bd100 Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Hi everyone, new user here just looking for a little advice. I’ve been asked to look into humanely dispatching foxes in cage traps and I understand that a moderated .22LR (if FAC permits it) or 410 seem to be the way to go but as I’ve never shot anything at extreme close range I just wonder what the safety concerns are? What are the chances of over-penetration and/or ricochet etc? What precautions can I take? Any advice would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BattleFieldRelics Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 .22 will ricochet of a tea leaf. I use a silenced .410 to the head. Much safer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Have never had a problem with .22lr when despatching anything this size, not even rabbits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 I've used both and prefer the 410 to be honest with 9gr 2" shells. At that sort of range the pellets are just like a solid slug. As said above the 22lr will ricochet off anything, so if you were unlucky with shot placement, it could go through the fox and bounce off the bars of the cage. (Very unlikely but they don't always sit still for you.) If you try to aim your shot into the head but parallel with the body line, so any overpenetration just goes further into the body. if that makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiep Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 As Walshie says, at a range of 2 feet or less, a 410 shell has the same effect as a solid slug, but the energy dissipates incredibly rapidly. So you don't get over-penetration. I use 2.5" 14g, but only because that's my 'standard' 410 shell, and I can't be bothered buying 2" shells specifically for foxes in cage traps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo90 Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 my mate who is a professional pest controller, uses a silenced 410. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B725 Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 410 it will be dead before it hits the floor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Unusual first post, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumpy22 Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 410 in the cages. once they have been in there a while they will just sit{my cage trap is 6ft x3ft}. my best advice get a decent size cage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjimmer Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 .22lr in the back of the head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckyshot Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Eeither will do the job so which ever one you have on you at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartynGT4 Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 ball peen hammer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) Durham fire arms recomend a crow bar,this is their peffered method for deer dispatch( joke) Edited March 12, 2015 by Davyo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bd100 Posted March 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 Thanks everyone, I'll think I'll go with the 410. How can this be done discreetly? I was thinking of putting some kind of tent or tarp over the cage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckyshot Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 Thanks everyone, I'll think I'll go with the 410. How can this be done discreetly? I was thinking of putting some kind of tent or tarp over the cage? No need tobe discreet as its not a messy job and its humane, if in a public area then thats different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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