.270 Win enough for a Mountain Goat?

[ckleeves]

Goats aren’t that tough, guys shoot them with the wrong bullets. Something like a 6 creed with a 108 eldm is going to be more effective then a 375 H&H with a mono. The wallop factor index is really lopsided on goats.

 

[HornPorn]

Goats aren’t that tough, guys shoot them with the wrong bullets. Something like a 6 creed with a 108 eldm is going to be more effective then a 375 H&H with a mono. The wallop factor index is really lopsided on goats.

Agree with you 100%, but to be fair I do think many of those stories of guys using big guns and tough bullets are due to where they are hunting (brown bear (coastal AK and BC), and/or the goat was part of a combo hunt for moose or bear.

Guys down in the lower 48 and grizz free areas of Utah, CO aren't going to have that as part of the equation, and aren't going to be hunting multiple species at once either.

There is definitely a view that goats are tough and "soak up lead" that gets amplified.

 

[Steve O]

Goats aren’t that tough, guys shoot them with the wrong bullets. Something like a 6 creed with a 108 eldm is going to be more effective then a 375 H&H with a mono. The wallop factor index is really lopsided on goats.

Agree 100%

 

[ckleeves]

Agree with you 100%, but to be fair I do think many of those stories of guys using big guns and tough bullets are due to where they are hunting (brown bear (coastal AK and BC), and/or the goat was part of a combo hunt for moose or bear.

Guys down in the lower 48 and grizz free areas of Utah, CO aren't going to have that as part of the equation, and aren't going to be hunting multiple species at once either.

There is definitely a view that goats are tough and "soak up lead" that gets amplified.

Agreed. But it does seem that many outfitters hold the “bigger is better” view also, or encourage the use of monos on goats which I really can’t get behind. Even the biggest of Billies isn’t that thick thru the chest.

 

[bowhunter74]

I shot 2 caribou between 200 and 300 yards with 130 grain ballistic tips with no problem so I would say it should work on a goat

 

[6mm Remington]

Go forth with your 270 and shoot a nice billy! 130 or 140 gr. Nosler Partitions or Accubonds would be my pick for bullets.

 

[Wapiti66]

270 is definitely enough gun. I’d pick a lightweight gun that you shoot well. Goat country is no joke and you will be mentally counting every ounce you chose to pack up the mountain and into the cliffs

 

[SkunkCabbage]

With confidence. TMK/ELDM/X will be very sufficient. Don’t overthink it

 

[aussiehunter]

Mid asian ibex 130gr GMX at 300m one shot, so i believe it will be enough for you. Happy Hunting

 

[z987k]

I’ve been on around 20 goat hunts over the years. A 270 may work but there is a better chance a goat will take a death leap off a cliff and end up a bloody mess with rips in the face, broken horn, etc. if you want a better piece of mind that a goat will drop before heading off cliffs and taking a blood bath use a 30 caliber!

Mtn goats are one of the toughest critters in North America to put on the ground and they live in cliff country.

Bullet diameter has no bearing whatsoever on that happening.