.270 Win enough for a Mountain Goat?

[AntelopeEater]

The first gun I ever harvested a big game animal with was the guide's .270 rifle on a wild pig hunt, it worked great.

The guide told me to drop the bullet right behind the pig's shoulder. I missed a little and the bullet blew out both shoulders.

Technically wasted some meat, but the pig dropped instantly except for some twitching on the ground.

More recently, I did a guided ram hunt in Cali, copper bullets required. I brought my 30-06.

I shot the ram a little behind its shoulder, and the ram didn't seem to really care. To make a long morbid story much shorter, it ended up taking numerous 30-06 shots and a then a pistol to finally kill that tough old ram.

Moral of the story based on my limited sample size?

Exact bullet placement matters more than exact width of bullet...but since no-one can be 100% perfect every time they pull the trigger, I now like the idea of using a semi-auto to hunt with so I can rapidly take follow up shots as needed.

 

[z987k]

The first gun I ever harvested a big game animal with was the guide's .270 rifle on a wild pig hunt, it worked great.

The guide told me to drop the bullet right behind the pig's shoulder. I missed a little and the bullet blew out both shoulders.

Technically wasted some meat, but the pig dropped instantly except for some twitching on the ground.

More recently, I did a guided ram hunt in Cali, copper bullets required. I brought my 30-06.

I shot the ram a little behind its shoulder, and the ram didn't seem to really care. To make a long morbid story much shorter, it ended up taking numerous 30-06 shots and a then a pistol to finally kill that tough old ram.

Moral of the story based on my limited sample size?

Exact bullet placement matters more than exact width of bullet...but since no-one can be 100% perfect every time they pull the trigger, I now like the idea of using a semi-auto to hunt with so I can rapidly take follow up shots as needed.

Well, bullet construction matters a lot to. And expanding copper does what you experienced more often than not.

 

[Cantshoot]

Pre 64 .270 works so good I’ve never found a reason to take the old weaver scope off of it.

 

[SewardsFolly]

Pre 64 .270 works so good I’ve never found a reason to take the old weaver scope off of it.

I bedded mine into a carbon stock last fall and wish id left it in its original wood stock. Oh well...

 

[Short Track]

I have more 1 shot kills with my 6.5 CM. I'm a believer in speed. My buddy shoots Elk with a 6.5PRC at 800 yards. He never had to shoot twice.

If you go into a shotgun only deer hunting area that requires slugs, you'll hear of more lost deer than anywhere else in the state.

 

[Cantshoot]

I bedded mine into a carbon stock last fall and wish id left it in its original wood stock. Oh well...

I’ve always liked the wood on those rifles. Especially the lighter blonde

 

[kcm2]

Hornady Superformance 130 gr GX bullet ammo would be a great choice. It hammers elk, I have plenty of data points to support my claim. And if you chronograph the ammo, you'll see that Superformance is for real.

 

[AK Troutbum]

Hornady Superformance 130 gr GX bullet ammo would be a great choice. It hammers elk, I have plenty of data points to support my claim. And if you chronograph the ammo, you'll see that Superformance is for real.

For some reason I’ve had a hell of a time getting the Superformance to group well in any of the calibers (3), I’ve tried it with.


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[kcm2]

For some reason I’ve had a hell of a time getting the Superformance to group well in any of the calibers (3), I’ve tried it with.


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Sorry to hear that. Mine, in the 270, will reliably put 3 shots into nice, tight groups but to be fair, that rifle has a #1 contour Lilja barrel. I haven't tried Superformance in any other calibers. I will say that Choice Ammunition is even more accurate in my 270 Weatherby if you're looking for alternatives.

 

[3325]

I hope to draw a goat tag and a sheep tag someday. If I do, I’ll likely have a .270 Winchester pushing a 130 Nosler Partition in hand.

 

[3325]

I bedded mine into a carbon stock last fall and wish id left it in its original wood stock. Oh well...

Mine wears a Mannlicher wood stock. It isn’t bedded or free floated and the wood touches in places and interferes with barrel harmonics. So it’s about a 2 MOA rifle.

That sounds somewhere between mediocre and awful to some. But at 100 yards, my centered and consistent two inch group means no bullet is more than one inch from point of aim. That’s the width of my thumb.

No, I won’t bother putting a synthetic stock on it or bedding the wood stock.

 

[buckchaser]

I used a 7mm-08 with 140 grain Trophy Copper bullets. One shot (quartering to) at 120 meters and he went straight down. He also rolled a long way after that …

 

[Short Track]

I used a 7mm-08 with 140 grain Trophy Copper bullets. One shot (quartering to) at 120 meters and he went straight down. He also rolled a long way after that …

This reminds me. I have better luck with my 7mm-08 than my .308. I never lost an Elk or anything with accubonds in my 7mm-08. 1 shot and down. My .308 copper TSX, I have to follow up for the final kill shot... always.

 

[TheWhitetailNut]

Yes I do reload, plan on find which one it
Shoots the best. And I’ll be coastal and if O’Connor hunted the world with wood guns I can too

Valuable experience thank you!

Leroy recently redid my first rifle, if you got the upgraded finish you'll be fine.

Enjoy the hunt!

 

[umbellus]

the projectile is probably more important than the caliber. Sounds like a lot of guys use bullets that are too tough and pencil hole the goat, then wonder why it takes 4 shots and ran off of cliff. Goats are not wide..wait for a broadside shot and put a ballistic tip, eldx, sst, or other cup and core bullet right behind the shoulder

I did exactly that, 168gr ttsx. I thought I'd stone him in his bed and shot him right through the scapula, but he stood up really slowly, like he was sleepy, and then as I put another one in him he made his leap. I was unimpressed by the damage while processing him.