The Perfect Fox Whistling Rifle.

Post by **kjd** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 6:55 pm

What do you guys consider to be the perfect fox whistling rifle?

Is it a magnum rimfire? Centrefire?

What barrel length?

What scope would you guys use?

Remembering that a lot of shots will be under 50m. but sometimes you have to stretch that out.

chappo555 · Post by **chappo555** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 7:07 pm

20 vartarg or 22 hornet with a weaver grand slam 4.5-14x40. 20-22 inch LV profile.
Just my two cents.

andrewk · Post by **andrewk** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 7:09 pm

22 hornet, 18", 3-9x40 and Keith we've been over this...

Post by **MISSED** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 7:38 pm

Yep a 22 Hornet with a 3-9x which is a bit old school so to bring things up to date a 17 Hornady Hornet fitted with a 3.5-10 or as Chappo suggested a 20 Vartarg in a nice lightweight rifle fitted with a 4.5-14

Camel · Post by **Camel** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 7:40 pm

Am hoping that the 20/222 getting put together for me will perform that function, Ive got a Khales 3 - 12 x 52 with side focus to go on top.

lowndsie · Post by **lowndsie** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:12 pm

Camel wrote:Am hoping that the 20/222 getting put together for me will perform that function, Ive got a Khales 3 - 12 x 52 with side focus to go on top.

Nice!

andrewk · Post by **andrewk** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:49 pm

Camel wrote:Am hoping that the 20/222 getting put together for me will perform that function, Ive got a Khales 3 - 12 x 52 with side focus to go on top.

got any pics of the cartridge?

Brad Y · Post by **Brad Y** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:30 pm

I reckon the perfect rifle would be an AR15. Allows for plenty of follow ups. Or a custom 10/22 mag or 17hmr. I have a DVD called the Verminators Predator or Prey and the guy on there has a sweet little 10/22mag thumbhole with a short stubby barrel and camera hanging up above the scope to get footage with.

Now back in this country. Yeah something with a mild report and no recoil. Needs to be able to shoot 100m flat for the shots on foxes that dont come too close. A rimfire would be more than enough I think. The HMR is a 100m calibre and flat enough to do 150 if you know what your doing. Best of all they are deadly accurate so putting a shot into the think tank of a fox isnt a hard thing to do. Although it would be great if they did a 20gr ballistic tip load for a little more stopping power on larger critters.

For calling, set up a 6x fixed scope pistol grip or thumbhole stock with a 18 inch barrel would be sweet and very 'pointable' at an approaching fox or cat.

Camel · Post by **Camel** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:42 pm

andrewk wrote:
Camel wrote:Am hoping that the 20/222 getting put together for me will perform that function, Ive got a Khales 3 - 12 x 52 with side focus to go on top.
got any pics of the cartridge?

sorry mate, not any taken so far, but its just a standard 222 necked down, nothing else is changed, no neck turn but I might give them a bit of a clean up.

andrewk · Post by **andrewk** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 10:25 pm

Brad Y wrote:I reckon the perfect rifle would be an AR15. Allows for plenty of follow ups. Or a custom 10/22 mag or 17hmr. I have a DVD called the Verminators Predator or Prey and the guy on there has a sweet little 10/22mag thumbhole with a short stubby barrel and camera hanging up above the scope to get footage with.

Totally with you on that one

Brad Y wrote:Now back in this country. Yeah something with a mild report and no recoil. Needs to be able to shoot 100m flat for the shots on foxes that dont come too close. A rimfire would be more than enough I think. The HMR is a 100m calibre and flat enough to do 150 if you know what your doing. Best of all they are deadly accurate so putting a shot into the think tank of a fox isnt a hard thing to do. Although it would be great if they did a 20gr ballistic tip load for a little more stopping power on larger critters.

For calling, set up a 6x fixed scope pistol grip or thumbhole stock with a 18 inch barrel would be sweet and very 'pointable' at an approaching fox or cat.

uh oh.. here comes another HMR fight

Brad Y · Post by **Brad Y** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 11:17 pm

Either one will do mate. I used to have a HMR (Actually 2) and sold them thinking they werent all that useful for what I wanted and that I could down load another rifle to suit. Wish I never sold the last one- a bolt action marlin in pepper laminate and stainless fluted barrel. It was a genuine 1/2MOA hummer. I thought it didnt have the oomph on foxes I needed when realistically every fox I shot with it died perfectly well.

A 22mag will do just as well in the right hands and Im toying with the idea of co licensing my dads old mossberg 22 mag and tricking it up a little.

Mulga · Post by **Mulga** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 7:02 am

.22LR, .22WMR, .17HMR, 17HH, .22Hornet, .17Rem or .222Rem/.223rem in a nice walkaround config.

stinkitup · Post by **stinkitup** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 8:02 am

As semi auto's are out a good lever in 22mag or 223 like the blr would be good. Short barrel, low power scope or good open sights. The fox shooting vids I have seen nearly always have a lever knocking foxes over, allows fast follow up on multiple targets. Other than that anything with the legs for the required shot when it comes to foxes

Ryan

LoneRider · Post by **LoneRider** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:06 am

no takers on the 204r ?

Mulga · Post by **Mulga** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:52 am

LoneRider wrote:no takers on the 204r ?

Yeh the 204 is good too.

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