Hmr & Use On Fox

[shropshire dan 467]

Hornady 40g vmax has 479 ftlb at 300 yards.

 

http://m.hornady.com/store/223-Rem-40-gr-V-MAX/

[Deker 3,478]

Interesting diversion.

[Alsone 789]

 

 

 

Not seen a certificate in S. Yorks Deker, but I'm guessing they probably condition it against using small calibres against fox when it's otherwise AOLQ.

 

Personally, I'm not against S. York's stance simply because it means you can get a CF at 1st grant instead of having to play around with a .17 with very limited range when foxing, therefore leaving you with little margin for error on shot placement and very marginal killing potential. I'd much rather hit a fox with 2,000ft lbs+ downrange than 100ft lbs or so from .17. There's no doubting 100ftlbs will kill in the right spot, but there's a lot less certainty.

And just which CF will give you 2000ft lbs down range that any force will grant a first time or for that any fac holder just for fox?

 

 

.223.

 

(Hornady super performance 40gr has over 2,300ft lbs @ 300 yds.)

 

 

Feet per second perhaps but not foot/lbs,

 

Muzzle energy on a .223 is between 1300-1400 foot/lbs.

 

 

Sorry my mistake, mis-read the Hornady site. Still a big difference in energy / velocity though.

 

(Note to self: Never post after going to the pub!)

Edited June 30, 2014 by Alsone

[charlie caller 3,654]

Couldn't agree more (or did you want me to disagree so we can have a debate about it ) but it's also nice to give the op a clear answer they were looking for isn't it?

Quite agree, I feel both can be achieved in the same post.