I use 125 gr TNT and 53 gr of VV N150.But is there any bether load? This is for red fox.

The 55gr do a good job at taking away fur. They have a wad so they will go down the barrel. I think that they are made by rem. I have not seen them in a while. My only question is why do you want to destroy the hide?

I do not use the fur.And i really hate that animal,and it must be in 2 pices after the shot.

A good old 110 gr. Hornady Spire Point loaded hot will do an impressive job of exploding Br'er Fox.

You mean destroys the most fur or makes the smallest hole? A 220 Silvertip will blow an enormous hole in the off side. A 110 grain FMJ should do the oppopsite. I've only ever used 90 grain .243 FMJ's on game. Leaves a puncture wound you can't even see unless you're up close.
"...it must be in 2 pices(sic) after the shot..." Waste of time hunting if you don't take at least the hide. You might as well play golf.

Sunray, I tend to agree with you, but this IS the Varmint Hunting forum. Most people hunting varmints want to blow them to pieces, the more widely scattered the better. There's a varminting page somewhere by the "Seekers of the Red Mist," which is what they seek to turn varmints into.

[ 10-10-2003, 23:40: Message edited by: NotRicochet ]

It think it is smart to shoot it in small parts, because it is a good way to get some really good bait.and i get ca.30 dollers for one. And I should try the 110gr Hornady spire point.

Anyone try the Hornady 110 grain V-Max in .30 caliber. Seems like that would do a number.

300 winnie: I tend to agree with you, should do a bang up job.

Bolt

But is the 110 gr v-max as accurate as the 125 gr TNT bullet.

110 grain spitzer bullets in .30s tend to be a bit iffy. They have very short bearing surfaces, and it's hard to get enough of the bullet seated in the case to hold it securely and properly aligned and still get fairly close to the rifling. Some rifles will shoot them very well, others won't. But they can be driven to very high velocities and perform explosively. Think of TWO 55 grain TNTs from a 22-250 hitting exactly together!

Have you tried Sierra's 135gr SoftPoint? It's designed for use in 30cal pistol so the expected operating velocity is well below what you might get in a rifle. et that going at top speed in your 06 and it should blow up good on contact.

Maybe a Nosler 125gr Ballistic Tip would do the same. Please post results.

Speer 130gr hollowpoints loaded on the hot side are really devastating. A buddy of mine used one on a small blacktail buck one time. He won't do it again, I bet.

I don't understand the animosity towards fox. I've always found them a "not-too-bright" opponent and real suckers for a varmit call.

Anyway, as for explosive bullets...Does Speer still make that silly "Plinker?" It was a horrible thing to behold when it caught up with a varmit at /06 velocities.

Not a terribly accurate bullet, but good enough for varmits at reasonable range.

Another deadly combination I used to shoot now and then was the Flat Nose 150 gr 30/30 bullets out of my /06. Not pretty.

[ 10-14-2003, 06:35: Message edited by: Pecos45 ]

Pecos,

I forgot to make a disclaimer in my first post here: "I have no beef with foxes myself."

But, the 30/30 150gr Flatnose is an interesting idea. I'll have to research using that in a 300WinMag. Only real question is "how fast is too fast?" Don't want it vaporizing halfway to target. Thanks for the idea.