Thread: 22 wmr vs goats

Originally Posted by Finnwolf

An Aussie ‘roo shooter once said in a magazine “would you shoot a leopard with that calibre? After all they’re about the same weight.
If you wouldn’t because if you didn’t drop the leopard with the first shot it would probably make mincemeat out of you think on this”:
“So while a wounded ‘roo is less likely to charge at you and make mincemeat out of you at least have the courtesy to the animal of using a caliber that you would use on a leopard when shooting ‘roos”

He did have a point.

I agree that we owe it to the animals that we hunt to not be under-gunned. We all want quick clean kills and using marginal calibers can reduce the chance of that outcome. But bringing dangerous game into the conversation and comparing animals of equal live weight is bullshit in my opinion. The fact is that a relatively thin-skinned light-boned herbivore of say 230kg, is likely to have a considerably different caliber requirement to a 230kg predator with big fangs and claws and a very high power to weight ratio. Predators fuck things up for a living (I’m talking prey), and if a hunter wounds one it will most certainly take any opportunity to dish out some revenge, hence why hard hitting calibers are required for dangerous game regardless of the weight of the animal. Not having a crack at you Finnwolf but I think the Aussie author is off the mark. If he’s right, well I guess I better sell my 308 and get a 375H&H: a good red stag is about the same weight as an African lion..