My thinking is the 265-270 weight in a large meplat bullet is optimum. It allows the gun to shoot pretty flat. I have shot targets out to nearly 200 yards with mine. Spring for a good set of sights can't be overlooked and the Dawsons will get my money every time. Perfect sight picture for a hunting handgun. After talking to Rowland I had to try the supers and ACPs in my Rowland. Many argued that the only suport for teh striker impact was the extractor. I can tell you that supers and ACPs funtion flawlessly just like they said they would. When using ACPs you need a +p to cycle the gun but other than that in a pinch it works fine. Consider that the 240gr .44 mag load from Black Hills doesn't shoot a 240 as fast as the Rowland shoots a 265gr and that Black Hills load is considered to be a great game killer. reflex264