Rifle For Fox And Roe Recommendations Please ???

[Rake aboot 4,936]

Well after 15 yrs on 243, I went .222 and will never go back

 

The .222 with 55gr sako`s or even 50`s is amazing on roe,, devastates fox as well. trust me,, think .222 or .223 and you will be amazed.

 

It`s way to easy to go to big for Roe,

 

have a look

 

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/284032-new-swaro-being-zeroed/

 

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/284405-a-roe-doe-in-the-snow-or-twa-in-the-snaw/

 

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/279821-quick-morning-out-with-the-222/

[BROCK DOG 126]

i afree with the 243

[charlie caller 3,654]

Not sure about the Hornady spire point roe-buck, but I can tell you the 95gn sst super shock tip,work brilliantly and I have always had a nice entry wound,perhaps the one you mention is a varmint round,where yes you will get blow up on entry if you hit bone,but the sst is a deer bullet,and it does very well on charlie too.

[roe-buck 63]

Possibly ,but it wasn't quoted as such.If you've used them and you've had good results ,then thats the way to go!!

[roe-buck 63]

Well after 15 yrs on 243, I went .222 and will never go back

 

The .222 with 55gr sako`s or even 50`s is amazing on roe,, devastates fox as well. trust me,, think .222 or .223 and you will be amazed.

 

It`s way to easy to go to big for Roe,

 

have a look

 

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/284032-new-swaro-being-zeroed/

 

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/284405-a-roe-doe-in-the-snow-or-twa-in-the-snaw/

 

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/279821-quick-morning-out-with-the-222/

Always used a 22-250 on Roe in Scotland obviously,stupidly you can't do that in England and Wales!

[charlie caller 3,654]

Well a quick look at Hornadys website confirms what I said,the 95 gn sst is a bullet designed for deer,a polymer tip for rapid expansion,a HEAVY duty jacket,and an INTERLOCK core,I think roe-buck the bullets you were reffering to are most likely vmax which are varmint bullets mate and will explode on impact.

[roe-buck 63]

Hello CC ,no they were definitely not V-max I personally will not use polymer tip bullets on deer because of the rapid expansion.They were jacketed ,soft lead tip .I was reloading at the time with RE 22 I believe, which drives the bullets at extreme velocity and I think may have been a bit too fast for that particular bullet construction!

[charlie caller 3,654]

Ah they would have been the old style Hornady varmint bullets,they still list them, in fact I am pretty sure thats what we loaded for my mates .223 the other week,50 gns im sure.Out of my .243 I love the 80gn blitz(not blitzking which I think are much more explosive) I now use em on virtually everything, foxes,roe muntjac,cwd,and they perform brilliantly,drop charlie on the spot like a light switch going out,and exit nicely on deer without too much meat damage,I was using Sierra 60gn hp which were excellent on foxes, but a bit too explosive on deer.

Edited April 23, 2013 by charlie caller