wymberley Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 Spoke to the farmer earlier. He'd seen a right scruffy fox while combining. Thought I'd give it a go and I'm up through the truck roof squeezed in between the combine and the field fence which runs alongside the farm track. I was 11 paces from the nearest gatepost, the gate propped open across the track. The fox came up the track from behind, went around the open gate, saw me and legged it. I hit the Colibri button and to my amazement it came back through the gate and stopped by the post whereupon it fell down. Eleven paces is now my record of the short variety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangey Posted August 12, 2016 Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 11 paces is pretty damn close...you did well.ive missed more foxs below 30yds than longe range ones...my closest is 18 paces...don't no what it is with close range foxs but miss more than I hit....give me a 150yd + shot anyday.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshMike Posted August 12, 2016 Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 Spoke to the farmer earlier. He'd seen a right scruffy fox while combining. Thought I'd give it a go and I'm up through the truck roof squeezed in between the combine and the field fence which runs alongside the farm track. I was 11 paces from the nearest gatepost, the gate propped open across the track. The fox came up the track from behind, went around the open gate, saw me and legged it. I hit the Colibri button and to my amazement it came back through the gate and stopped by the post whereupon it fell down. Eleven paces is now my record of the short variety. Well done mate. What did you shoot it with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiep Posted August 12, 2016 Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 Ignoring those dispatched in traps, my closest record fox is about 5 feet from the muzzle. 28g of size 5 shot acts like solid slug at that range, in case you were ever wondering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshMike Posted August 12, 2016 Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 Ignoring those dispatched in traps, my closest record fox is about 5 feet from the muzzle. 28g of size 5 shot acts like solid slug at that range, in case you were ever wondering Cant beat that for range. Closest for me was about 8-10 yards with 42 grams of BB through the 12 bore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted August 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 Well done mate. What did you shoot it with? Wasn't expecting that so had the 22Hornet with a 50g SPSX. Never had time to refocus the scope from where I was half expecting it to come so things were a tad blurred. It was head on and figured it would strike about scope height low so went for the bottom neck and got it centre chest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshMike Posted August 12, 2016 Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 Wasn't expecting that so had the 22Hornet with a 50g SPSX. Never had time to refocus the scope from where I was half expecting it to come so things were a tad blurred. It was head on and figured it would strike about scope height low so went for the bottom neck and got it centre chest. Nicely done mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiep Posted August 12, 2016 Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 Cant beat that for range. Closest for me was about 8-10 yards with 42 grams of BB through the 12 bore. My usual foxing shell too - Eley Alphamax for myself. Devastatingly effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshMike Posted August 15, 2016 Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 My usual foxing shell too - Eley Alphamax for myself. Devastatingly effective. Certainly stops them thats for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIDES EDGE Posted August 15, 2016 Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 The problem with close range rifle shots is that your brain tells you it will shoot high where as it actualy shoots low so you have to aim high which does not seem logical , the last cub I shot last week with .243 was 15yds just aimed 8" high and hoped for the best result was not pretty . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshMike Posted August 15, 2016 Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 The problem with close range rifle shots is that your brain tells you it will shoot high where as it actualy shoots low so you have to aim high which does not seem logical , the last cub I shot last week with .243 was 15yds just aimed 8" high and hoped for the best result was not pretty . +1 there mate. Forgot this crucial rule and shot straight underneath a cub last week ...numpty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 11 paces is pretty damn close...you did well.ive missed more foxs below 30yds than longe range ones...my closest is 18 paces...don't no what it is with close range foxs but miss more than I hit....give me a 150yd + shot anyday.. Not really! He is the BFG! Great when it works out, isn't it Had a few lucky incidents like that too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted August 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 The problem with close range rifle shots is that your brain tells you it will shoot high where as it actualy shoots low so you have to aim high which does not seem logical , the last cub I shot last week with .243 was 15yds just aimed 8" high and hoped for the best result was not pretty . Good heavens, just how high is your sight height, or was it some form of NV? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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