Favourite foxing calibre

[plonker]

Another 17 rem user here but the last few years I've used a 223ai shooting 40gr vmax .
Atb dave

 

[TURNBOLT]

22-250 or 220 swift .

 

[riflerob]

223, pushing 53 grain Vmax, for me.

But absolutely any of the replies will do the job perfectly well, to any reasonable shooting distance.

 

[Xtrema]

Much of my foxing is done on open downland so not a few can be quite far off. For these shots i use my 260 Rem.
All closer work is undertaken with a 223.

 

[ileso]

Favourite foxing calibre and why

12 ga. loaded with #1 or #2 lead shot.
does the job for me...

 

[macandels]

204 and 22.250 for me

 

[Landy Dave]

222 for me

 

[FISH BOY]

HMR for me as its always when im lamping for bunnies.

Quick question as I have never really studied a fox to a great extent in the middle of the night. Bar the mange, never seen anything obvious but do they suffer with ticks to the extent deer do?

 

[rms364]

Yep..

 

[Landy Dave]

I always handle them using disposable non latex gloves

 

[Flash9919]

25-06 with 85grn varmint bt's at 3500fps.....anywhere between nose a tail does the trick....can be a bit lively on bunnies though!

 

[Leupsak]

30-06 or 308 as I tend to shoot most foxes while im sitting for Fallow but .243 with a light bullet if I plan to shoot foxes

 

[Remmy6.5]

.20 practical with 39grn blitzkings
Puts a smile on your face every time you pull the trigger,amazing flat trajectory and blistering speed

 

[Fendator]

Another vote for 223, 53gr superformance do the job nicely

 

[Sonicdmb73]

.20 practical with 39grn blitzkings
Puts a smile on your face every time you pull the trigger,amazing flat trajectory and blistering speed

I got to try the 20 Tactical that my variation has just arrived for. Even though I was that bloody cold I couldn’t feel my fingers at one point. I could still cover the group with my finger nail. Looking forward to getting it home. Look out crows for a start. Don’t want too many about at lambing time.

 

[Remmy6.5]

I’ve had my prac for about 3 months and it’s become my go to rifle,it does everything my 223 could do,but faster and flatter and it hits a lot harder

 

[3.5mag]

I’ve had my prac for about 3 months and it’s become my go to rifle,it does everything my 223 could do,but faster and flatter and it hits a lot harder

.222 & 53grn Vmax for me out to about 250yds max

 

[dlz90]

I always handle them using disposable non latex gloves

Very good practice they are prone to tapeworm and these can be passed on to humans through cuts in hands ect, the tape worm larve can then travel throughout your body very nasty I know of a least one person who lost and eye because of handling a fox without proper protection.

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[Longstrider]

Off topic, but .. Why Non-latex gloves ? Is there a flaw with latex gloves that I'm not aware of ?

 

[Essex stalker]

A lot of people have a nasty allergic reaction to latex