Thread: I love my Rossi .357 levergun, but I don't shoot well with it.

Thanks for the replies. Micky... when you say the cartridge shouldn't be used much past that range anyway, were you referring to the 50 yards or 100 yards? I certainly think that a 100 yard shot is pushing the limits a bit, and if were to ever use a .357 at that distance it would have to be a heck of a lot more accurate than what I'm achieving now. My subsonic reloads pass right through large animals at close ranges, and full loads would have twice the energy, but of course they need to hit the right spot. I've used a 7.62 x 39 for a couple of hunts and I found it was really good but, like you, I feel that shooting over 150 yards would be a bit dodgy.

The front sight is a brass bead. I sit it right in the bottom of the vee.

The gun has paid for itself in both meat and good fun. There is something about a lever action. I've always fancied one since I became acquainted with my uncles old 32-20. We went bush stalking together and I saw him drop a red deer with it in a very impressive manner.