The best Calibre for Fox

[tony 0]

Open to the experts! Whats the best calibre for fox and why?

[brno17 5]

really no one best calibre though the 223 seems to be most serious fox shooters weapon off choice partly cause theyre cheap to feed and home load and because theyre fast and flat. i personally use a 243 but any of the 22 centrefires will do the job. the ground that you shoot over also can have a bearing. at the end of the day any that you feel comfortable using and that will kill humanely will do the job. if you want to try stalking you will have to go 243 upwards.

 

hope this helps.

 

alan.

[pegandgun 52]

I aree that the .22 centre fires do the buisiness except the .22 hornet which is too underpowered for all but close up shots on foxes.The .222 and the .223 are brilliant fox calibres but to me the .243 is the no1 fox calibre

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

I agree with Peg .243 is an excellent calibre for fox control especially using 58 grain v-max

[dickyboy 1]

.222 is for me use a ruger m22 and you can shot ragged single hole groups at 120yds!! straight at them at 50 and any where to 200 yards!

 

50 grain bullets what my boss buys!!

[Guest Scuba1]

Back in Germany I used 22.250 as my round of choice for Fox, it shoots nice and flat and has enough punch to stop them in their tracks. But that was in open fields. For closer work I would take a 223 or 243. The 223 because it is cheap to feed and the 243 because it is a nice all round calibre.

 

HTH

 

Michael

[burnie69 376]

I like the 223 as a fox rifle but i you can't fault a 243 when you hit em there going nowhere

[proper job 1]

.243 for me, just a great all round calibre

[Yokel Matt 918]

Currently setting money aside (without the Mrs knowing ) for a 6.5x55 for fox and deer.. a little on the heavy side maybe...

 

Anyone rate the .204... i know a chap who reccons he gets over 4000fps out of his handloads and he love the cartridge for fox.

[Leon 0]

.223 for me cheap to reload devastaingly accurate with home loads loads of cheap secondhand guns around and does everything every other fox legal calibre will do.

[v-max 2]

Hello many cal's do the job i have a 22.250 & 25/06 but the 22.250 is the 1 for me flat & easy on powder consumption.Iv herd a bit about the 204 & all good.The real answer here is the cal of the man/woman behind the rifle as long they a compident the fox is dead.

[proper job 1]

i had a .204, it was shit hot, and i got over the 4000 ft mark, but only with the 32 gr bullet, BUT it was not as accurate as my .243 is with handloads, and you can only shoot one gun at a time, ( ok, i know John Wayne did it, )so it had to go.

[Guest baldie]

Tried them all, the .204 whups ALL the .22 centrefires, but not the .243 accuracy wise. All killed with a .204, my best being almost 300 yards.

 

 

 

I build rifles for a living, and have shot foxes professionally for 3 years. I have 2 rimmies, a 6mm br, a 6.5 swede, a 223, and shortly a 308...... the .204 is the only gun i use for foxing.

[COMPO 54]

Tried them all, the .204 whups ALL the .22 centrefires, but not the .243 accuracy wise. All killed with a .204, my best being almost 300 yards.

 

 

 

 

I build rifles for a living, and have shot foxes professionally for 3 years. I have 2 rimmies, a 6mm br, a 6.5 swede, a 223, and shortly a 308...... the .204 is the only gun i use for foxing.

 

 

what ever Baldie says

[Guest baldie]

If you ask this question of a dozen different foxing men, you will get a dozen different answers. I prefer the .204, because its better ballistically than all the 22 c/f,s apart from the swift, which no one uses anymore anyway, because its barrels buggered at a thousand rounds.The .204 shoots flatter than all the .22,s because its lighter, and ballistically superior [better retained energy ] thus making it much easier to connect with the real long rangers. There are a lot of myths surrounding the cartridge, coming usually from people who,s "mate" has one etc... they arent affected by wind badly, and they dont surface splash either, at least not in my experience, and the good thing is, the factory hornady 32 grain round, is a very fast, and accurate case, so people dont have to reload if they dont want to.

I,ve also used a .243, shooting light bullets, which seems to be just like a .204 speed wise, but obviously with a heavier bullet, which has got to be better, plus its deer legal, so would be my choice for a dual purpose gun. If it was just for fox/varmint, its the .204 for me, but as i,ve said, just my opinion.