Took the Rossi lever action .357 to 200 yards ...

awhile ago. Hung a big 150oz detergent jug in front of a reversed B27 and let fly a couple of the 140 XTP's, over a max charge of W296. The rifle is zeroed to plant its shots in the middle a 3 pound coffee can lid at 100 yards. It shoots flatter at 200 than it has any right to. The first two shots were just off the edges...

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and I hit it with the 3rd. But I just clipped the bottom edge so I don't have much of a ballistics report. But you could hear the impact from 200 yards and it shredded the plastic real good.

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I continue to be impressed with what a 357 carbine can do. I wish somebody would make one in a pump or semi auto.

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modern. they are hard to find. finally snagged one but havent had a chance to give it a workout.

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Just have to get up and get the 16" one and bring'er home.

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to fill a couple with water end to end and see the xtp in action.

Bob

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Ballistics calculator indicates about 1240 fps at that distance, almost exactly what my old Lawman MKIII produces with the same load, at the muzzle. So I could probably get a fair estimate w/o straining my eyes;)

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Have been sharing them with my Dad, who has a 357 Rossi he has been playing with.

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But judging from the rips and holes above it, I don't want to catch an XTP at 200 yards.

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Those windshield washer fluid jugs are TOUGH so if a peripheral hit did that damage it has more juice at 200 than I would have thought.

I have just found a club that has ranges out that far so if I can track it down and get my background check started I will try some distant shooting.

Wish Rossi would finally get my tang sight on its way.

May wear the gun out before they ever send the sight

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I honestly don't know why I don't have a .357 carbine yet.

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getting on-board with the concept and if the ammo market hadn't tanked, I might never have tried it.

These Taurus-Rossi 357's are generating a lot of feeding complaints, usually because the cartridge starts into the chamber and get stuck. Sight dovetail dimensions are all over the place. They can be a PITA to work on, everything inside them is cast/MIM and Rossi is stingy with parts. I have this one working and am happy with it.

My suggestion to just get a Marlin.

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But I did have to replace the sights to get something useable with enough adjustment.

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