Range of your Goat Kill(s)

[Decker9]

Of the 11 goat kills Iv been apart of, the furthest was 400 yards, every other was 250 or less. Iv seen a goat buckle from 1 shot with a 6.5 Swede (lung shot), and another take 4 from a .338 (lungs / shoulders), their just unpredictable. In most cases, a near by rock was the rest, but a jacket or backpack makes it a comfier shot for sure.

 

[GreenNDark Timber]

36 yards. Shot taken standing with a longbow. Goat was bedded when I shot and ran about 100 yards after the shot.

Photo was taken where I took the shot. Goat was bedded on the small hump just on the other side of the big light colored rock center frame. He died in the cluster of dead trees at the top of the photo.

 

[Formidilosus]

Of the 11 goat kills Iv been apart of, the furthest was 400 yards, every other was 250 or less. Iv seen a goat buckle from 1 shot with a 6.5 Swede (lung shot), and another take 4 from a .338 (lungs / shoulders), their just unpredictable. In most cases, a near by rock was the rest, but a jacket or backpack makes it a comfier shot for sure.

What were the bullets used in the 6.5 Swede and 338, and what ranges?

 

[Bruce Culberson]

35 yards with bow/arrow
260 yards 30-06 165gr Interbond
355 yards 7-08 Ackley 139 Interlock
245 yards 7-08 Ackley 140 Accubond
255 yards 7-08 Ackley 120 TTSX
All rifle shots were prone over a pack or rock/jacket. Scope is a 2-7x33 VXII.

My girls shot 1 each (off a bipod, 2-7x33 Redfield):
180 yards 243 100 Partition
250 yards 243 85 TTSX

 

[idig4au]

#1 275 yards off pack over rock
#2 520 yards prone shooting over pack
#3 50 yards offhand
#4 290 yards off pack over rock
#5 110 yards off knees
#6 305 yards prone over pack
#7 270 yards prone over pack
#8 520 yards off packs over rock with foot braced by guide to keep me from sliding down the hill
#9 190 yards off pack over rock

 

[BRWNBR]

3 yards-10mm handgun
55 yards-bow
180 yards- 338 win mag

The rest are guided goats but I won’t get into those. Farthest was about 410 or so.

 

[bradb]

About 40 yrds.

Not sure if video will work for non friends. he shot the video of us through spotter at about 1.5 miles. We thought the goats were a little farther up.

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[NMO]

Guided one at 331yds last year, client was prone shooting off a pack, shot hold-over, 180gr Accubonds 300WM, Billy soaked up 5 or 6 rounds before he stopped trying to walk. First round was a kill shot but there were a lot of cliffs nearby that we did't feel like exploring.

566yds on my billy, prone with a bipod, used my medical kit as a rear bag, 140gr VLD, 6.5 PRC, ranged and dialed.

 

[dreamingWest]

NMO, I just watched that video, great shot! If I hunt with you this fall I get to use that badass 6.5...right?

Everyone, thanks for all the info. Keep it coming. A lot more long shots than I expected. Is this typically out of necessity, or simply being confident with your rifle?

 

[Nickziegler]

135 yds with a 7 mm rem mag. prone off a rock. 25 degrees above. was able to watch him bedded in my scope for 45 minutes before he finally stood. took 2 shots

 

[NMO]

NMO, I just watched that video, great shot! If I hunt with you this fall I get to use that badass 6.5...right?

Everyone, thanks for all the info. Keep it coming. A lot more long shots than I expected. Is this typically out of necessity, or simply being confident with your rifle?

Hahaha, I wish! Unfortunately it isn't my rifle, I borrowed it from my boss at the Journal.

 

[ColeyG]

#1: 353 yards, dial of death, 180gr Corelokt from a .300wm, prone. First shot was right through the boiler room, double lungs, and he started jogging away casually. Second was a little high and spined him. He went down but stood back up and the third through the heart finally put him down for good.

#2: 17 yards, hold under, 180gr Corelokt from a .300wm, standing with no rest. The first shot blew him off of his feet and he cartwheeled off of a 600' cliff and landed in a pile at the bottom in a pool of water. When we got to where he was at he hopped up looking like a zombie demon goat and it took four 330gr +P rounds from my .44 mag pistol to make him dead.

