dunc 7 Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 hi going for my fac, was thinking of a 223 not got a farm with thousands of acres that's why i'm thinking of 223, got 3 farms, one 130 acres, one that shares its boundary with it it has 250 acres and one 260 acres of 100 acres is mature wood, hoping to shoot fox and roe just wonder what you think cheers Quote Link to post
Deker 3,491 Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 .223 is a very capable Roe calibre wherever you are but if you are in Scotland it has the bonus of being legal! Quote Link to post
Mr_Logic 5 Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 223 will do that job nicely. Suggest you go for softpoint or certain hollow point bullets though, ballistic tip = messy deer. At least it does with muntjac anyway. 1:9 twist would allow heavier ammo which might be better too. Quote Link to post
bignoel 14 Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 dident realise you could roe with a 223 cali . Quote Link to post
dicehorn 38 Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 dident realise you could roe with a 223 cali . In Scotland yes Quote Link to post
bignoel 14 Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 this gets me woundering why you can shoot roe with a 223 in scotland but not england ? Quote Link to post
Yokel Matt 918 Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 this gets me woundering why you can shoot roe with a 223 in scotland but not england ? Because the law is an ass mate Quote Link to post
bignoel 14 Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 yeah seems to be , Quote Link to post
Deker 3,491 Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 this gets me woundering why you can shoot roe with a 223 in scotland but not england ?Because the law is an ass mate That's why I responded as below...... .223 is a very capable Roe calibre wherever you are but if you are in Scotland it has the bonus of being legal My .223 is conditioned for Roe in Scotland, obviously not England...the Roe themselves are just as dead whatever nationality they may be..... The Law is an ***!! It's a long story but Roe were originally included in the Deer Act Amendment in 2007 for the .22 centrefire calibres. A question was then asked and the RSPCA consulted...can you adam and eve it, what the f*** do they know about shooting Roe???? ...their response was on the lines of...we have no reason to believe these calibres are humane on Roe! ...so Roe were removed from the amendment Quote Link to post
dunc 7 Posted March 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 this gets me woundering why you can shoot roe with a 223 in scotland but not england ?Because the law is an ass mate That's why I responded as below...... .223 is a very capable Roe calibre wherever you are but if you are in Scotland it has the bonus of being legal My .223 is conditioned for Roe in Scotland, obviously not England...the Roe themselves are just as dead whatever nationality they may be..... The Law is an ***!! It's a long story but Roe were originally included in the Deer Act Amendment in 2007 for the .22 centrefire calibres. A question was then asked and the RSPCA consulted...can you adam and eve it, what the f*** do they know about shooting Roe???? ...their response was on the lines of...we have no reason to believe these calibres are humane on Roe! ...so Roe were removed from the amendment well Sade, if it was left to RSPCA the animals would be running the country, at the end of the day they are just meant to be a charity, charity more like the SS. Quote Link to post
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