Best 12 bore cartridge for fox

[Joe99]

Hi all,

 

I need a recommendation for a good fox cartridge. Fox will be taken at no more than 30 yards. Its got to be 2 3/4" 12bore, non-steel and be legal for section 2.

 

What should I be going for?

[Dekers]

BB probably, but many will suggest a rifle is better!

[Guest cookoff013]

42g BB or #1

[SSS]

Use the search facility, this has been well covered.

 

I use 36 gram 1's and 36 gram 4's. 6's will do the job if your close enough

[EMcC]

Another vote for BB.

When I ran a shoot, at the start of the day, I used to give all the guns a couple of BBs and told them they were for fox and not to use the normal bird shot they were using for Pheasant.

I used to buy a slab of Three Crowns but as the price went up I bought Baikel and they never let a fox through the line.

[henry d]

Hi all,

 

I need a recommendation for a good fox cartridge........What should I be going for?

 

Is it just for foxing ? or just something to be in your pocket when at a peg ? What choke ? Thick cover or open land ? Are there hounds or beaters/walking guns involved ?

[colin lad]

dont want to take over this thread but is there a good 20gauge cartridge for mr fox that i can put in a 20gauge 3 inch magnum hatsan???

colin

[njc110381]

Really any bore will do. You need to use fairly large shot, no bigger than #4 and ideally a bit bigger (I use BB). Use the heaviest load your gun will fire. The slacker the choke or the smaller the bore, the less pellets you will get in your target zone. Reduce the ranges accordingly.

 

As far as I can remember I have only ever used a 12g or rifle for Fox. I've never shot out past 20 yards with the 12g, mainly because I'm not confident of my shot past that range!

[Sprags]

Before getting into centrefire rifles I used to shoot many a fox with 42g BB's, it was an old wildfowling load and certainly stopped charlie with authority!

[Guest topshot_2k]

40g #1

[jay222]

42gr hull ultramax works well

[al4x]

at 30 yards most will do, I've shot foxes with most from 7's through to 3's. Don't be too tempted to go too large you loose the pattern and number of pellets. Most of mine are driven either on game or vermin days and if close I just use what is in the gun :blink:

[racingfrank7]

There is some shells that york guns do that are ment for foxs and they are double wad so they stay together and act as a slug but there not, we was talking about them when i was in there and apprently they are mental when you pattern them on card ect ect. I cant rember there name sorry they are at the bottom of the 1st page on there shell list, give them a ring you will have to find there number on net. Hope this helps

[bigchap]

eley alphamax

[Evil Elvis]

As alex said, many foxes get shot on driven days and get 32-34g of no 5 or 6 shot.Very effective, I asked the very same question when I started shooting foxes, I used 42b of bb's very effectivley. However while on game drives and rough shooting and even while decoying i have shot many foxes using 32g no 6, I do however use tight chokes full or extra full when game shooting.