Best caliber for goats?

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   What do you recon is a good caliber for goats, and why do u think that caliber is suitable?
Any experiances to share?

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RangerPete Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 18 Apr 2023 Location: Cambridge. Status: Offline Posts: 881	Post Options Post Reply Quote RangerPete Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Best caliber for goats? Posted: Yesterday at 3:12pm
	What do you recon is a good caliber for goats, and why do u think that caliber is suitable? Any experiances to share?
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nunga Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Moderator Joined: 08 Mar 2013 Location: Pukekohe Status: Offline Posts: 1008	Post Options Post Reply Quote nunga Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Yesterday at 5:40pm
	Thats a loaded question. Need a bit more information on that before we could advise. What distance are you talking? I have taken out goats with my .25 springer out to 20 meters. If you are looking at 100+ meters I would say 223 min
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kruzaroad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 02 Jul 2022 Location: Hastings 4 now Status: Offline Posts: 2265	Post Options Post Reply Quote kruzaroad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 hours 57 minutes ago at 9:03pm
	Environment makes difference too. Rock environment or steep faces open up potential for ricochet, bush is going to need something that can push through small vegetation like twigs and leaves with out deflection. Paddocks depends on distance and back drop. Goats get taken with everything from small cal, to things like 303. Back in my younger days 303 was used a lot more due availably. Shoties, 17hmr Better question might be what fpe at target is needed to drop a goat. Also how well can place a shot,are you shooting for meat or pest control. All these things affect the type of ammo and gun you use.

RangerPete Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 18 Apr 2023 Location: Cambridge. Status: Offline Posts: 881	Post Options Post Reply Quote RangerPete Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 4 hours 58 minutes ago at 4:02pm
	It would be pest control in mixed terrain, open, bush, steep hills. Probably longish shots, I would guess anything from 30 out to 150. I would agree, anything from 223 up could do the job. Wanted to hear if anyone has a pet caliber, and why. I'm not so sure about 17hmr. Never used one my self, but from what I understand about them that little 17grain bullet is very frangabile and designed to break apart on impact. Will cause a devastating wound channel, but only 8 or 10cm deep, blow a rat in half, destroy a rabbits vitals, but i dont know if it has the penetration needed for an adult goat?
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kruzaroad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 02 Jul 2022 Location: Hastings 4 now Status: Offline Posts: 2265	Post Options Post Reply Quote kruzaroad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 4 hours 51 minutes ago at 4:09pm
	Back to distance.

kruzaroad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 02 Jul 2022 Location: Hastings 4 now Status: Offline Posts: 2265	Post Options Post Reply Quote kruzaroad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 4 hours 39 minutes ago at 4:21pm
	https://youtu.be/wrx_A6LCARQ?si=fKs_lOYaM1r1mgld You decide https://youtu.be/zKekxNPMG0k?si=F3TmumbAwy9aBxd9 Edited by kruzaroad - 4 hours 33 minutes ago at 4:27pm