used to shoot silhouette matches all the time before moving on to 3-gun and USPSA.
What wound up causing me to move on was the lack of knock down power from my pistol on the Rams at 200 meters.
Even a solid hit at the top of the back has failed to topple the Rams on more than one occasion.
This was with a 41 magnum loaded on the warm side. I've used 200gr jhps, and 210 plated lead bullets.
Not too long ago, the silhouette director pulled me aside and told me about a guy with a .357 having no issues knocking them down. Said he was using some "harder" bullets made for silhouette.
Anybody heard of such a thing? I can't imagine why the 41 mag wouldn't knock over the Rams with a good hit every single time? Bullet too soft? Too much velocity?
What wound up causing me to move on was the lack of knock down power from my pistol on the Rams at 200 meters.
Even a solid hit at the top of the back has failed to topple the Rams on more than one occasion.
This was with a 41 magnum loaded on the warm side. I've used 200gr jhps, and 210 plated lead bullets.
Not too long ago, the silhouette director pulled me aside and told me about a guy with a .357 having no issues knocking them down. Said he was using some "harder" bullets made for silhouette.
Anybody heard of such a thing? I can't imagine why the 41 mag wouldn't knock over the Rams with a good hit every single time? Bullet too soft? Too much velocity?