it took 13 years of applying but . . .

longwinters · May 7, 2007

One of my brother in laws out in Wyoming finally drew a goat hunt. Guess who has to load the ammo for him :roll: . Actually I am more than glad to do it for his new Tikka 270 WSM. Problem is I am in Michigan and he is out there. Can possibly make for a lot of shipping and shooting/back and forth.

I started with some H4831sc and 140 Accubonds. The bullet should make for perfect goat medicine. Hope the recipe works.

Long

Hank Hunter · May 7, 2007

Good luck on the reloading, do you get to go on the hunt? I replied to your question in reloading forum with load data for 270wsm and 140 Nosler bullets with Rl 22

longwinters · May 7, 2007

I will be taking my youngest boy out there for college, but it will be in mid-August. His hunt is late Sept - Oct. Two 19 hour drives, each way, is more than I care to take on in the same fall.

I loaded some cartridges up with Re 22 and Interlocks for him to just shoot to get used to the rifle. Now there is a bit more motivation to get the right load asap. :wink: And I am hoping that the Accubonds or perhaps Partitions are going to fit the bill.

Long

Desert Fox · May 7, 2007

Long, either bullet will do just fine. It will depend on which one the rifle likes. Goats are not tough animal to bring down. With 270WSSM velocity, you need a bullet that will hold together on impact and high ballistic coefficient to buck the wind better. AccuBond will be the ideal bullet for your brother in law's rifle.

remingtonman_25_06 · May 8, 2007

I beg the differ on goats not being hard to bring down, thats why you see guys packing 7mm, 300's, and 338 mags, they do it for a reason, because goats are like there on steroids. There about 400 lbs of solid muscle.

MY Uncle shot his goat a couple years ago with his 300 WM, 180g NBT's. 100 yards the first shot was a good behind the shoudler hit, the goat just stood there and took it like a man, the 2nd put him down for good though. My uncle said he coudln't believe the 1st shot didn't bring him down. Just like with big horn sheep to, there prety tough. The one guy in our camp that shot the Oregon record, he used my uncles same 300 WM and shot the sheep the first time at 40 yards behidn the shouler, sheep just kept walking like nothing happened, 2nd shot brought him down for good.

270 WSM is plenty gun, the 140g AB should perform beautifully. I would try to break the shoulders if it was me. Those mountain goats are pretty tough. Seems like behind the shoulder shots dont phase them one bit. Thats why Id go for the shoulder, pretty hard to go anywhere with 2 broken shoulders...

FOTIS · May 8, 2007

140 AccuBond andd Reloder 22. :wink:

matts318 · May 8, 2007

Ive had good luck with a 130gr BT and IMR7828, might want to give that powder a try also if the other stuff doesnt work out.

Mighty Peace · May 8, 2007

I use between 70-71.0gr of Retumbo and 140gr ACCUBONDS for my two rifles in T3 LS 270WSM. One rifle likes the compressed load, the other just below it a bit. Getting about 3200ft/sec and under 1/2" 5 shot groups @ 100metres. One groups under 3/8"

Hopefully your BRo-in-law is successful in his goat hunt.

For Trophy Bighorn Sheep draw in Alberta I will be at 8 or 9 years this season-cant remember.

Powerstroke · May 9, 2007

I've seen two goats shot now. Both went down in their tracks. Have no clue what caliber was used, due to watching this from accross the valley with the spotting scope.
I'm thinking most prefer the larger calibers on these critters to make sure when the are hit, they don't take off over a cliff and make recovery a night-mare. ( Make the shot count )