Thread: Semi Auto 22 WMR vs Bolt action 223 for goats

Originally Posted by Got-ya

Always been heaps of goats in that area. Just before Xmas the BIL who farms in Wairamarama which is just inland from the Port called up all upset as goats had taken a liking to his silage paddocks. I went out with a couple of nephews, and we got 70 over a few days.
I used a 9422m lever as I don't have a 223. The range was never more than about 100m. It worked fine but there were a few follow up shots required. As its open paddocks it was easy to make sure they were all humanly finished off. The boys had 308 bolt actions (targeted the billys). With the 10 shot capacity I was able to outscore them. With large mobs capacity really does help.

The 223 is way better for the job, but the 22mag works ok if you already own one.

I'm in roughly the same area (Namely Waikaretu-Wairamarama) so many goats in the area its not funny, you can drive at night time and see huge mobs of 30+ on the roadside almost consistently. As the area is so packed with them, a mate and I were discussing starting a goat culling service up here, unfortunately most land owners have been getting Goat Musterers in to do the Job rather than cullers