Well Well Well! I Wasn't Expecting That! .17 Hmr For Fox!!

[Deker 3,453]

 

I dropped one a 98 yards with hmr stopped him in his stride , as long as you know your limits and the guns limits its a great foxing round .

 

 

 

Just for balance, i saw a 3/4 grown cub shot in the centre of the bib at 100yds and run. On the same night a full grown fox was shot between the eyes at 70 yds and the bullet richocheted off. The fox was semi stunned but came too fairly quckly and ran off. Although in certain cicumstances you will kill fox with an hmr i personally won't use one i would wait till had something else in my hands. However it's not a problem i now have as i binned the hmr and bought a .17 hornet instead.

 

 

So, what's wrong with using a HMR in the right circumstances then?

 

EVERY calibre should be used in accordance with its capabilities, and that of the shooter, why does this need to be said? If you are not a capable shot and, or, push the limits of the HMR you may well have issues.

 

If you shoot a fox anywhere in the right place at a sensible distance with a HMR he will drop. I took a member of this forum out last Spring and as it happens he witnessed 2 foxes go down at the hands of my HMR, I seem to recall one was just under 100 yards and the other just over. Both dropped where they stood without a twitch. It is ridiculous to suggest the HMR is not capable of fox, perhaps some people in some situations are not capable of fox, don't blame the calibre.

 

I can tell you tales of Fox hit by bigger stuff that runs off, so what?

Edited February 15, 2016 by Deker