My Favourite for Fox and Roe is a Hornady 87gn HptBt (2442) pushed by 40gns of H380
There is now an 87gn V max (22440) which is a Varmint round and not suitable/Legal for Deer whereas the other can be used for both.
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Why is the 87grn V-max not deer legal?
JC
Sorry Brian, didn't realise we were talking about Scotland or NI. The 87 grn V-Max may be designed as a varmint bullet but due to its weight it is also a very effective deer round on animals up to and including fallow. As with most things, we can only take it as we find it and that has been my experience. JC
In short...NO.Not a deer related question so I apologise, I was wondering what peoples preferred .243 round is for Foxes?
I know there’s no such thing as overkill where foxes are concerned but a is 100 grain soft point really necessary?
Cheers
CD, I've had a 308 fusion bullit bounce off a sika shoulder, a 155 a-max bounce off a shoulder and a friends 120gr nosBT 6.5x55 do the same. quartering on a shoulder can go wrong.JC, I am sure the 87 V-Max would work well for deer most of the time. However, a friend of mine has had a couple of problems with that bullet on Sika in the south of Ireland. Side on chest shot through the ribs, no bother, a bit of a quartering angle and a shoulder in the way, bother, big style. He was probably pushing them as hard as possible also.
70 grain Nosler Ballistic Tips or 75 grain V-Max are both excellent foxing rounds in 243.