Pardon the dumb question but unless I misread (which can happen my glasses need to be changed badly) I failed to spot the rifle buller in there.
I agree 180 and 200 grain 357 bullets do work well for plinking, protection, and small game (Shoot mine from a 6" barreled GP100) For some reason though my GP seems to prefere 125grain golden sabers for the best groups. . . . I dunno why.
As for big and slow VS fast and light. I go with big and slow every time. It's part of being a 45 colt nut. I prefere anywhere from the 250 grain all the way up to the 300 grain bullets in mine. We had a few 270 grain keiths we worked with that worked pretty well, but we were not getting the accuracy we were from the 250 grain Lasercast RNFPs. IE groups were noiceably larger and it pretty well didn't make a dang which powder/primer we used. 300 Grain Hornady XTP mags did very well, however, and we are still looking around for more loads and bullets.
Still all in all thats a nice carbine you have. I prefere a good old fashioned lever gun, but then again thats just me and to each his own. It's still a darned nice lookin' piece of equipment.
My own list of experiences and titles is none to grand, but I have never failed to bring meat to the table when I wanted, or needed to. And while bulletpusher and Slim-Zippy may outshoot me most days, I am sure someday when they are both blind as a bat and in wheel chairs I will be able to outshoot them . . . . .
GoodOlBoy
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