Forgive me if this is an imposable question to answer . I do not know if the steel rams set at 200 meters on a silhouette range are a standard size and weight ?

What I would like to know is , does off the shelf 148 - 158 grain SWC .357 Mag ammo have enough power to knock down the 200 meter ram ? 16" barrel lever gun ? 20" ?

Thanks ,
God bless
Wyr

WyrTwister
I'd go with the 158gr for off the shelf. Most shilhouette shooters use 180-200gr. bullets.
From what I've seen they are a little long for 94/92 actions!

Sounds like a 200m pistol range if the rams are at 200m.They are the same size as a 500m rifle silhouette range rams.I use 200gn hardcast lead gas checked projectiles out of my 586 S&W pistol.They are still marginal at 200m.the freedom arms pistols allow a bit more space in the cylinder and more powder.I dont know for sure but i dont think a 200gn will fit in a levergun?180gn would probably fit.

In our lineup of bullets for the .357, you'll find two that are tailor made for your purposes.

One, is the .38/.357-185g FNGC, when loaded with 16.0 grains of H110/WSP Primer and either Starline or Winchester brass, this is one hard hitting load that will topple rams. Out of a 20" carbine you can count on about 1865 fps at the muzzle with this combination.

The other is our .38/.357-200g FNGC bullet. It too has the necessary energy to reliably topple rams when fired out of a .357 carbine. Best performance with this bullet is obtained using Lil'gun.

Click here to open a new window to these bullets (http://www.beartoothbullets.com/bulletselect/display.php?catagory=17)

Too, you will find these bullets have nose to crimp lengths such that they feed like butter in most all .357 caliber lever-action carbines and rifles.

If you are not a handloader, here's an article that you'll find very helpful.
Just click on the link below.Handloading On A Shoestring (http://www.beartoothbullets.com/tech_notes/archive_tech_notes.htm/51)

God bless,

In our lineup of bullets for the .357, you'll find two that are tailor made for your purposes.

One, is the .38/.357-185g FNGC, when loaded with 16.0 grains of H110/WSP Primer and either Starline or Winchester brass, this is one hard hitting load that will topple rams. Out of a 20" carbine you can count on about 1865 fps at the muzzle with this combination.

The other is our .38/.357-200g FNGC bullet. It too has the necessary energy to reliably topple rams when fired out of a .357 carbine. Best performance with this bullet is obtained using Lil'gun.

Click here to open a new window to these bullets (http://www.beartoothbullets.com/bulletselect/display.php?catagory=17)

Too, you will find these bullets have nose to crimp lengths such that they feed like butter in most all .357 caliber lever-action carbines and rifles.

If you are not a handloader, here's an article that you'll find very helpful.
Just click on the link below.Handloading On A Shoestring (http://www.beartoothbullets.com/tech_notes/archive_tech_notes.htm/51)

God bless,



I will most likely stay with the lever guns I have . I was mostly thinking about .357 for reduced recoil , compared to the .44 & .45 caliber rifles I presently have . And a .357 would be somewhat cheaper to shoot .

Thanks ,
God bless
Wyr