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Took this feller at 40yds up the jacksie whilst he was pestering a vixen out of sight of me but I knew she was there!
I was listening to the pheasants half a mile away as they drew a line of the direction this fox was moving and homed in. I was pleased really, the area I shot him was an area I have not been on for 10years!
I don't think I will leave it so long next time!
I recently did the trigger on this gun, it was 3 1/4lbs and now is 2 1/4lb, much better
I also shot two crows the other day at over 100yds for one shot I waited untill they lined up and let them have it
Nath
I hunt upland birds(huns, pheasants, sharptail and prairie chickens) on a 20 k acre grain ranch east of the Bear Paw Mtns and south of Chinook, MT. that terrain there looks just like yours around the old homesteads, they have wind breaks on 2 sides north and west that would be full of huns and pheasants. Miles of rolling prairie with wheat & barley stubble separated by coulees full of cover for the birds and full of fox and coyotes and one pest that is bad on bird dogs porcupines we shoot them on sight for a place that doesnt have many edible trees its full of them. I'll see if I cant find some photos. danny
Nath
I was gonna ask how long of a shot you could end up with (seing this guy got it at 40yds) but looking at the background answers that question. Nice going. Are the furs worth much there? That is a NICE looking pelt minus the hole on the other side ).
Montana in the UK. Parliment ought to love that one, bring a bit of Yankee land home!
Over 500? Sounds like the foxes do not like it when you're around.
Pelts are worthless here handi.
The longest distance I killed a vixen was 388 paces many years ago with a 222 chucking a 52grn match bullet at some thing like 2850fps IIRMC. In fact it didn't kill it but stopped her and the second shot did kill her resting off a barbwire fence I was a fair shot then
The other day I tried this load on a handy piece of flint at what turned out to 185 paces resting on top of a recent cut hedge. Spot on set a little at 1" plus at 100 paces. The powder is a little slow and I am soon to switch to faster fuel as I consume the dregs of various powder and bullets collected over the years. I feel confident out to 200yds at the moment and would go further for the hell of it should the oppurtunity require it.
Nath, that 308 is certainly enough gun for those foxes! Can I tempt you into considering an original Winchester Model 1892 38-40? It would certainly be a thrill for me to take a fox with one of these old vintage Winchesters in England. I'll be in Edinburgh again for a week near the end of February, but I think I'll leave my guns at home.
Kirk: An old geezer who loves the smell of freshly turned earth, old cedar rail fences, wood smoke, a crackling fireplace on a snowy evening, pristine wilderness lakes, the scent of
cedars and a magnificent Whitetail buck framed in the semi-buckhorn sights of a 120-year old Winchester. Blog: https://www.kirkdurston.com/
You take care traveling to Scotland Kirk and don't be dropping any blue ice through my roof !!
Yep I sure would like a 92 in 38/40 and it is very kind of you to offer me one
Nath wrote:Yep I sure would like a 92 in 38/40 and it is very kind of you to offer me one
Nath
By gum, if I were an eccentric millionaire, I would buy about 50 original Model 1892's in 38-40 caliber and give them away to interested parties, including you and Gamekeeper. The 38-40 has become one of my favourite cartridges. We have a fox that has been hanging around the yard, taking an interest in Mr Pickles, our orange tabby cat. I'm thinking that if I see him again, he's going to find himself being made into a rug. I plan to use the 38-40 to do the deed.
Those are sure some nice areas you hunt in, Nath.
Kirk: An old geezer who loves the smell of freshly turned earth, old cedar rail fences, wood smoke, a crackling fireplace on a snowy evening, pristine wilderness lakes, the scent of
cedars and a magnificent Whitetail buck framed in the semi-buckhorn sights of a 120-year old Winchester. Blog: https://www.kirkdurston.com/
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