Thread: Advice on semi auto rimfire for goats

Some firsthand experience of culling groups of goats with rimfire:

Magnum Research’s Magnum Lite .22 WMR
https://www.magnumresearch.com/magnum-lite-22/#

I’m pretty sure I’ve written about this rifle on here before. I have used it twice in hill country Taranaki on small mobs of goats to great effect, shooting the 30gr V-Max which runs at about 2200fps if I remember correctly.

I guess it’s one of those things that you have to do yourself or experience as a witness to see how cleanly this thing kills goats. Point of aim is front of the shoulder, that wee V-Max puts them down no trouble at all. I was on a Suzuki King quad on both occasions and the bike has a very well designed custom shooting rest running right around the front of the bike. Ranges were mostly 40-60 yards I guess. I can’t really comment on 100 yards because I didn’t do it other than on beer cans, but one thing is for sure the accuracy most certainly is there, these are bloody good rifles.

To be honest there really is no question in my mind as to the “ethics” of it. The high shoulder point of impact drops the animal, and like any situation if it doesn’t die quickly first time round you just shoot it again or cut its throat.