.308 to big for foxing?

[gonefoxin]

im think of getting a 308 for foxing and some deer is it to big and why?

 

[stone]

I hav no idea why you think a .308 would be to big unless you hav been told other wise
.308 would be more than suitable for what you pobably need

 

[bogtrotter]

Why would you think its to big.

 

[norma 308]

i have a 308 but for deer and should a fox happen to stroll by on the odd occassion well BANG goodnight if you get my drift

 

[jcampbellsmith]

I have a friend with a nice set up in .308 with a Night Force Scope. One year he set out to see how many foxes he could get with it and got to 170+. He also regularly shoots sika, red and roe with it. You could also shoot F/TR with it. Lots of different factory ammunition available for it. I have shot one or two red deer with one.

Go for it. Regards JCS

 

[purdeydog]

I had a fox the other evening with my 308, about 150m away, put a hole in it that I could see daylight through. Dead is dead.

 

[DazT]

Had a few foxes with my .308 and it does knock em over very well.
Mainly use my .223 though.

ATB
Daz

 

[Cut+Squirt]

If you were only shooting fox then I could think of other calibres I would choose other than a 308, however for deer and the odd fox I can't see a problem. {unless your planning on eating the fox that is}

My gun is pictured below and it kills foxes just fine, its a 308 as well.................3 foot 8 inch that is hahah

 

[DazT]

You get many foxes in edinburgh castle mate???

ATB
Daz

 

[Cut+Squirt]

You get many foxes in edinburgh castle mate???

ATB
Daz

I saw a few the last time I visited.............one was wearing a really short skirt and had long legs, I think it may have been an Italian Vixen in heat.......{come to think of it, it may have been me in heat}

 

[gonefoxin]

did think about a mons meg but with the cost of lead going up and the fact i cant get it in the back of my car!!

 

[roedeerred]

Dead is Dead at least you are legal calibre for all uk deer at the same time.never worried about meat damage with foxes years ago I would have said too big but then there was a market for skins.

 

[bewsher500]

its not whether it works or not.
its whether the FLO in your region will condition it for fox.

L&B wont condition my 270 to cover fox but they say that they work on the "largest quarry" as the condition,

 

[ifitsbrownputitdown]

.308 is fantastic fox round! makes holes the size of your fist!!

 

[finnbear270]

A bullet hole is a bullet hole, for the purpose you describe, unless you are plod, & then you must discount sub calibres.

 

[Cut+Squirt]

did think about a mons meg but with the cost of lead going up and the fact i cant get it in the back of my car!!

 

[mrhunter]

You can take all the foxes you want with a 308, have taken many with the 308 i had for about 10 years, and wild boars, red stags and so on....... don´t see the problem

 

[Paul at Fechan]

I shoot most of my fox with my .308 and it's devistating d&g have been alright with that with me for 15 years.

 

[RED-DOT]

Central Scotland Police won't give you a 308 unless you have written ground which has red deer on it.

 

[Uncle Buck]

Central Scotland Police won't give you a 308 unless you have written ground which has red deer on it.

I was thinking the same Red., besides a 223 is plenty enough for fox.

Rgds, Buck.