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Hello everyone,
So I got the permit to hunt some goats in reserves north of Auckland and would be heading out in couple of weeks time .
Being brand new import to hunting, I want to know if .270 will be fine to hunt goats for meat or it is too big?
If it is too big then what caliber should I be looking at?
Thanks in advance.
Cheers
Altamash
Overkill is underrated
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338 would be better mate :) Ha ha 270 will be sweet, just don't expect to much off the shoulders if you hit em in the engine room.
Thanks, what should I go with for goats?Quote:
Originally Posted by matai
How about .223 or .243 or 7mm-08? B'coz if I change the caliber, I need something which can be used for deer as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
Cheers
Anything bigger than a .22
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Those are all good options and better suited to goats imo.Quote:
Originally Posted by altamash
I found the 30-06 saved time by gutting them at the same time��
270 will be just fine. No point splashing out on another cannon. The 270 would possibly be a bit punishing for a pest control situation though.
You can never be over gunned.
Do look after your hearing though, dropping a mob of goats with a centrefire with no muffs or a suppressor will damage your hearing permanently.
PS, North of Auckland, not that many around at Moir Hill or Dome Valley, as the cullers do a pretty good job, so good luck.
Better off heading down to the King Country for stinkies.
No such thing as too much power. Its usually hero kiwis that think goats are there living targets for there amusement that try to use as small as possible calibre to take a goat. And often at long ranges which is far worse.
Just be humain about it. Place your shots well.
Shhhhhh don't give away the best spots.......Quote:
Originally Posted by dogmatix
I shot my first and only goat with a .17HMR, under the armpit
Fire 20 is so rounds of .270 quickly which is not uncommon on mobs of goats and you may develop an allergy to recoil
270 will work great, goats can take a surprising amount of punishment and run a long way if you don't hit them properly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Survy
17hmr is shit on goats, well with 20 grain hollow points anyway... how do I know? I had to finish off 3 of them that had been wounded with a .270. Head shots were exploding on the skull. Not nice.
I have shot them with everything from .22lr to .338WM. They can be scrawny beasts so the important thing is relatively fast expanding projectiles( on bigger calibers especially) that can open and avoid pencil hole wounds. Hornady 150grain SSTs are now my favorite for .308.
If a 270 is what you have and you shoot well with it then by all means take it goat hunting.
Aim tight and enjoy your day out.
7.62x39 Cheap and cheerful and well suited to short range bush hunting.
If you want a good example of "overkill", my 300 Wby is in a little video clip (300Weatherby vs rabbit) being used to slot a hare at about 20 metres, .270 on goats is fine, put it in the chest and goodnight goat.
If you already own a 270, consider some "lite" loads for goats. If the round is too powerful it will punch straight through and do its best to kill what was behind the goat. The goat will still die, but it may take a while which is not desirable. If you have a choice, anything from 223 to 308. My favourite for goats is either the 303 or the 7,62x39. Lower recoil, and will have enough poke to mean business.
If you want to kill em dead then a 270 will do the job just fine.
Better going with a 223 or 243. A 270 will kill them find thou, just a lot of bang and extra recoil for no extra benefit. They all drop them, but you prob be more accrurate with the others rather than a 270 if you havnt done a lot of shooting...seen it before after a few shots the newbie starts finching etc and wouldn't have a shit show hitting a goat in the head at a senseable range with a 270, but with a 243 easy as cause the rat gun rules :thumbsup:
This has to be a first a 2 page post about a.270 and no @Toby putting in his comments :thumbsup:
He got so excited that he dribbled on his keyboard and fried it, currently franticly looking for another keyboard.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by 6mm ackley
Sush 6mm ackley don't give the little bugger any ammo to come in and poo poo the 270 :PQuote:
Originally Posted by 6mm ackley
It really comes down to how many you want to shoot. One, two or three a .270 would be fine, maybe more even. For a good old fashion bomb up I prefer my .223; easier on the body, ears and pockets.
But the .270 will be fine, use a lighter projectile and go for it!
First centre fire I brought was .270. It shot everything. It was not uncommon to blaze away 70/80 rounds in a arvo. 130gr worked a treat great on goats. Shoulder was bit sore for coupley days after, the twinge would disappear long before the bruise.
Shot it with muffs or a can and get a butt pad for your stock if you feel the need.
for eating yearlings are what you want, forget billies and even nannies are too rank, you wanna roast the stuff to come out like lamb, gotta baste it in juices and gravy and shlt,
yes correct goat stew is popular in turkish prisons and suchlike places, , burying the goat flavour with herbs and wine doesn't make goat stew any less stomach-churning although goat flavour isn't so bad if you can get over the smell of it.
As well as the taste of it. And texture. Try not to actually look at it either. So otherwise be sure to open doors and windows when cooking.
If stewing old lame billy goats you'll be wanting to leave doors and windows open for a year or two.
Billy-meat likely really not suited to the discerning civilized palates in the upper north island,,
but if shooting yearling goats for lamb chops, nah .270 way too big and evil, blows them to ragged bits, smashes em', pulverizes em', hammers them, bone and jellied meat galore, .270's on goats jesus what carnage
go head and neck shot only, 243 is a perfect all-round goat calibre. but .270 sure good on tough stinkers
If your planning on shooting deer etc. in the future and just starting out hunting then using your .270 on goats is the perfect way to practice, that's how I learnt the basics of stalking and shooting. If you shoot a deer in the wrong place with a .270 or many other centrefire rounds you will waste a lot of meat as well as on goats, may as well learn about shot placement and get used to shooting your main hunting rifle as much as possible I reckon. A .270 might not be the perfect round if you are targeting goats, but it is certainly a perfectly fine calibre to shoot them with.
Just think of the shot bits as extra tender. .270 is certainly an effective Goat calibre.
.270 is a great all round calibre and will be fine for goats. If I was to buy my first rifle again I would have gotten a .270. Just take care with shot placement and you'll be sweet.
Goat curry is delicious.
Cheers
I shot a pile of goats with my old .270win, normally I used a 140gr, but found a PMC 110gr load, and used it on goats, talk about destructive, was only about an 1" difference in point of aim.
perhaps try a lighter load going faster for goats. or a good old soft point, esp if you find your current load is penciling straight threw.
Good shot placement and they will not go through, for small deer I prefer 110 bt Norma's , with care very little meat damage :D
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Looks like you bludgeoned it with a rock
Then chewed on itQuote:
Originally Posted by MSL
Thats weak as. Typical poo70 rubbish
As compared to the 243 100g Norma .
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.270 is good for every thing, theres an old indian saying about recoil, think it goes something like "harden the fuck up".
shot 25 goats a month ago with the .270 130gr sst's range of distance. no problems for me. many problems for the stinkies.
dont eat front end anyhow
game on
Just get a gun n go shooting. If ya don't like it try another. If you don't like that change it again etc etc. just go hunting/shooting
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love it - get out there and shoot some shit!Quote:
Originally Posted by tiroatedson
There's no gun thats too big for goats but there are some that are too small.
So- what're you trying to say- .270 is good for killing goats??Quote:
Originally Posted by sixpointfive
