11 5]

what is the prefered calibre then guys,.?

if iwas to send in for fac i would put down a 22lr and 17hmr for fox, would that be suitable

[Marl 4]

what is the prefered calibre then guys,.?

if iwas to send in for fac i would put down a 22lr and 17hmr for fox, would that be suitable

Nope need centre fire.

[Colster 1]

what is the prefered calibre then guys,.?

if iwas to send in for fac i would put down a 22lr and 17hmr for fox, would that be suitable

Nope need centre fire.

 

Not necessarily true, it depends on the firearms dept that he deals with. Some will pass .17HMR for fox outright, some for "opportunistic fox" only, some consider it included when specifying "Vermin" on the FAC (in which case it could be an implicit approval for .22LR), others will treat it separately and put "Fox AND Vermin"

 

If you're considering HMR for fox, I'd speak to your FEO first and get his thoughts (as they do vary from area to area). I think most people on here however would suggest a small centrefire for a dedicated foxing rifle, regardless of what your own FEO might allow.

[hunter1 63]

223 i use good for the job .

[masmiffy 82]

My mate has used nearly all calibres for fox.

He now only uses 22-250 and 22-4000.

Both his own custom built varmint rifles.

He was probably 'responsible' for the introduction of the 22-250 as a fox varmint calibre to the UK!

His last custom build was a .20 calibre wildcat varmint rifle, custom stocked with a 'floating' heavy barrel.

It looked the dogs gonads and was one holing at 150yd after he finished 'tuning' it!

Edited January 9, 2010 by masmiffy

[danw 1,748]

My old head keeper used to reckon the best gun for fox was the one you where holding when you saw it, IT don't matter so long as it pokes a hole through it.

[JohnGalway 1,043]

I'd like to have a 6mmbr ideally, but I've had two.223's now and they put foxes down well enough for my needs

[sounder 9]

.243 for me or .22 hornet

atb sounder

[masmiffy 82]

My old head keeper used to reckon the best gun for fox was the one you where holding when you saw it, IT don't matter so long as it pokes a hole through it.

 

how very true!

[Deker 3,478]

It's already been said, this has been discussed at length and ended up Pinned.

 

I seem to recall the poll ended up almost a dead heat between, 223, 22-250 and 243!

 

I have shot fox with many other calibres and shotgun, and I'm not at all convinced there is an answer!

 

Each and every situation is different, and requires the appropriate tool!

[whippeter69 88]

Cheers for the replies guys. I am getting into fox shooting now and when it comes to apply for my FAC I need to decided what fox caliber I will put down. Still plenty of time left to think about it thought haha