Goats are tough.

 

[Decker9]

What were the bullets used in the 6.5 Swede and 338, and what ranges?

The Swede was my first goat, I used 160gr Hornady round nose. The shot was about 100 yards. He fell instantly and kicked for only a few seconds.
The .338, was a guided goat. It was also 80-100 yards, if I remember correctly, he was using Nosler partitions.

 

[Formidilosus]

The Swede was my first goat, I used 160gr Hornady round nose. The shot was about 100 yards. He fell instantly and kicked for only a few seconds.
The .338, was a guided goat. It was also 80-100 yards, if I remember correctly, he was using Nosler partitions.

Thank you.

 

[Jimss]

I've been on around 15 goat kills with 100 to 300 yard shots. All shot from prone position off backpacks. Only around 4 of the 15 took only 1 shot with 30 caliber bullets. All of the smaller cartridges took 3 up to 5 shots. I would highly recommend a 30 caliber! Around 3/4 of the goats rolled 100 to 800 yards after shots so keep in mind where billies will roll after shots! They can take a pounding and are THE toughest animal in N America that I have hunted!

 

[Formidilosus]

I've been on around 15 goat kills with 100 to 300 yard shots. All shot from prone position off backpacks. Only around 4 of the 15 took only 1 shot with 30 caliber bullets. All of the smaller cartridges took 3 up to 5 shots. I would highly recommend a 30 caliber! Around 3/4 of the goats rolled 100 to 800 yards after shots so keep in mind where billies will roll after shots! They can take a pounding and are THE toughest animal in N America that I have hunted!

Do you remember what bullets and their placements?

 

[Jimss]

The goat that took the most shots was using a 270....I believe 150 grain bullet. If my memory is correct the billy took 5 shots (some through the front shoulder). I warned the guy before his hunt that he should bring his 30 06 but he brought his 270. Another billy took a pounding with multiple shots from a 7mm mag...not sure which bullet and shot placement. Another was with a contender that took 3 shots...not sure of the caliber. I've shot several with 1 shot with my 300 WSM and 150 grain nosler ballistic tips....and that's what I'm using again this fall.

 

[Formidilosus]

The goat that took the most shots was using a 270....I believe 150 grain bullet. If my memory is correct the billy took 5 shots (some through the front shoulder). I warned the guy before his hunt that he should bring his 30 06 but he brought his 270. Another billy took a pounding with multiple shots from a 7mm mag...not sure which bullet and shot placement. Another was with a contender that took 3 shots...not sure of the caliber. I've shot several with 1 shot with my 300 WSM and 150 grain nosler ballistic tips....and that's what I'm using again this fall.

Thank you.


Thats what I was getting at- it isn’t the “caliber”, it’s the bullet. You’re having good success with a very wide expanding/fragmenting bullet in the 300WSM because it is causing more damage inside. Goats are tough, so people equate that with needing “tough” bullets. That’s the exact opposite of what they’re going for. It’s a self fulfilling prophecy.

 

[Formidilosus]

So here’s a visual. This was done a few years ago for deer, and while there are relatively minor differences between a 250lb deer as depicted and a goat, the implications are exactly the same. Three bullets- a 180 Barnes TSX, a 180gr Nasler Accubond, and a Hornady 178gr AMAX were used to illustrate the differences in wound size/tissue damage between a “tough”, “medium”, and “soft” bullet. The three overlays are from those three bullets impacting calibrated ballistic gel through a barrier. Hundreds of deer being shot has proven the wound patterns to be nearly identical in live animals to the test shots shown.


The shaded overlay is the permanent crush cavity- actual tissue damaged and destroyed by the bullets.



180gr Barnes TSX










180gr Nosler Accubond






178gr Hornady Amax










It’s not hard to understand which bullet creates the narrowest wounds, and therefore kills the slowest ON AVERAGE.

 

[as.ks.ak]

3 yards-10mm handgun
55 yards-bow
180 yards- 338 win mag

The rest are guided goats but I won’t get into those. Farthest was about 410 or so.

I want the story on the 3 yrd 10mm goat...



The goats I’ve been involved with were 425, 42, 216. 425 was shot once with a Nosler Accubond. The other two were Barnes, not sure which one though. They were my hunting partner.


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