Archie-fox Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 (edited) Decided after a few days off from work i would give russ a call and get at the foxes again.. after deciding on whos area to head out on we decided to go back to some fields that we shot a fox on last week,so on arrival we climbed up onto a stack of silage bales and got into a good position, russ switched on the call and on the first sweep of the lamp a pair of eyes about 250 yards out..the fox was interested but wouldnt come in any further so after 10 mins of it hanging round it walked off into some rough ground...being keen as we are we decided to try get another angle on it as we new roughly were it would be..so after 15 mins of stalking round the edge of the field russ put the sticks out fliked the lamp on and sure enough there it was some 90 yards away grooming itself...being russ is taller than me i swapped the rifle for the lamp and gave russ the shot as he would be able to see abit more of the fox than me..(plus hes a better shot apparently )... i flicked the lamp on and off the sticks russ managed to put the 223 round down the foxes throat, and produced a big dog fox.. thats me at the bottom needing 2 hands to hold him up Edited February 29, 2012 by archie1234 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ91 Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Good trip out again rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 That is a good size , nice shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the poacher Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 thats a nice sized fox lads .....welldone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie-fox Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 just cleaning all the gear now russ... yea another top night..feel tired this morning tho mate, just waiting on the post man to see if my licence comes back today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Well done Lads.A nice big Dog. I managed to get a nice sized Vixen last night too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon123 Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Well done :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les gedge Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 that is a belter russ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccles Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Well done Rich 223 working ok then. Nice fox bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ91 Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Cheers lads, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 well done lads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss.tony Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 well done boys top fox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie-fox Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Well done Rich 223 working ok then. Nice fox bud Yes mate...10 foxes since Xmas with it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyotemaster Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Good shooting Rich, a .223 is bad medicine for fox!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Measure it and weigh it and send it into the fieldsports britan channel as they have a comp running for big foxes ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie-fox Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Good shooting Rich, a .223 is bad medicine for fox!! Best round I've ever used. Very little recoil and like you say bad medicine....wanting to try a 204 tho I've heard good things about them.., Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark@mbb Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 That looks a nice fox that rich what you need now is a good nv Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker3 Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 well done lads thats a stomper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ91 Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Well it measured 41 inch tip to tip and weighed in at 26lb 12oz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyotemaster Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Best round I've ever used. Very little recoil and like you say bad medicine....wanting to try a 204 tho I've heard good things about them.., I don't have one (a .204) but do find a lot of pleasure in fast rounds. I am loading the .223 up to 3880fps. with a 40 vmax and 28.0 of AA2230. I think the .204 is a bit faster and with a better BC due to the smaller bore and longer bullet if you shoot a 40. They have a good rep for accuracy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney 66 Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Good shooting,i had a dog fox on 2/3/2012 took a picture of my Anschutz rifle next to it exactly the same length as that nose to tale,measured the rifle when i got home,40" long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safirb Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Stupid question but what happens to the fox once its shot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie-fox Posted March 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 On this farm we leave them out for the farmer to deal with...he has asked us to do that...but normaly they get put in the undergrowth to rot down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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