wabbit warren
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.17 HMR every time a bit noisy compared to the sub .22 LR but far better for foxes
Accurate small calibre.
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CillDaraVerminator
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Farmer wants foxes gone now, would take around a month for me to get a license for a .17
But will look into getting one for future.
But will look into getting one for future.
Smellydog
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I hope you have a tracker on that Ratel!
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Finnwolf VL63
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22 Hornet and you cannot go wrong.
hybridfiat
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I'd go .22 Magnum as they are easy to use. Accurate and effective to at least 120m and don't need special consideration to reloading to keep the cost per round down.
I had a 22 Hornet and loved it. What I didn't like was the extortionate cost per round.
So I put a .222R together for the long stuff and made another .22 WRM for everything else.
I have a .223 and .222 but they are possibly a bit more than you need for the job.
Get a good rifle in .22 WRM plus mod and you've laughing.
I had a 22 Hornet and loved it. What I didn't like was the extortionate cost per round.
So I put a .222R together for the long stuff and made another .22 WRM for everything else.
I have a .223 and .222 but they are possibly a bit more than you need for the job.
Get a good rifle in .22 WRM plus mod and you've laughing.
Any of the small centrefires will do the job the hornets, .17 rem, .222, .223, .204 etc.
You don’t need to go that big, a .223 with an appropriate bullet such as a 50 gr v-max will turn their insides to pulp and drop them on the spot if you chest shoot them. If you really must go bigger then .243 will do the job admirably.
The rifles are all very similar, or exactly the same, the go to for .22 hornet is the CZ527, these also come in .223.
I love the hornet but I picked up a load of .223 powder cheap (£6/lb) which made it as cheap as the hornet to load and I use it for most things other than deer now.
Or .223, more factory ammunition and rifle choice than the other 2 put together.
If you’re on an open ticket that’s not an issue.
22 Creedmoor looks amazing
25 wssm does what the little Creed does and some of what the 6.5 does
17 hornet 4,000fps and more. NufSed
25 wssm does what the little Creed does and some of what the 6.5 does
17 hornet 4,000fps and more. NufSed
Heym SR20
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To be frank “accurate calibres” are not really a thing. There are accurate rifles and inaccurate rifles, and cartridge choice is usually secondary to whether or not a rifle is accurate.
And a rifle really means the rifle, mounts, scope, moderator, any other bits and pieces attached or rested on the rifle and the nimrod behind the rifle, along ammunition that the rifle likes
A rifle that throws the odd shot is probably not due to the calibre / cartridge per se, but much more likely to be either technique or something not correct with the “rifle”.
Little things like a screw holding down a base coming loose, a moderator unscrewing resulting in a bullet clipping a baffle, crud in the barrel channel, something touching a barrel etc etc can all send bullets off target.
Some cartridges have a reputation for being easy to shoot and find an accurate load - 222, 7x57 are notable examples, others get a reputation for accuracy- 6.5 Creedmoor and 308, simply because they are available in very accurate rifles. Others, 243 Win, which are slightly over bore and high pressure tend to be more temperamental with a narrower window for a particular load to work well.
We are also confusing “accurate” with ease of hitting a small target without worrying about the range. This is where the high velocity cartridges from the 204, 222 22-250 upwards gained their reputation - they are flat shooting and provided you set the sights accordingly you are shooting minute of fox or bunny rabbit out to long distances with no need to adjust your aim.
And a rifle really means the rifle, mounts, scope, moderator, any other bits and pieces attached or rested on the rifle and the nimrod behind the rifle, along ammunition that the rifle likes
A rifle that throws the odd shot is probably not due to the calibre / cartridge per se, but much more likely to be either technique or something not correct with the “rifle”.
Little things like a screw holding down a base coming loose, a moderator unscrewing resulting in a bullet clipping a baffle, crud in the barrel channel, something touching a barrel etc etc can all send bullets off target.
Some cartridges have a reputation for being easy to shoot and find an accurate load - 222, 7x57 are notable examples, others get a reputation for accuracy- 6.5 Creedmoor and 308, simply because they are available in very accurate rifles. Others, 243 Win, which are slightly over bore and high pressure tend to be more temperamental with a narrower window for a particular load to work well.
We are also confusing “accurate” with ease of hitting a small target without worrying about the range. This is where the high velocity cartridges from the 204, 222 22-250 upwards gained their reputation - they are flat shooting and provided you set the sights accordingly you are shooting minute of fox or bunny rabbit out to long distances with no need to adjust your aim.
Just wait until the new 220 PRC lands……
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