Hodmedod.one Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 4 dissatisfied customers of .243 100gn soft points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decroyffe Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 very confident shooting, well done. what was the typical range you shot them at? and how, and what did you call them in with? i'm after a new whistle. regards kieran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodmedod.one Posted December 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 very confident shooting, well done. what was the typical range you shot them at? and how, and what did you call them in with? i'm after a new whistle. regards kieran I find that I shoot most Foxes between 100-175 yds. My mate drives/lamps and squeaks on the back of his hand. I keep practicing the squeaking, but he is miles better at it than me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 Nice shooting mate I love 95grn ballistic re loads in my 243 with similar results keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 good man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jonrms Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 nice shooting!!! The bottom one you shot.. wasnt by anychance a bit slow..... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decroyffe Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 i've tried for years now to perfect a squeek on my hand, long distance is shocking but i've got it down to a tee close range, more of a distressed mouse. i try to bring the fox right in to the shot gun however, some won't have it so i some times have to result in using the rifle. hope you get yourself some more tonight. regards kieran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmick Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 Well Done! Quality pictures too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky640 Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 nice shooting bet theynever new what hit them happy days kirky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluckers son Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 decroyffe nice work mate...i bet your happy with the last fox pic oh wot big eyes u have u only go for head shots decroyffe where abouts u from in barnsley mate iam from kingstone B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decroyffe Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 I can't take the credit for the pic's mate not my post, i'm from pilley. I'll be out all over tonight, to windy for the rifle tho, going with dog. regards kieran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadeye ive Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 I find that I shoot most Foxes between 100-175 yds. My mate drives/lamps and squeaks on the back of his hand. Hod If my memory serves me well you have a 8 x 56 smidt and i'm surprised that in all 4 cases the only shot that presented itself was the head at the ranges you state ..Not taking anything away as it shows your set up is spot on and you have confidence in it as well as yourself ,,,,,,,,,,,,,good shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kikkan Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Im sorry, but i dont find this "good shooting" at all. Shooting a fox i the head from that distance is pathetic if you ask me... What's with the headshoots? Is it a fox with heas brain running out and eyes sticking out that turn people on theese days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jonrms Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Im sorry, but i dont find this "good shooting" at all.Shooting a fox i the head from that distance is pathetic if you ask me... What's with the headshoots? Is it a fox with heas brain running out and eyes sticking out that turn people on theese days? No its the fact that its a clean instant kill. Many will go for the heart. however some people prefer to take a head shot to ensure that there vermin is dispatched quickly and humainly. Also for anyone who uses the coat.... it give them more untouched skin to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 I go for the head on 99.9% of all shooting that I do But no offence I do find those pictures a little.. disrespectful to the animals you have taken. Yes it proves your ammo choice is suitable.. I just find that a little OTT in my opinion. Your shooting is pretty spot on though, keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshdragon77 Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Hi Good shooting there, im all for good hunting, and clean kills, where the right caliber is used and aiming for the priority kill zones but i find those pics out of place. We all see pics of dead animals but to me those pics portray a disrespect to the animals, "in a weird boasting way" I hope this site does not turn into one of those USA sites where people boast how they kill their quarry with what caliber and showing gory pics of their kill. Again maybe my view is wrong abut we are all allowed to express them. I do not condemn his shooting, im sure he is an excellent hunter and marksman, its just the pictures are offensive to the quarry. Thanks Welshmountain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodmedod.one Posted December 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 I posted these pics to prove a point after someone posted a comment on another thread that PPU ammo wasn't any good. I do apologise for the graphic nature of the pics, but that is what happens when a fox gets hit by a .243 100gn softpoint. Posting pics of foxes that hardly have a hair out of place wouldn't really prove the point quite so well. PPU ammo works very well in my Steyr SSG. It may not be so good in other makes of weapon. I can only speak as I find. As for headshots, if a fox is standing directly facing me, I go for the head. If my estimate of the distance is slightly out, I hit the neck. If my windage allowance is out, its a miss. I would rather do this than aim for the chest and possibly cripple it by just hitting it in the shoulder. Sideways on, its normally the boiler room. I do have the upmost respect for my quarry and I don't think that any of these foxes suffered at my hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 PPU ammo works very well in my Steyr SSG. It may not be so good in other makes of weapon. Hod, I think that just about sums it up, and that was the point I was trying to make :blink: [ I get the impression Mry and Rogo like PPU stuff as well ] Funnily enough enough Sellier & Bellot ammo doesn't get a very good press but shoots quite well in my gun - it's a funny old game . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Top humane shooting that. :blink: Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyCM Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Well done Hod, Good shooting and good choice of ammo. Cheers AndyCM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Enter the world of the rifle, I don't think for one moment that Hodmedod.one was portraying the Fox as suggested. I posted these pics to prove a point after someone posted a comment on another thread that PPU ammo wasn't any good. Don't look at the pictures, look at the point he is making, This is what rifles/ammo does, BJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipper Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Not nice pics to some people (I can understand there point). But you cant argue, that is a humane kill. I think it would have been instant. how mutch more respect could you give a animal. no suffering or pain just lights out. :blink: very good shooting. keep up the good work. KIPPER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Good job I didn't post the pic of a rabbit I shot with a .243 that was humane as well :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodmedod.one Posted December 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Good job I didn't post the pic of a rabbit I shot with a .243 that was humane as well you would have probably needed a wide angle lens :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERETTA687 Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 cracking shot , well done. its humane and instant. nothing wrong with that. keep it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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