anyone use a 22 rimmy on foxes ?

[Hunting-top-shots 2]

22 Mag will drop him in his tracks. using hollow points he won't know what hit him

 

HTS

[IanB 0]

Wouldn't use a .22 on a fox anything over 60yds... Why risk a wounded animal, that will die a slow lingering death, theres too much room for error, regardless how confident you are..

[v-max 2]

I have done it but not for 10yrs or so & im not allowed to under the conditions on my FAC. If you look at your FAC you miight have the same as me as its standard for .22lr in area.

[The one 8,481]

I do it using my 22 rimmy the last time i was talking to my f.a.o. he freaked and offered me a 22.50 on my ticket first time ive been offered a gun of the police

[Deker 3,478]

This has been done to death in all sorts of ways, a .22lr is VERY capable of killing a fox stone dead in the head/neck or heart/lung.

 

A 40g .22lr HP sub peels back like a mushroom, punches a massive hole and generelly imparts all it's energy (stays in)...YOU would not get up after being hit in the right place with this, so lord knows why anyone thinks a fox would!!

 

Anyone who says it isn't capable, either can't shoot straight, hasn't tried it or just reads too much off the internet!

 

A .22WMR is even more capable.

 

BUT, as always you have to be sensible with your ammo and range!!

 

AND, of course make sure you have the right condition on your FAC. Many regions will not entertain FOX for any rimfire!!

[MAIN MAN 277]

Wouldn't use a .22 on a fox anything over 60yds... Why risk a wounded animal, that will die a slow lingering death, theres too much room for error, regardless how confident you are..

noting worce than a runner!! 222 is the boy

[ian118118 10]

i know its not the gun of choice but where would you aim for?

 

 

you would aim for the fox

[Mr_Logic 5]

This has been done to death in all sorts of ways, a .22lr is VERY capable of killing a fox stone dead in the head/neck or heart/lung.

 

A 40g .22lr HP sub peels back like a mushroom, punches a massive hole and generelly imparts all it's energy (stays in)...YOU would not get up after being hit in the right place with this, so lord knows why anyone thinks a fox would!!

 

Anyone who says it isn't capable, either can't shoot straight, hasn't tried it or just reads too much off the internet!

 

A .22WMR is even more capable.

 

BUT, as always you have to be sensible with your ammo and range!!

 

AND, of course make sure you have the right condition on your FAC. Many regions will not entertain FOX for any rimfire!!

What he said.

[IanB 0]

This has been done to death in all sorts of ways, a .22lr is VERY capable of killing a fox stone dead in the head/neck or heart/lung.

 

A 40g .22lr HP sub peels back like a mushroom, punches a massive hole and generelly imparts all it's energy (stays in)...YOU would not get up after being hit in the right place with this, so lord knows why anyone thinks a fox would!!

 

Anyone who says it isn't capable, either can't shoot straight, hasn't tried it or just reads too much off the internet!

 

A .22WMR is even more capable.

 

BUT, as always you have to be sensible with your ammo and range!!

 

AND, of course make sure you have the right condition on your FAC. Many regions will not entertain FOX for any rimfire!!

 

Its also capable of killing a brown bear or a cow if you hit the thing in the right place, but its not the done thing is it.... Theres things you have to weigh up, they are not a long range weapon, distance at night can be misleading, shot placement is paramount... Everyone could go round shooting foxes with them, theres a reason not many constabularies allow them on rimfire certificates... I've seen enough gear dropped with a .22 but I've also seen smaller quarry than a fox crawl off due to bad placement, it happens... Centrefire all the way for me... We all have standards and a .22 is not a fox round over 60yd for me, I could take shots out to 120 yd if I wanted, why risk it... When a centrefire will put the lights out with FAR more room for human error if there is any..

[kingkeeper21 2]

Wouldn't use a .22 on a fox anything over 60yds... Why risk a wounded animal, that will die a slow lingering death, theres too much room for error, regardless how confident you are..

noting worce than a runner!! 222 is the boy

222 is the don mega rifle for foxing stops em dead n turns em inside out.

[cyclonebri1 8]

This has been done to death in all sorts of ways, a .22lr is VERY capable of killing a fox stone dead in the head/neck or heart/lung.

 

A 40g .22lr HP sub peels back like a mushroom, punches a massive hole and generelly imparts all it's energy (stays in)...YOU would not get up after being hit in the right place with this, so lord knows why anyone thinks a fox would!!

 

Anyone who says it isn't capable, either can't shoot straight, hasn't tried it or just reads too much off the internet!

 

A .22WMR is even more capable.

 

BUT, as always you have to be sensible with your ammo and range!!

 

AND, of course make sure you have the right condition on your FAC. Many regions will not entertain FOX for any rimfire!!

 

Its also capable of killing a brown bear or a cow if you hit the thing in the right place, but its not the done thing is it.... Theres things you have to weigh up, they are not a long range weapon, distance at night can be misleading, shot placement is paramount... Everyone could go round shooting foxes with them, theres a reason not many constabularies allow them on rimfire certificates... I've seen enough gear dropped with a .22 but I've also seen smaller quarry than a fox crawl off due to bad placement, it happens... Centrefire all the way for me... We all have standards and a .22 is not a fox round over 60yd for me, I could take shots out to 120 yd if I wanted, why risk it... When a centrefire will put the lights out with FAR more room for human error if there is any..

 

 

I can go one better than that;

 

There's an account in one of Peter Hathaway Capsticks books of an elephant being killed with the .22 rimfire

It was repeated on a further elephant to proove the point, (he was a game ranger/elephant control officer at the time).

 

Evidentally it was shot under the armpit when walking forward and at almost point blank range. Shortest, softest route to the heart

 

Try telling that to the FEO tho'

 

 

Even if you don't deliberately go out for fox it's inevitable that if you are sitting quiet for a rabbit or 2, the odd fox will walk up on you. I've had them come up to within 10yds when camoed up under the hedgerow. I have no compunction swatting the odd one under these conditions

[elvolcan 0]

I have Fox listed on my FAC for .22lr and .17hmr

 

I assume those people killing rabbits and foxes are protecting both animals and crops at the same time?

Otherwise the foxes can be useful to lower the rabbit population a bit more.

 

 

 

ATB

Edited April 20, 2009 by elvolcan

[Deker 3,478]

I have Fox listed on my FAC for .22lr and .17hmr

 

I assume those people killing rabbits and foxes are protecting both animals and crops at the same time?

Otherwise the foxes can be useful to lower the rabbit population a bit more.

 

 

 

ATB

 

 

Totally agree and I tell this to lots of my landowners, but round the chickens/ducks/geese and often round the stables, etc where they have a habit of giving the dogs mange, the fox is a pain ...... it's these close type situations where the .22lr is a gem for many reasons, centrefires are bad news here!!

 

Other than digging, I'm not aware of any crop damage the fox does, perhaps I have missed something over the years!!

[conormc 0]

This is no elephant but i do know a farmer down the road who dropped a charging friesian bull with a .22 from up a tree. I have shot foxes with my .22lr and know people who shot hundreds using a 22 when fur was in demand as it did v little damage, as long as the range is realistic I dont see a problem.