Fox Calibre

[Mastiff 7]

Hi all,

 

Is .308 likely to be granted for fox or is it (as I suspect) way OTT?

 

Thanks.

[danw 1,748]

If it's primary use is deer I can't see why not my 300 remmy ultra mag is granted for deer/fox and boar

[speedystu 0]

alll depends on your issuing force mate! but it is a little over kill!!!!!! no pun intended....

[robbobsam 0]

Hi all,

 

Is .308 likely to be granted for fox or is it (as I suspect) way OTT?

 

Thanks.

 

Refer to page 82 of this document >>>Home Office Official Guidance To Police 2002.

 

It groups different calibers for the various quarries.

 

Having said that, although it quite clearly says that .308 is not a legal fox caliber, I have a .308 on my ticket and its purpose is for "Any Lawful Quarry".

 

Therefore I can shoot fox with a .308.

 

I use a .243 on charlie and it literally turns him inside out every time. A .308 is a little heavy, but what the hell as long as its safe dead is dead.

 

It is all down to the individual police force mate.

 

Good Luck.

Edited December 12, 2010 by robbobsam

[shootlodge 147]

Hi all,

 

Is .308 likely to be granted for fox or is it (as I suspect) way OTT?

 

Thanks.

 

very pricy fox calibre ! each to there own, also having the land passed to 308, may take some getting around. Personally 223 is sufficient for most.

[Mastiff 7]

Thanks very much Gent's.

 

Will speak to my FEO, worth a bash.

 

[matt_hooks 188]

Hi all,

 

Is .308 likely to be granted for fox or is it (as I suspect) way OTT?

 

Thanks.

 

very pricy fox calibre ! each to there own, also having the land passed to 308, may take some getting around. Personally 223 is sufficient for most.

 

My FEO was very sensible about this. He passed the land for full bore rifle, on the grounds that a .22 Hornet is as dangerous at range as a .243, or a .270. or a .308, or a .338. A piece of land is only really "safe" for a calibre if the proper rules are observed, and so if there are sufficient safe lines of fire when used properly, then there's functionally very little downrange difference between the baby rimfires and the big boys!

 

As for .308 being "overkill", as said above, as long as the rules are followed, and it's safe, dead is dead. I don't think you'd be granted a .308 with fox as the primary reason, but there should be no reason why you can't take fox with a .308. As for the argument that it's expensive, I'd say you'd have to shoot a hell of a lot of foxes before it cost more than a separate calibre rifle for foxes!

[Mastiff 7]

 

As for the argument that it's expensive, I'd say you'd have to shoot a hell of a lot of foxes before it cost more than a separate calibre rifle for foxes!

 

 

My thoughts exactly