Best speed goat round

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

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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M. bird

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

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

"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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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.

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.

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.

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.

I wouls say you cannot go wrong with a 25.06 or .270..both great. I however did shoot both mine this past year with a .338WM and I know it is a bit overkill but I am so comfronatble with the gun and I know wjere the bullet is going. Plus there was no tracking involoved.

I however did shoot both mine this past year with a .338WM and I know it is a bit overkill

HOLY CRAP!! WERE THESE ANTELOPE ARMORED PLATED? lol

Using a big mag and being a good shot with it, is better than using a light caliber and not being able to be consistent.

I have noticed that often times, heavy cartridges do much less damage than lighter ones on game. I think that this has to so with the combination of heavier constructed bullets and modest muzzle velocities. I shot several balcktails with my 338RUM when I was getting into the long range world. Suprisingly enough I lost very little meat on these 120-140 lb animals. I was using 225 Nosler Accubond bullets and ended up with silver dollar sized exit wounds when I hit bone, and quarter sized when I shot through the ribs. This was actually less damage than I was used to seeing with my 25-06 before I started shooting better bullets. My thoughts on the issue are; there is really no such thing as too big, but there definately is such thing as too small. I have never understood the desire of people to insist on using varmint cartridges on big game. Yes, I know that countless animals have been killed this way, I have done it myself, and I have learned that big game should be taken with big game cartridges. The little coastal blacktail taken in this picture has a 338RUM exit wound on the shoulder you can see in the pic. Very little damage, dead deer, perfect! ------shooter

I have noticed that often times, heavy cartridges do much less damage than lighter ones on game. I think that this has to so with the combination of heavier constructed bullets and modest muzzle velocities.

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I think most high speed bullets hitting bone will make a mess. I still say the area just behind the shoulder is best. Bullet passes through doing great damage in the boiler room. :thumb

"waynedevore" wrote:I think most high speed bullets hitting bone will make a mess. I still say the area just behind the shoulder is best. Bullet passes through doing great damage in the boiler room. :thumb

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What, they let you shoot those things with guns?!?! ](*,) I'm a fan of Easton 2213's for antelope!

Marvin

7mm, 270, 25-06 all great in my opinion.