.243win bullet for fox
#4
RE: .243win bullet for fox
Better switch to a 22lr or 22mag if you want a nice hide. I don't know if they make a fmj in that caliber, but that could work and it would just make a little hole in and out if no bone was hit.
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: WY
Posts: 2,056
RE: .243win bullet for fox
Foxes aren't really big enough to justify using a .243 on. If you're looking to save the fur, I'll second looking toward a .22 Magnum or maybe a .22 Hornet.
I HAVE seen FMJ .22 Mag ammo, but I'm not a fan of FMJs on Coyotes with a .223, so I'll not recommend FMJs for foxes, either.
I HAVE seen FMJ .22 Mag ammo, but I'm not a fan of FMJs on Coyotes with a .223, so I'll not recommend FMJs for foxes, either.
#6
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 93
RE: .243win bullet for fox
Our fox season runs through deer season and my deer rifle is a .243win so i want a load that i cant take out my pack while im in the deer stand is i see a fox and pop him. I cant carry another rifle with me so.
.243win
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#8
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: kentucky
Posts: 577
RE: .243win bullet for fox
the 58grain hornady wont help you,they travel at close to 3800fps and we all know that high velocity and light bullets can cause a big blow up even on an animal as small as a fox,I've killed one coyote with these and it was a mess.A head shot would save a lot of fur but ther wont be much left from the neck up.Good luck P.S.if you reload you may be able to down load the 243 but be careful not to go to slow there is the possibility of getting a bullet stuck in your barrel and this could be a disaster if you didnt realize that it stuck and shot the gun again use a reloading manual and the smallest possible load reccomendations to be safe.