Favorite fox rifle

[Foxyboy43]

Favourite or best? In either case the sainted Remmy 700 in God’s own chambering (triple deuce for you non-believers) takes the title hands down…

 

[foxinmad]

Fair lump of a fox that one @Foxyboy43

 

[Border]

Sako 75 Varmint 17 Remington or
Sako M591 Varmint 6mm Norma BR are my fox rifles.

 

[Foxyboy43]

Fair lump of a fox that one @Foxyboy43

Yep - an absolute brute! In the “Out last night” thread I suggested that who ever assembled foxes put the wrong size head on it!
It was number 17 on a smallholding which had substantial lamb losses (12) earlier this year so be interesting to see how this years lambing goes…

 

[shawnb]

i use a 22.250 improved

 

[Antikka]

Loving my Tikka T3X .223 roughtech ember.
HQS light mod and Pulsar C50

Just started reloading to , Hornady 53gn Vmax , using N133

 

[swagger700]

That was good set up yrs ago

 

[Rusty knife]

Had a 22/250 595 tikka for years loved it shot it out replaced it with a.243 t3 shot good with it but never really liked the .243 moved to a t3 .223 really like much quieter to it lacks the omph of the 22/250 but a bit with an alpex 4k lrf on top it doesn’t really matter there’s no guesswork anymore anyway

 

[3595wilk]

.222 Tikka T3 in a Supervarmint stock with DPT moderator.
Original Hik Alpex
50gr Vmax with RS36 behind it.

Also turning it into an occasional daytime Munty rifle. Switching from 50gr Speer SPs to Barnes TTSX. Just trying to get the recipe right at the moment...

 

[Sika98k]

It used to be my Ruger No1V in 22/250. Sadly over the years the barrel wore out. It really was a shooter. Now I shoot a Tikka T3, 22/250 in LHD wearing a PSE stock.

 

[Ratsbadboy]

No pictures I'm afraid, but for fox I switch between my T3x .223 using 53g V-Max or my T3x .243 using 58g V-Max. The .223 is zeroed at 180 yards and the ,243 zeroed at 200. The 53g and 58g V-Max are fast, flat and deadly on fox.

 

[Ratel]

22/250 Custom Rem using Norma tipstrike.

 

[BE Precision]

.243 1:8 twist 20" Sassen Barrel, blueprinted Remington 700 action, McMillan A3 edge tech stock, Tier one DBM, PES moderator - shooting 87gn vmax its like the hammer of god!

 

[Ludders]

Mine

Tikka t3 lite stainless .223 with adjustable sporter stock. Pulsar trail 2 xq50 lrf, SL5i 223 mod.

Foxes don’t like it, neither does the local hunt master

 

[Selous]

For those that have shot a few different chamberings, is there a noticeable step up from 17 REM to 223 to 22/250 in terms of foxes reactions? I have shot 17Rem and 22/250 but never 223. My 17 now needs a new tube so I’m considering which way to jump….

 

[sikasako]

Sako 75 in .223

 

[palo]

For those that have shot a few different chamberings, is there a noticeable step up from 17 REM to 223 to 22/250 in terms of foxes reactions? I have shot 17Rem and 22/250 but never 223. My 17 now needs a new tube so I’m considering which way to jump….

If it were me I'd rebarrel it in 204

 

[Stevie_87]

Been using a 243 for years but got myself another 223 as I missed having one for foxing this is the tikka roughtec with a Steiner on top but going to pick a new HIC Alpex up tomorrow and be dedicated foxing set up and the Steiner going on my 243.

 

[SikaSeeker]

Been using a 243 for years but got myself another 223 as I missed having one for foxing this is the tikka roughtec with a Steiner on top but going to pick a new HIC Alpex up tomorrow and be dedicated foxing set up and the Steiner going on my 243.

I’ve the same in .308

 

[PhilSN12]

I have shot foxes with all my rifles, but the one I reach for the most for foxing is my Schmeisser SP15 with a 14.5" barrel in.223.