Thread: 22 mag for goats?

Originally Posted by The bomb

Better outcome for the goats using the 223 and you don’t have to listen to them scream ,I still remember the days before I had a gun license and went hunting with my mate and his bow and arrow for goats….his not very well placed arrows made the poor goats scream like a small child and scarred me for life I reakon!!

Goats don’t scream if they’re dead. As I said in earlier post if you’re a competent shooter the 22 mag is more than adequate for the job as long as you recognise it’s limitations, same as any caliber. Seen plenty of screaming goats after being hit with 270,3006 and various other heavy hitters. Lost count of numbers shot with 22 mag. but haven’t used it for years , 222 & 223 ammo as cheap or cheaper to run and offers more capability at longer ranges. Getting back to screaming goats, it wasn’t unheard of to tag the lead nanny and clean up the rest of a mob while they looked for guidance, go back and kill the nanny last. Not for the squeamish and frowned upon these days but was what it was back in the eighties.