d.nelson 9 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Obvously main 2 are the 22 and 17 is there any other rim fires on the market that would b a suitable candidate? For all I will be shooting running costs are not a big issue thanks in advance Quote Link to post
Deker 3,452 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Ok, ALL my rimfires are conditioned for Fox, but many regions will not have that, I have no idea how NI views this! Today I would suggest a WMR with 30g V Max as the option to go for in answer to your specific question! I paid £11 box for the last lot of this ammo, so its a very similar price to HMR and flies well to! Lots of people will have a view and many will suggest a rimfire isn't a Fox calibre, that is daft without further qualification, NO fox will survive a 30g V Max WMR within its operating range, if you want looooooong foxes then a rimfire isn't for you today! BUT, the .17 Win Mag has just been announced, don't expect to see any in this country until the summer AT LEAST, but if we can believe half of what we hear about it, it may make a useful Fox calibre!! 1 Quote Link to post
woz 260 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 By us 22lr isn't a fox round as far as our fao see's it....over the years I'd say 22lr has despatched more foxs than any other calibee..:.. Quote Link to post
sussex 5,776 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 I think if you want a rimfire for rabbit & fox Providing you dont try hitting them at silly ranges the .22 would be my choice. if you hit them (foxes) front box with a .22hv it will kill them,they are cheap to buy, cheap to run. Put a decent scope on whatever you buy it will pay dividends Good luck Quote Link to post
Gloop 5 Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 I use a HMR for both. Head shoot bunnies to keep the meat and engine room for Charlie. But you need to ensure that you are capable of shooting where you aim. Quote Link to post
d.nelson 9 Posted January 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 With 17hmr I got 5/6 headshots on bunnies on shooting sticks havnt reallie used a 22 properly zerod yet but know there harder to shoot as the projectile doesn't fly as straight but having your own is diffrent to shooting someone elses so unsure what to go for to be honnest Quote Link to post
woz 260 Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 With 17hmr I got 5/6 headshots on bunnies on shooting sticks havnt reallie used a 22 properly zerod yet but know there harder to shoot as the projectile doesn't fly as straight but having your own is diffrent to shooting someone elses so unsure what to go for to be honnest 22lr is fine to shoot...laser accurate when zeroed at 50 yards what more do you want at night...you will mostly be seeing rabbits..and really cheap to run.quite... 17 hmr. Loud even with a jet z mod....two or three times the price to run than a 22lr....more fun because they have better range..effected by wind at the extremes of range.... I can't remember the calibre between the the 22 and 17 hmr but iv shot it a lot and again it was fun Another valid point is ricochet.....iv had it with 22 subs off a rabbit's head...not had it with the hmr... Quote Link to post
paulus 26 Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 With 17hmr I got 5/6 headshots on bunnies on shooting sticks havnt reallie used a 22 properly zerod yet but know there harder to shoot as the projectile doesn't fly as straight but having your own is diffrent to shooting someone elses so unsure what to go for to be honnest 22lr is fine to shoot...laser accurate when zeroed at 50 yards what more do you want at night...you will mostly be seeing rabbits..and really cheap to run.quite... 17 hmr. Loud even with a jet z mod....two or three times the price to run than a 22lr....more fun because they have better range..effected by wind at the extremes of range.... I can't remember the calibre between the the 22 and 17 hmr but iv shot it a lot and again it was fun Another valid point is ricochet.....iv had it with 22 subs off a rabbit's head...not had it with the hmr... ive had ricochet`s with an hmr Quote Link to post
mattydski 560 Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 personally i would avoid rimfire for fox, if its a requirement, and step it up to Hornet. if cost is no issue, have 22lr and a hornet. It is unlikely you would be refused a Hornet if you have a requirement to humanely kill foxes. Quote Link to post
TWOTWOTHREE 152 Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Me too Paulus at least 3/4 in the last few months when scoping up,usually wet grass or really short grass in the pasture,is the cause,prob had many over the years,it should never cause a problem if people that worry about it have a good back stop,and as for the fox shooting,its good enough if the shooter is sensible,I prefer to take the cf but for shot range fox shooting the hmr comes in handy,I've never shot one with the .22 so can't comment,they have always been a bit too far away,just go small cf, Atb Quote Link to post
TWOTWOTHREE 152 Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Ps of if it allows big cf lol Quote Link to post
cyclonebri1 8 Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Obvously main 2 are the 22 and 17 is there any other rim fires on the market that would b a suitable candidate? For all I will be shooting running costs are not a big issue thanks in advance Don't worry, you will end up with both anyway, trust me :victory: Our area specifies fox against rimfires so it's fine. You want a .22 for the bunnies, it's the best and hardest worked tool in the box and I don't think anyone here will tell you different. Get within yrds, which is usually easy and it's the tool for the job. When you want a bit more of a challenge and shooting big numbers of rabbits isn't the aim, then I say is the time for an HMR or similar, great for long range rabbits and fantastic for crows. I'd suggest as many others that you don't deliberately go out for foxes with either, but, and I think this is where you will be, if you have any number of rabbits and you favour "sniping" them (my preferred method), you will come across the odd fox at close range. I've shot a few that were picking up rabbits I'd dropped earlier. Either of the 2 will do the job under those circumstances, plus the fox won't know what killed it. Quote Link to post
bunnybuster.ie 40 Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Obvously main 2 are the 22 and 17 is there any other rim fires on the market that would b a suitable candidate? For all I will be shooting running costs are not a big issue thanks in advance Rimfire for bunnies centre fire for charlie. But the thats just my own opinion. Quote Link to post
charlie caller 3,654 Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 Obvously main 2 are the 22 and 17 is there any other rim fires on the market that would b a suitable candidate? For all I will be shooting running costs are not a big issue thanks in advance They are not a proper Fox shooting tool,buy a .22 cf. Quote Link to post
Deker 3,452 Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 Obvously main 2 are the 22 and 17 is there any other rim fires on the market that would b a suitable candidate? For all I will be shooting running costs are not a big issue thanks in advance Rimfire for bunnies centre fire for charlie. But the thats just my own opinion. Obvously main 2 are the 22 and 17 is there any other rim fires on the market that would b a suitable candidate? For all I will be shooting running costs are not a big issue thanks in advance They are not a proper Fox shooting tool,buy a .22 cf. I can't help thinking what you should really be saying is use the appropriate tool for the specific job! .22lr .17HMR .22WMR :thumbs: 1 Quote Link to post
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