happyshooter Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Hi Guys, out on one of my local shoots its an old rectory converted to a modern manor house of 2 acres of garden with large fish pond and a covered swimming pool , along with this is a 16 acre field adjoining the gardens leased to a local farmer and i have the shooting rights , this field has a 5metre wide grass strip surrounding the field margins all the way round the field and at the top of the field a small wood the whole length of that side , i situated my self behind the 5 bar gate the entrance from the garden into the field there is an old woodpile about 30 yds away and the warrens are in the bank of the ditch behind the woodpile I was using my my cz22lr rinfire fitted with the N550 digi Pulsar, nv scope which is fitted with a doubler as this is digital it means you can shoot in the day time & night time, any way it was about 19-45 and dusk was fast falling when two young rabbits emerged from the top end of the woodpile and chased each other around i always let bunnies settle and start feeding before i shoot them, the n550 was just on its first setting thats is with no ir on just using the av light , the 2 bunnies were now feeding quite happily away at 40 yds range both close together ,so i took aim using the 2nd bar of the gate as a gun rest and dropped the 1st bunny with a head shot , the 2nd bunny ran a few yds and sat bolt upright so it was shot also a head shot , i also had with me my 12g remy 1100 shot gun fitted with a power ful torch to the barrel ,i was watching the woodpile when 30 mins after i had shot the bunnies a ginger head poked its self from the end of the wood pile and and eyed up my bunnies now thieving is not tolerated by me so i quickly grabbed my shotgun and blew the foxes brains out it turned out to be a small vixen . i then carried on shooting till 22-00 hrs bagging x4 more bunnies so a good evenings pest control and one happy landowner, Gearwise the N550 nv on the cz22lr make a great nv combo regds brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 why didnt you shoot the fox with the rimfire perfectly legal at that distance, and surely the better bet as you already had it in your sights, quitier too, rather than the shotgun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Dear happyshooter-im a little concerned that your eyes may not be up to night shooting-this is the Airgun section. :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoTshoT-16 Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 you should have rifled the fox, quieter and better for fox over a shotty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDK Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 MHO! Rifle would have been more humane at that distance and simpler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verminator 66 Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 sorry to stop you there all but 22lr not a foxing gun and not legal shooting as the same with HMR only shotgun with good fox round no2 or sg Or C/F rifle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verminator 66 Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 you should have rifled the fox, quieter and better for fox over a shotty you haven't heard my rifle with out mod on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 sorry to stop you there all but 22lr not a foxing gun and not legal shooting as the same with HMR only shotgun with good fox round no2 or sg Or C/F rifle think you need to read up a bit more mate, .22lr is perfectly legal and capable of humainly dispatching a fox at 40yds or less as the OP had already quoted being 40yds away, and seeing the fox in the sights, he should have took the shot, alot more humaine way of dealing with the fox, having to put one rifle down, to pick a shotgun up, and move? shoot at 40yds, could have caused the fox to move on seeing his movement, and end up with a wounded fox please, also show me where it states a .22 is not legal on fox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowz Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 think you need to read up a bit more mate, .22lr is perfectly legal and capable of humainly dispatching a fox at 40yds or less as the OP had already quoted being 40yds away, and seeing the fox in the sights, he should have took the shot, alot more humaine way of dealing with the fox, having to put one rifle down, to pick a shotgun up, and move? shoot at 40yds, could have caused the fox to move on seeing his movement, and end up with a wounded fox please, also show me where it states a .22 is not legal on fox all depends if he has FOX stipulated on his FAC for his .22lr if not he would of been shooting out of accordance to his FAC an possibly loose it. Not many forces allow 22lr for fox all depends where you live. And dead's dead dont matter what you use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 all depends if he has FOX stipulated on his FAC for his .22lr if not he would of been shooting out of accordance to his FAC an possibly loose it. Not many forces allow 22lr for fox all depends where you live. And dead's dead dont matter what you use not wanting to hijack another members post, but this has been raised before in arguments, most certs will say, vermin and ground game, rather than list rabbits,rats etc, but foxes are classed as vermin too but a fair point I suppose, lucky mine states to humainly dispatch any animal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowz Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 All forces state Vermin but they don't really class fox with that that's why they say vermin and fox or fox and deer or just fox on CF rifles but I know what you mean. Best stick to what our FAC state as it's just more reasons for them to refuse them etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyshooter Posted April 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 (edited) think you need to read up a bit more mate, .22lr is perfectly legal and capable of humainly dispatching a fox at 40yds or less as the OP had already quoted being 40yds away, and seeing the fox in the sights, he should have took the shot, alot more humaine way of dealing with the fox, having to put one rifle down, to pick a shotgun up, and move? shoot at 40yds, could have caused the fox to move on seeing his movement, and end up with a wounded fox please, also show me where it states a .22 is not legal on fox Right Stubby you come under Essex fire arms licensing ring them up and ask if .22LR or .17HMR are permitted calibres for shooting foxes in ESSEX ,well i can tell you having just confirmed by phone, what i already knew .22lr& .17 hmr are not permitted in ESSEX only .222 or .22mag cf so get your facts right and get your glasses on!!!!! also i did not say in my post i had the fox in my 22lr sights in fact i had no gun in my hands when i spotted the fox the shot gun was loaded ready for such an incident as this is not the 1st fox i have killed at this location the score so far is x2 foxes killes outright no-2 cartridges takes no prisoners its deadly effective. regds brian Edited April 7, 2011 by happyshooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verminator 66 Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 think you need to read up a bit more mate, .22lr is perfectly legal and capable of humainly dispatching a fox at 40yds or less as the OP had already quoted being 40yds away, and seeing the fox in the sights, he should have took the shot, alot more humaine way of dealing with the fox, having to put one rifle down, to pick a shotgun up, and move? shoot at 40yds, could have caused the fox to move on seeing his movement, and end up with a wounded fox please, also show me where it states a .22 is not legal on fox well put it this way bute not long had an FEO out and telling me no fox for 22lr or 17hmr gent on to BASC and they will say the same been there so many times have you got fox on your 22lr then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verminator 66 Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 all depends if he has FOX stipulated on his FAC for his .22lr if not he would of been shooting out of accordance to his FAC an possibly loose it. Not many forces allow 22lr for fox all depends where you live. And dead's dead dont matter what you use you got it mate I tried to tell them a head shot fox with 17 or 22 is better then a shoty at close range but like trying to talk to a brick wall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verminator 66 Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 not wanting to hijack another members post, but this has been raised before in arguments, most certs will say, vermin and ground game, rather than list rabbits,rats etc, but foxes are classed as vermin too but a fair point I suppose, lucky mine states to humainly dispatch any animal not in a court mate I no one person nearly lost his license for this as I was told by FEO and other's vermin is vermin and fox is fox Don't Ask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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