[snaketail]

I shoot Lever Action Silhouette with my M92 (.454) and have been working on an ideal load for the 200 yard targets. At first I thought I should use a heavy cast bullet - I tried various 255gr and 300gr loads - Thinking a heavier bullet would be more accurate, but I still had rainbow trajectory. I was having some success with 230gr loads at 750fps, but still had to hold over the target to hit anything at 200 yards.

I buy my cast bullets locally and the shop owner suggested I try a 200gr LPF at 1000fps.

The shooters with .357s shoot the 180gr and knock down the rams all the time - So, what the heck, I tried the 200gr-ers.

I'm loading HP38 to a "near-max" pistol load to get 1000 fps, but I figure the .454-Rifle can take it. Recoil is nothing distracting and the rainbow is a lot flatter now.

Anyone else using a fast moving 200gr in Cowboy Silhouette?

The target is 50 yards - not 200!
Michael

 

[44wcf]

switch powders (slower burn) so you can speed it up more. 1,000 fps is pretty slow from a rifle barrel, even for cowboy loads.