Thread: Advice on semi auto rimfire for goats

Sure, if it were me @Micky Duck I would go .223 bolt action with a 10 shot mag because I back myself to cycle a well fitting, well balanced, lightweight micro action rifle pretty darn fast. But the thing that makes all the difference is the rest. That’s why I mentioned the set up on that Suzuki bike. Because it makes a massive difference to the shooter’s ability to put a small bullet in the right place. With nil recoil and the right optic, shooting off a rest like that is almost an unfair advantage.

I’m away at the moment and we have a collective problem with photos anyway but maybe I will be able to find some examples of the last trip to that particular property, showing the wounding on the high shoulder. I’m pretty sure I took some photos of skinned goats hung up which clearly shows the point of impact.

I think it’s fair to say sometimes we forget how small and weedy a lot of goats are. It’s one thing when you’re dealing with heavy Billys with a full winter coat but something altogether different when you’re shooting dozens of yearling runty bloody things. There’s fuck all to them and you could practically kill them with a peashooter.