Safe Shooting Reference Guide

Firearm Type
Caliber
Bullet Weight in grs.
AVG Muzzle Velocity in f.p.s.
AVG Muzzle Energy in ft.-lbs.
Minimum Safe Shooting Distance at Steel in yds.
BEAR
Rolling BEAR
Paper Targets
Steel Chest Plates on Angled Steel Upright
Reduced IPSC Steel Plate on Angled Steel Upright
Pepper Popper
Plate Rack
Reactive Steel - Rogers Range
Triple Tap
Reactive Hostage Target
Shoot House Panel
Military E Silhouette Plastic Target
Low Velocity Bullet Trap
High Velocity Bullet Trap
Weapons Clearing Container
BEAR Trap
Swinger on A-Frame
Dueling Tree
Pistol
5.7x28mm (SS190 NATO)
31
715
315
25
All
All
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
  Pistol  
.22 LR
  40    
  1138  
113
  25  
All
All
  All  
Yes
Yes
  Yes  
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pistol
.25 ACP
50
760
64
25
All
All
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pistol
.32 ACP
71
900
129
25
All
All
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pistol
.32 H&R MAG
85
865
230
25
All
All
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pistol
.380 ACP
95
955
200
25
All
All
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pistol
.38 Super
125
1240
431
25
All
All
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pistol
.38 SPL
125
975
264
25
All
All
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pistol
  .38 SPL +P  
110
1250
382
25
All
All
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pistol
.357 MAG
158
1400
687
25
All
All
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pistol
.357 SIG
125
1350
506
25
All
All
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pistol
9mm Luger
115
1180
356
25
All
All
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pistol
9mm Luger
124
1150
364
25
All
All
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pistol
9mm Luger
147
1000
326
25
All
All
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pistol
9mm +P
124
1180
384
25
All
All
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pistol
.40 S&W
155
1140
447
25
All
All
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pistol
10mm
175
1290
649
25
All
All
All
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pistol
.41 Rem. Mag.
240
1250
788
50
Turners Only
Turners Only
All
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
All
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Pistol
.44 Rem. Mag.
180
1610
1036
75
Turners Only
Turners Only
All
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
All
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Pistol
.45 ACP
185
950
378
25
All
All
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pistol
.45 Colt
255
860
423
25
All
All
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pistol
.45 GAP
185
1020
427
25
All
All
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pistol
.454 Casull
240
1900
1923
100
Turners Only
Turners Only
All
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
All
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Pistol
.460 S&W Mag.
200
2330
2500
150
Turners Only
Turners Only
All
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
All
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Pistol
.480 Ruger
400
1300
1315
75
Turners Only
Turners Only
All
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
All
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Pistol
.50 AE
325
1510
1646
75
Turners Only
Turners Only
All
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
All
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Pistol
.500 S&W Mag.
350
1975
3032
150
Turners Only
Turners Only
All
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
All
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Rifle
.17 HMR
17
2550
245
75
All
All
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Rifle
.17 Mach 2
17
2100
166
75
Turners Only
Turners Only
All
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
All
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Rifle
.22 Short
29
1045
70
50
All
All
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Rifle
.22 LR
40
1125
140
50
All
All
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Rifle
.22 Mag.
40
2000
324
50
All
All
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Rifle
.22 Hornet
35
2700
723
100
Turners Only
Turners Only
All
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
All
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Rifle
5.45x39mm
53
2592
1026
100
Turners Only
Turners Only
All
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
All
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Rifle
.223 Rem
69
1333
1282
100
Turners Only
Turners Only
All
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
All
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Rifle
5.56x45mm (M193 NATO)
55
3250
1290
100
Turners Only
Turners Only
All
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
All
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Rifle
5.56x45mm (SS109 NATO)
62
3050
1260
100
Turners Only
Turners Only
All
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
All
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Rifle
.22-250 Rem.
55
3680
1654
100
Turners Only
Turners Only
All
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
All
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Rifle
.243 Win.
75
3200
1705
100
Turners Only
Turners Only
All
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
All
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Rifle
.25-06
117
3200
2482
150
Turners Only
Turners Only
All
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
All
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Rifle
.270 Win.
130
3060
967
100
Turners Only
Turners Only
All
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
All
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Rifle
.30 Carbine
110
1988
961
100
Turners Only
Turners Only
All
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
All
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Rifle
7.62x39mm
123
2330
1482
100
Turners Only
Turners Only
All
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
All
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Rifle
.30-30 Win.
150
2390
1902
100
Turners Only
Turners Only
All
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
All
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Rifle
.30-'06 Sprg. (M2 NATO)
152
2740
2534
100
Turners Only
Turners Only
All
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
All
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Rifle
.30-'06 Sprg.  
180
2880
3315
150
Turners Only
Turners Only
All
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
All
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Rifle
7.62x51mm (M80 NATO)
150
2750
2520
100
Turners Only
Turners Only
All
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
All
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Rifle
7.62x51mm (M59 NATO)
180
3000
3597
150
Turners Only
Turners Only
All
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
All
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Rifle
.375 H&H
270
2690
4337
200
Turners Only
Turners Only
All
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
All
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Rifle
.416 Rigby
400
2300
4698
200
Turners Only
Turners Only
All
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
All
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Rifle
.45-70 Gov't.
405
1545
2182
100
Turners Only
Turners Only
All
No
No
No
No