camokid Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 wow what a nice thing to say thankyou very much. all i do is cut the back legs inside bottom to top cut round the leg then pull the lot down towards the head comes of in one piece no mess and only a couple of cuts i did a roe last week the same way and got it in one piece to. thanks andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted June 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Can you post a better pic of the rifle, looked the Mutts, is it? it shoots brilliantly (as Libs found out the other day). i don't have any pics on me, but do at home - will post later for you. equivalent of the Tikka T3 cost wise (so at the cheaper end of the market about £750 new now - better safety system than the T3 though and the wood is lovely) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted June 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 i'll have to try your way Camokid - as i now have a decent hook/gambrel setup in the garage which will make that easier (used to have to do it on the garden table in the old house!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta28g Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 My deer centerfire is going to be a Tikka T3 Lite 6.5x55 flavour, But I dont know what my foxing gun is going to be, would you recomend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 But I dont know what my foxing gun is going to be, would you recomend? Use that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 My deer centerfire is going to be a Tikka T3 Lite 6.5x55 flavour, But I dont know what my foxing gun is going to be, would you recomend? get a .243 and do everything with it Unless you have big reds on the menu its a cracking fox rifle and knocks pretty much anything else over that we have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted June 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 As Al4x said - i think if i wanted one all rounder i'd get a .243 However i like .223 for Foxing and Muntjac, and 6.5x55 for bigger Deer and Boar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta28g Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 (edited) I intend to manage a heard of Red deer which is why i want something punchier than a .243, also a.243 does a fair bit of meat damage too, though this is not a problem with foxes. Edited June 23, 2011 by Beretta28g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 in that case I'd go 308 and .243 for foxes and small deer. .243 doesn't do that much damage if you use the right bullet and put it in the right place. Big bonus is using anything from 55grains up to 100, on foxes they shoot a lot like a 22.250 but are deer legal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta28g Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 The reason i am thinking of choosing a 6.5 is: I have only a small permission so if i cant get two CF rifles down there i could use it for foxing. I have used a 6.5 on my DSC and a Muntjac Stalk with a deer manager. I used a estate .243 at college and completely s****** the front end of the deer. Would i get a .243 and a .308 first grant for C/F bearing in mind ive held a FAC for rimfires for 2-3 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 (edited) have a chat with them .243's can do a lot of damage but they don't have to. You've experience of a few and have done your DSC and got permission for deer so a deer caliber shouldn't be an issue its just a case of whether they will grant two of them or not. As you are in the land of big deer you might just swing it with wanting one for large reds and another for foxes so you don't have to use the biggie for foxing. What I like about the .243 if you reload is the versatility and range of loads you can use. I have an 85grn soft points for deer which I seem to be using on everything but I do have some 75 vmax intended for foxes that shoot an inch lower at 100 yards which I will tweak to have the same POI, I also have some factory federal 55grn that shoot an inch higher at 100 so can swap between them all with no issues Edited June 23, 2011 by al4x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 The reason i am thinking of choosing a 6.5 is: I have only a small permission so if i cant get two CF rifles down there i could use it for foxing. I have used a 6.5 on my DSC and a Muntjac Stalk with a deer manager. I used a estate .243 at college and completely s****** the front end of the deer. Would i get a .243 and a .308 first grant for C/F bearing in mind ive held a FAC for rimfires for 2-3 years Stick with the 6.5 then, it's a fine all round calibre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12borejimbo Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 wow what a nice thing to say thankyou very much. all i do is cut the back legs inside bottom to top cut round the leg then pull the lot down towards the head comes of in one piece no mess and only a couple of cuts i did a roe last week the same way and got it in one piece to. thanks andy Exactly the way I was taught, very neat, no mess, comes off in one piece as you said Andy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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