The .223 is a great fox gun as you have found - however it does not allow you to modify it in any way - The .22-250 is a more accurate load especially when loading your own - Full Stop... however too damned loud in certain circumstances and the moderator (at least mine) is not that great. No problem on a winters night but a still summers evening and you will hear it for a couple of miles! With the amount of rounds you are shooting though it will need an inch chopping off the barrel and re-threading/crowning every couple of years as it will wear the end of the rifling.
However with the .22-250 you can modify your loads and drop down to exactly the same spec as the .223 for those quiet nights with no wind and close to occupation - result two rifles in one.... plenty of info online as to how to reload a .22-250 for a lighter load. For those of you who don't reload of course shop bought rounds do not give you this option. Keep the rounds marked with a paint mark on the brass and pick whichever you need for the job.
I am not a fan of night vision optics as they have no place in hunting animals IMHO and does not teach you any fieldcraft - there we are that will have upset a few.....
Originally Posted by pigeonshoot
The .223 is a great fox gun as you have found - however it does not allow you to modify it in any way - The .22-250 is a more accurate load especially when loading your own - Full Stop... however too damned loud in certain circumstances and the moderator (at least mine) is not that great. No problem on a winters night but a still summers evening and you will hear it for a couple of miles! With the amount of rounds you are shooting though it will need an inch chopping off the barrel and re-threading/crowning every couple of years as it will wear the end of the rifling.
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