Whats Best

[twelsh 350]

If I was going to get my gun licence what gun would be best for fox and price range

[jacknife 2,005]

Whats your land cleared for

[The one 8,592]

A old Bakial o/u reliable and choked enough to kill most of what u hit

[J_Edwards 70]

In South Yorkshire, they don't allow .17HMR for fox, so you could either go the shotgun route, or, if you have the land, go for a centrefire. I have .223 and I'd recommend it for fox.

 

Anywhere else in Yorkshire, it depends on your land. Personally, I think .17HMR is up to the job, providing it's a head or chest shot at under 100 yards.

 

A large percentage of foxes I've shot would have been close enough to shoot with a 12g, and the percentage which weren't, probably could have been squeaked into range, so shotgun's always an option.

[Alsone 789]

Plenty of threads on the subject, but I'm sure if you post your usual range and other details, then people will chip with additional advice.

 

Generally speaking deciding factors when choosing a rifle are quarry type, typical range, noise considerations ie any nearby housing, ammo cost considerations, land size / clearance / backstopping. Other considerations might include ballistics (specifically how flat a round shoots) and ammo availability.

 

That's probably not an exhaustive list, but the more information you post the easier it is for someone to point you in the right direction.