.243 for foxing

mauser77

Right lookin for some advice thinking of buying a 243 for foxin and deer have a 6.5 at the min and will be tradeing that
Any one no the price of a new remington 700 stainless .243?
Or am I mad

darrencan1

For foxing you will just blow up the fox total over kill the deer ya its not bad for that.

mauser77

darrencan1 wrote: »

For foxing you will just blow up the fox total over kill

Don't really mind I won't be eating them things aren't that bad just yet and I had a swift for years an can't see there would be that much between the two that the fox would blow up

TriggerPL

mauser77 wrote: »

Right lookin for some advice thinking of buying a 243 for foxin and deer have a 6.5 at the min and will be tradeing that
Any one no the price of a new remington 700 stainless .243?
Or am I mad

No ur not mad !! .243 rounds can be got in 58gr and are the perfect foxing round , couple that with the fact that it also a deer caliber and u have the perfect all rounder .

But I wouldn't go for a remi . There is a .243 tikka in the for sale section . I know the gun well and it is mint . And half the price of one new . Food for thought !

Sparks

...and wow. Does anyone read the charter anymore? Specifically, Rule 8?

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Thread closed.

Cass

Right so.

All the bragging, false bravado, and pure crap cleaned up. Sparks' warning stands firm, but to add to it. Report the trolls lads, don't feed them. Other than being a waste off time and breath it only encourages them to keep going. In less than 5 posts this thread went to the dogs because the trolls were fed.

I'm re-opening the thread but this warning and Sparks' stand firm. Any breach of that and it's bye bye poster. No warnings, no chances.

Cass

A .243 is perfect for foxes, and deer of that's the way you want to go later.

As said above i used to use the 58 V-max for foxes, and 95gr for deer. At 100 yards they had the same zero, but the 58 never droped out to 200 and the 95 only dropped an inch and a bit. So changing rounds did not need a re-zero.

However i since changed to 95gr Federal only. Plenty of stopping power for both, and don't mind the nonsense of destroying a fox. Dead is dead.

strangles

Couldn't agree with Cass more,ive a rem in .243 & use it for both,perfect allrounder.I use Federals aswell in 100 gr & find them perfect for both. Sure enough you wont be mounting any foxes after the .243 but he wont be going anywhere....

cookimonster

IMO perfect choice of caliber.
I use 100gr Federal soft point on foxs and deer, does the job on both perfect.
My longest shot on deer was 180yards and a fox 150ish yards but my usual shots are considerable shorter in range. I haven't had the need to push out the range so I find the 100 yard zero perfect for what I do.

mauser77

Ya think I've my mind made up used to have a remmy 700 swift years ago loved it prob shouldn't have got rid of it but traded it for a 6.5x55 not done a lot of foxin the last while but was out there 2 nites in the last week an I think the bug is back plus the fact there dam all deer on the ground I have to shoot anymore so think the 243 could be just right for me. Anyone no what dust there goin for?

TriggerPL

mauser77 wrote: »

Ya think I've my mind made up used to have a remmy 700 swift years ago loved it prob shouldn't have got rid of it but traded it for a 6.5x55 not done a lot of foxin the last while but was out there 2 nites in the last week an I think the bug is back plus the fact there dam all deer on the ground I have to shoot anymore so think the 243 could be just right for me. Anyone no what dust there goin for?

What make is the 6.5 and why not use it for foxs ?

mauser77

It's a cz never had any fault with it just have the itch for a change ya no?

Cass

mauser77 wrote: »

Anyone no what dust there goin for?

Remingtons?

New or second hand?

New - around €1,000 or so (i think). Second hand - Around €600 - €750.

Other models are cheaper. There is one in the for sale section..

TriggerPL

Cass wrote: »

Remingtons?

New or second hand?

New - around €1,000 or so (i think). Second hand - Around €600 - €750.

Other models are cheaper. There is one in the for sale section..

I would check out the tikka to lad if you really fancy a change , lovely bolt system crisp trigger and super accurate , for the same money . What part of the country ya in

badshot

i have a 243 for foxing, crows etc
find it perfect
i use 70 grain federals ,great round
i find it bucks the wind better than the 55 or 58 grain rounds
i also use the 75 grain norma great round also

TriggerPL

badshot wrote: »

i have a 243 for foxing, crows etc
find it perfect
i use 70 grain federals ,great round
i find it bucks the wind better than the 55 or 58 grain rounds
i also use the 75 grain norma great round also

Where u getting Norma ammo and what price ?

badshot

TriggerPL wrote: »

Where u getting Norma ammo and what price ?

john lambert in camolin
can't remember what i paid for it
usually buy a couple dozen boxes at a time
the federal 70 grain is probably better
wellit suits my rifle better

mauser77

TriggerPL wrote: »

I would check out the tikka to lad if you really fancy a change , lovely bolt system crisp trigger and super accurate , for the same money . What part of the country ya in

Might try the local lad first see what he has prob end up goin new Hav a few quid due next month or that so might fire it at something new

One shot on kill

If you buy a tikka its a rifle for life once cared for. My own tikka will out shoot me anyday with most types of ammo.

Cracking rifle once it was minded.

vincentf

Ive a tikka m595 .243 . Use 100g remington lokt ammo. Cheap as chips. Use on fox and deer. Rifle for life. Happy out. I was looking into big calibers but their not needed imo. Picked .243. Versatile