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Re: 17 caliber for foxes Benbo #15216407 09/12/20
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky ingwe Campfire Oracle
ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky	Originally Posted by Benbo I can’t remember ever shooting a fox with my 17 rem but 20 grain vmax at 4300fps usually blew up on the fur going in on coyotes and I often had to hit them again. I switched to 25 vmax and it didn’t do that. Usually bang flopped yoties and the few cats I’ve killed it didn’t exit. Good luck, Ben. Good to know... I shot a bunch of fox with the 20 gr. Vmax slowed to 3700 fps and have only gotten one exit so far.Gonna use the Hornady 25 HP or Vmax on coyotes and cats this year. "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

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Re: 17 caliber for foxes dennisinaz #15217938 09/12/20
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basdjs Campfire Regular B Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,200 W. Pa.	I usually carry my .17 Fireball for fox if coyotes are also around. 20 g v-max is great on fox but you can/will get a splatter if you hit the front shoulder bone on a coyote and then they're tough to recover without snow. The .17 hornet works great for me on fox too out to 200 yds.

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