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Best speed goat round

Post by 46271 » Fri Mar 19, 2010 9:42 am

I am really wishing to get a draw this year to hunt Antelope. The question i have is I already have a 7mm (deer and elk), I am thinking this might alittle heavy for goats. I have been looking at a 22-250 for yotes and would this be a good round for goats also?

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Re: Best speed goat round

Post by Muley Shed Freak » Fri Mar 19, 2010 9:52 am

I shoot a 300 win mag on everything. The 7mm is perfect for antelope. Beyond a 300 win mag on anything in the lower 48 is overkill. IMO. I had a .338, but the bullett was just too big and punched a hole in everything. Stick with the 7mm on antelope. :thumb

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Re: Best speed goat round

Post by M.Bird » Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:33 am

IMHO 22-250 is to light for the goats, your 7mm will work fine, use 139-140’s nice and flat.
If you are looking for an reason for a new rifle, 6.5 X 284, 260 Remington, 257 Roberts AI, or the 25-06. Seen a lot of those calibers when we guided for goats in Wyoming
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Re: Best speed goat round

Post by TheGreatwhitehunter » Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:54 pm

25-06, 257wby 270 win 270wsm or the 270wby are all great antelope and deer rifles and of course anything bigger that shoots flat is also a good rifle like the 7mm-08
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Re: Best speed goat round

Post by Springville Shooter » Mon Mar 22, 2010 7:47 am

I wouldn't personally use the 22-250 on anything bigger than coyotes. Your 7mm is not too big for any big game. I've killed a couple of antelope with a 7mm Rem mag and it did a tremendous job killing them quickly with little meat wasted. The key is; place your shot just behind the front shoulder. I second the 139-150 grain bullets for antelope hunting as well.----shooter
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Re: Best speed goat round

Post by WinMag » Mon Mar 22, 2010 5:20 pm

Muley Shed Freak wrote:I shoot a 300 win mag on everything. The 7mm is perfect for antelope. Beyond a 300 win mag on anything in the lower 48 is overkill. IMO. I had a .338, but the bullett was just too big and punched a hole in everything. Stick with the 7mm on antelope. :thumb
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Re: Best speed goat round

Post by wingmaster36 » Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:20 pm

Absolutely perfect goat round, or at least I think so. That is what I use for everything these days. I really liked my 25-06, but sold it along with several others and settled on the 7mm Rem mag as a do-all round. I did have problems with the Nosler Ballistic tips blowing up, but all other bullets have been fine especially the Remington Core Lokt as a cheaper option. I reload and really, really like the 150 grain Barnes TTSX for a game bullet.
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Re: Best speed goat round

Post by ABert » Tue Mar 23, 2010 9:15 pm

Kind of surprised no one has mentioned the .243! Great flat shooting round that is very capable of taking deer yet can also be used for a reach out and touch them varmint gun. IMHO, the perfect caliber for goats.
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Re: Best speed goat round

Post by Snake River Marksman » Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:37 am

There's no such thing as "too dead" so there is nothing wrong with the 7mm on antelope. One thing about the 22-250, is it legal to hunt antelope with where you intend to hunt. It's not in Wyoming. If I were looking for a combination coyote antelope rifle, I'd start with a 243 and then go to one of the 25's. A 257 roberts, 25-06, 257 wby etc. all make great candidates. I'd also have to think long and hard about a 25wssm. I handload but even so, the fact that it is a failing round (commercially speaking) makes me a little leary.
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Re: Best speed goat round

Post by The Ox » Thu Mar 25, 2010 9:01 am

7 mm will work fine.
i dumped a gaot at over 400 yards with a 243, my gf dropped one in its tracks at over 250 with a 223.antelope arent very tough imo. A 22-250 would work great! you just need to put the bullet in the right place with what ever round you use.

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