AusVarmint

title says it all. been thinking i might screw a 22 mag barrel onto my cz varmint for >150m fox work. the idea is for a fox whistling rifle but i could stop day dreaming and just use my 222 again

who's got/used one and what are your thoughts?

Oh you are tryin to stir the pot.
Where is the popcorn emoticon.??
Just for the record ,of course the magnum is better,everyone rates the magnum on its performance from years ago when everyone used highland ammo, times have changed.!!
Native

Do the job right and use the .204

Glenn

"is 22 magnum better on fox then a hummer?"
I don't want to be the punctation police, but I've noticed "then" is constantly being used in the wrong context. Its "THAN."
BTW Kjd, you're the worst offender.

Now i've got that off my chest, Im putting on my flame suit!

As for the question, of coarse the 22 mag is better. 40g v 17g. no comparison.
Double flame suit on!!

Yep, id pick the 22 Mag over the Fizzer, tryed em both and prefer the 22 mag... but then I prefer the 22lr over them both and if what im shooting is out of the 22lr's range then I take me .223 which i can relaod for the price of fizzer ammo and shoots twice as far!!

thanks keithy your really smart. badger, i'm also to lazy to use the shift keys

haha thanks rumpus, i reckon against a fox the hummer is a fizzer

anyway i might take the 222 out next weekend and think about a 17hmr 22mag switch barrel jobie for the cz.

i got my 223 pump i haven't used in ages too but dont' reckon my property owners would be too impressed seeing it.

badger, i hope you are wearing fire retardant underwear

If you already have the 22mag barrel it would make a got fox gun, it has more energy and momentum but lacks the flatness of the HMR.
If you don't have the 22mag barrel, don't bother use the 222 it shoots much flatter & harder than the HMR. Much better suited to foxes.

As a dedicated fox gun, just use the .222

haha i think you took the bait keith

andrewk wrote:haha i think you took the bait keith

I sure did but who gives a crap! I'd get a 22mag for fox shooting myself.

it's tempting to go the 22 mag. does anyone know what bore diametre they are? .222 .223 or .224

i doubt its .224 but asking.

I couldn't say Andrew. I know that there are blokes that use 22mag projectiles in 22 hornets and I don't think hornets are .224 but I could be wrong

22 hornet is .223

they should have made a 20 cal hummer