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I couldnt reproduce this when I was hunting , but it was fun on the range 400m targets , other blokes had their cannons out, 308's etc , and laughing when I pulled out my pop gun .204. Some hadnt even heard of such a small round. bit of drift in the wind , but this grouping made them sit up , just n...

Very nice! And super fast! I have measured 40gn Hornady @ 3589 ft/sec out of a Tikka T3 ,22inch 1/12 twist barrel , I would assume as gn gets smaller , speed increases. What is your barrel length , 24”?

thanks, dont feel bad, I never can hit a running fox, normally they will stop and look back at some point, so if you are tracking them that is the time to have a shot, I have seen vids of hunters hitting them on the run - Im not that good!

Ive got a Tikka T3 1/12" twist 22 inch barrel and using 40 grain Hornady Vmax for foxes, but have been recommended to go a bit lighter and try the 32 gn as 40gn about the limit with the 1/12 twist. Ive tried the 40 grain Noslers and very impressed as well. I am keen to try and get accurate shot...

PS: Im from Western Australia, fox hunter, using a caller at night with ATN 4XPro Night/Day scope and Sniper Hog IR light. I can see about 300yards with that set up and eye flash further out

wow! that is some distance sniping, what twist is your barrel, barrel length? what grain bullets you using? interested if you have any more stories about shooting foxes at that distance - love the photo

Thanks Bill, will definitely spend some time with the .32's

Foxes so well fed they won’t come in to food calls so switched to fox calls such as crying vixen and foxes fighting, just weaned fox came in lonely for cub days in the den @ 170 yards

Thanks Rick, you hitting coyotes with your 204 and what what gn u use? What is the extreme effective range and what kind of wind drift do you get ? :huh: Rogman , Bill K is spot-on in regard to bullet weight and twist. You might as well forget shooting the 50gr bullets in your 12T rifle. It would be...

:D thanks Bill I will revisit the 32gn, but will they drift more in the wind ? I have some Wiley foxes sitting out at 350yards I’m thinking if I aim at their eyes I should hit their chest? Or am I asking too much for this round? If your 1/12 twist is like most 204's, you might have success with the ...

:D thanks Bill I will revisit the 32gn, but will they drift more in the wind ? If your 1/12 twist is like most 204's, you might have success with the 40 grain, without it yawing or tumbling, but over that most heavier bullets will not work well at all. You will find the 32 and less will work the bes...

Im foxing in WA, use the ATN X Sight 4 K Pro with Sniperhog light (can see out to 300 yards!!) absolutely the best IR light on the planet! Ive got a Tikka T3 .204 and playing with factory rounds ( I dont reload) I am wanting distance to 200m but lot of shots within 100. I have a 1/12 twist and 22' b...