Marcus Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Was reading my copy of March 2010 Sporting Gun last night. There is an article on page 80 (Foxing.....doing it large) and there is a section in this artice which once having read it left me wondering if it was right, or just a miss-print etc I will type the section here "I have shot foxes this year with my .22 air rifle, .22 rimfire, .22 Hornet and in the past, but not so far this year, with my .270. All work perfectly well at the right time and in the right place." I have read PW for some time now and got the impression that an Air Rifle was not the tool to use for Foxes. I do not hold a FAC license so dont shoot vermin myself, but agree with the principle of cleanly killing and dispatching the vermin whatever that may be. I personally dont think an Air rifle for a fox is right, Sub 12 or otherwise. So, is this a misprint, did anyone else read it? Whats your thoughts on the above sentence? Am I missing a point here, or are there gaps in my basic knowledge? On a separate note I have noticed spelling mistakes in the issue, and misprints in the text, I would have thought they would have had proof readers to check such things, or if they dont that the person composing the article would proof read it themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_R Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 I read that and wondered what was going on as well. I did think about putting this very same question here, but I remember the last time that subject arose and it was not a pretty sight... As for proof reading, I see the same problem in loads of magazines. I think the industry seems to have done away with sub-editors and their ilk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benellimelody Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Just hope lots of newbies dont start going on the hunt for charlie with their airguns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Read it,and thought very contraversial.I have seen fox shooting with FAC air rifles,possibly on youtube,but dont think that they should be used for that job.I cant see any force allowing it but i may be wrong.I read some folks on here moaning that they cant even get .22rf on their ticket for foxes,and cant believe folk get sluggers on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 (edited) I was always lead to believe that not only was it inhumane to shoot foxes with an air rifle but that it was quite simply illegal! (But I could be wrong) There is a constant argument raging over the "minimum permissible caliber" for shooting foxes with that comes about because of the fact that some police forces will allow Rim Fire Rifles (In the form of .22LR and 17HMR) to be used for shooting foxes while others will not allow exactly the same caliber rifles for shooting foxes. This argument will always rage on until ALL of the different forces decide to "standardise" their thoughts on the "Minimum Caliber" allowed. I use both .22LR and 17HMR and firmly believe that they are both well capable of humanely killing foxes if the shot is correctly placed within a "reasonable Range"! However Lancashire Constabulary (Who I am under with my FAC) will not allow .22LR or 17HMR for shooting foxes so "if I did decide to take a fox out with either of my rifles" I would not want to put it in print, especially in a publication like "Sporting Gun" or on Open Forum. Even more importantly, if I did shoot a fox with an air rifle (Something that I would NEVER even think about) I most certainly would not want to tell anyone at all about it! I would think that if it were not a misprint then the article in question should be treated as "questionable"! Edited February 5, 2010 by Frenchieboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Posted February 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 I read that and wondered what was going on as well. I did think about putting this very same question here, but I remember the last time that subject arose and it was not a pretty sight... As for proof reading, I see the same problem in loads of magazines. I think the industry seems to have done away with sub-editors and their ilk. I did wonder whether I should mention it on here or not, as I too have seen / read the threads about Fox / Air in the past. These very posts gave me the impression that it was a no-no. But then reading it in a National mag made me think about it all again. I'm sure its a miss print, and no doubt some readers will have written in to comment, maybe we will see a comment about the article in next months issue, correcting the mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 depends on the airgun in question, the power and the range. In cage traps I believe some people use legal limit ones to humane effect and certainly some of the higher power 25 caliber ones are really very effective. Not sure I'd want to or whether conditions allow but without knowing more details its hard to condemn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta28g Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 The only time that i can think of shootin a fox with a airgun is if it is injured and swift humane despatch is needed, and al you have is a airgun. I would like to point out that i have never shot a fox with a air gun/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 depends on the airgun in question, the power and the range. In cage traps I believe some people use legal limit ones to humane effect and certainly some of the higher power 25 caliber ones are really very effective. Not sure I'd want to or whether conditions allow but without knowing more details its hard to condemn A very good friend of mine will catch around one a week near his chickens and they are always despatched with a 12 ft lb air rifle to the side of the head. They very rarely twitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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