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kachingchingpow · 11-06-2006, 19:23

I know, it's somewhat of an oxymoronic suggestion. Last weekend I was hunting out of a ground blind on a 100ac peanut field that offers some rather long shots. I've haven't taken many "long" ones... mostly due to the fact that I've shot enough deer inside 300yds that have run into various thicknesses of cover that ultimatetly required a lengthy tracking session in the dark. I prefer a clean kill.

Anyhow, to the matter at hand. I'm relaxing in my chair in the blind, as the sun falls below the trees. Hunting was just about to get good. Then about 75 yards from me, a large gray fox walked onto the field and began feasting on the peanuts. Being a quail and turkey hunter at heart, I thought the old fox would make a great addition to the trophy room, and protect a few juvenile quail and turkey in the same stroke. I didn't shoot it due to the large caliber I was using, and thought it would destroy it. So question is... what round might do the trick? I'm thinking that a 180gr FMJ (perferablly smaller) would be the round I could carry with me in the event of a varmint opportunity. The Remington Premier Partition's I'm using for deer do a lot of damage... too much really even for whitetails (exit wounds are the size of a softball). I could just keep a few in my pocke for "just such an occasion."

FWIW, the rifle is a Rem 700 Sendero .300 WM with the heavy fiberglass stock, topped with a Leopold VXIII Long Range w/ Varmint Reticle, trigger worked down to 2lbs, and smooth. (the club I belong to has a 600yd range with pits, so the gun is dual purpose)

BTW: I'm a lefty, and the scope has the side parallax adjustment (left side of the scope). Don't get one of those if you're left handed, and intend to hunt. It's tough to adjust in the field... impossible without some sort of rest.

11-06-2006, 19:23	#1
kachingchingpow Guerrilla Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: GA Posts: 184	.300 WM Varmint Round... I know, it's somewhat of an oxymoronic suggestion. Last weekend I was hunting out of a ground blind on a 100ac peanut field that offers some rather long shots. I've haven't taken many "long" ones... mostly due to the fact that I've shot enough deer inside 300yds that have run into various thicknesses of cover that ultimatetly required a lengthy tracking session in the dark. I prefer a clean kill. Anyhow, to the matter at hand. I'm relaxing in my chair in the blind, as the sun falls below the trees. Hunting was just about to get good. Then about 75 yards from me, a large gray fox walked onto the field and began feasting on the peanuts. Being a quail and turkey hunter at heart, I thought the old fox would make a great addition to the trophy room, and protect a few juvenile quail and turkey in the same stroke. I didn't shoot it due to the large caliber I was using, and thought it would destroy it. So question is... what round might do the trick? I'm thinking that a 180gr FMJ (perferablly smaller) would be the round I could carry with me in the event of a varmint opportunity. The Remington Premier Partition's I'm using for deer do a lot of damage... too much really even for whitetails (exit wounds are the size of a softball). I could just keep a few in my pocke for "just such an occasion." FWIW, the rifle is a Rem 700 Sendero .300 WM with the heavy fiberglass stock, topped with a Leopold VXIII Long Range w/ Varmint Reticle, trigger worked down to 2lbs, and smooth. (the club I belong to has a 600yd range with pits, so the gun is dual purpose) BTW: I'm a lefty, and the scope has the side parallax adjustment (left side of the scope). Don't get one of those if you're left handed, and intend to hunt. It's tough to adjust in the field... impossible without some sort of rest.
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