Axe Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 I normally go out Tuesdays and Thursdays but the wife is doing nights shifts this week so decided to go for a quick wander on Monday night. I had been asked to get a few Magpies but when I arrived the area wasnt safe to shoot with the .17HMR so I held up in a paddock instead. To my surprise there were quite a few rabbits lurking in what normally is a quiet area. So I laid up at 80yards behind a tree and picked them off over a period of about 1 hour. I was quite surprised that the HMR didnt frighten them off. It must have been the way the sound was bouncing round the trees? Dusk arrived and I decided to kit up with the lamp, so back to the car. As this shoot is part of a golf course, I decided to grab a golf buggy and head out. It wasnt long before I got another 2 rabbits and spied 3 fox! Two of these were together, so I set of in the buggy to find a place to lay up and call them in. It certainly was an event to remember, bit like Jurasic Park and the velocorapter scene. I was laid up on the fringe of the fairway out at 130yards. Keeping my eye on the left fox I started calling. The other Fox dissapeared out of sight. I continued to call when all of a sudden at 10ft the fox in the picture appears from nowhere. I had to startle him as I thought he was gonna run straight into me! He ran back to a treeline at 60yards. It was a perfect shot I was elevated up about 30 feet, the Fox kept looking back to its partner, I called and it froze staring at me, down he went, right between the eyes. What I thought was going to be a fairly mundane evening turned out to be a real corker. Not all the rabbits are in the pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussex lad Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 Lovely job ,that's what we like to Time for a variation me thinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 well done Axe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted August 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 Lovely job ,that's what we like to Time for a variation me thinks :o Yep its definitely time for a .223. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussex lad Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 just dont tell the misses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 well done axe two left for next time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyCM Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 Nice work Axe, an evening to remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferretboy111 Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 I admire the fact that all your rabbits you get are head shots. Good shooting, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miffy Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 Nice one Axe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky640 Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 it froze staring at me, down he went, right between the eyes. dont you go for chest shots at 60 yards as there is better scope to hit the fox ?? i was told to shoot them in the chest boiler house at this range and to imagine the chest as an a4 bit of paper thus giving room for error and still get a clean kill! axe not wanting to start anthing silly just wanted youre opinion please thanks kirky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted August 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Kirky, I much prefer the head shot and the accuracy of the round enables me to take it comfortably. This is taking in to account the wind conditions of course. I know that people take chest shots and indeed I have done twice. Personally, I just can't get my head round such a small bullet having 'a margin of error' on the Kz. The radius of damage caused by the round is comparable to a tennis ball. Taking a shot on a chest would have to be placed with pin point accuracy to ensure that 'clean kill'. Where as, using a more suitable round like a .223 REM for instance, affects a much larger area and therefore has a larger 'margin of error'. I not saying your A4 scenario is wrong, but I personally couldn't view the target area like this, especially with this round. I am confident of my shot placement with the HMR out to 120yards and on a Rabbit, you get that margin of error, but with a Fox it is the reverse. So on Fox, I bring the range down to a maximum of 75 yards max, which ensures the shot placement is accurate. So with this confidence I place the shot to the head. This gives me an instant and clean kill, everytime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Deadly shooting mate. Get that .223 happening. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky640 Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Kirky, I much prefer the head shot and the accuracy of the round enables me to take it comfortably. This is taking in to account the wind conditions of course. I know that people take chest shots and indeed I have done twice. Personally, I just can't get my head round such a small bullet having 'a margin of error' on the Kz. The radius of damage caused by the round is comparable to a tennis ball. Taking a shot on a chest would have to be placed with pin point accuracy to ensure that 'clean kill'. Where as, using a more suitable round like a .223 REM for instance, affects a much larger area and therefore has a larger 'margin of error'. I not saying your A4 scenario is wrong, but I personally couldn't view the target area like this, especially with this round. I am confident of my shot placement with the HMR out to 120yards and on a Rabbit, you get that margin of error, but with a Fox it is the reverse. So on Fox, I bring the range down to a maximum of 75 yards max, which ensures the shot placement is accurate. So with this confidence I place the shot to the head. This gives me an instant and clean kill, everytime. thanks for your replie axe what you have said makes pefect sence thanks for taking the time cheers kirky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ratcatcher Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Nice shooting m8, keep up the good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 nice job- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted August 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Thanks guys. Kirky, your welcome anytime mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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