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Steve wrote:Im gonna take my Winchester to Barton road next time and have a go at 100mtrs,but i will have to stoke up it up a wee bit. :lol:

Which Winny? - I had a 1894 ae, which was very acurate at 100 yrds with factory ammo, and not bad at 200 - the first time I fired one of my 25 yrd loads outside, I wasn't sure if it had gone off ...and at 100 they were dropping badly.

Let us know what loads you use, and how they do at 100....

Dougan wrote: Which Winny? - I had a 1894 ae, which was very acurate at 100 yrds with factory ammo, and not bad at 200 - the first time I fired one of my 25 yrd loads outside, I wasn't sure if it had gone off ...and at 100 they were dropping badly.

Let us know what loads you use, and how they do at 100....

Yes,its a 94AE Dougan.Like yours its very accurate with factory 357's so will be intresting to see what its like with homeloads at this distance because the furthest i've used it is 50mtrs.I know i can push Dodgyrogs cast boolits quite hard so i'll try 12-14grns of Alliant 2400.

I've never used Alliant, so I can't advise on a load - if you get leading, you can always try jacketed bullets.....

I am curious to know why you would want to try and shoot a 357 under lever rifle out to 100 and 200yds.
You are not going to get any kind of accuracy are they the only full bore rifles you own.

Alpha1 wrote:I am curious to know why you would want to try and shoot a 357 under lever rifle out to 100 and 200yds.
You are not going to get any kind of accuracy are they the only full bore rifles you own.

Because its a Winchester competion-simple really! :lol:

Dougan wrote:I've never used Alliant, so I can't advise on a load - if you get leading, you can always try jacketed bullets.....

12grns of 2400 will do the trick! Tried a few loads this morning and this was the most consistant.

Alpha1 wrote:I am curious to know why you would want to try and shoot a 357 under lever rifle out to 100 and 200yds.
You are not going to get any kind of accuracy are they the only full bore rifles you own.

Actually I can't see the point in shooting any other type of full bore rifle at 100 or less...Personally I like the SMLE for 200/300, and then .308 TR from there out to 1000.

GRCF rifles can be very acurate at 100 with lead bullets, but for 200 and 300 people tend to use jacketed bullets. 100 is usually shot standing unsuported, 200 kneeling or sitting, and 300 prone (there is a specific competition at the Phoenix).

And anyway, lever action rifles are a lot of fun...have you not seen 'True Grit' :P

Dougan wrote:
And anyway, lever action rifles are a lot of fun...have you not seen 'True Grit' :P

Agreed,but not sure if Bisley would allow you to shoot on horseback while wearing an eye patch.

Besides,you've got to master the 'Terminator 2' way of cycling a lever action first...one handed that is.

Steve wrote:

Dougan wrote: Which Winny? - I had a 1894 ae, which was very acurate at 100 yrds with factory ammo, and not bad at 200 - the first time I fired one of my 25 yrd loads outside, I wasn't sure if it had gone off ...and at 100 they were dropping badly.

Let us know what loads you use, and how they do at 100....

Yes,its a 94AE Dougan.Like yours its very accurate with factory 357's so will be intresting to see what its like with homeloads at this distance because the furthest i've used it is 50mtrs.I know i can push Dodgyrogs cast boolits quite hard so i'll try 12-14grns of Alliant 2400.

Go for it! :goodjob:

Alpha1 wrote:I am curious to know why you would want to try and shoot a 357 under lever rifle out to 100 and 200yds.
You are not going to get any kind of accuracy are they the only full bore rifles you own.

You must be joking!