RE: 200 yard shot?
I don't know, go shoot it at that range and see what happens. I personally think a heavier bullet would work better at that range, but you will never know until you try it. I use to use 300 grn XTPs out of my Remingtion. They worked great at 100 yards, 1 inch or under groups off the bench. However at 130 they started to open up and at 150 they were just not acceptable to me.
I switched to a 350 grn PR bullet and I get around 1 inch groups at 130 and 2 to 2.5 inch groups at 150. I can't shoot to 200 where I hunt so I have never tried them at that distance. For all I know they may fall apart and not be worth a darn at that distance. On the other hand I have a buddy that shoots a knight wolverine and his groups pretty well at 150 with the XTP's. Go figure?
The only way to know is to shoot your actual rifle with that load at the distance you intend on using it. Alot of people like to compare these to highpowered rifles, but they are not. I think they are more comparable to a modern rifled slug gun.
I personally think 200 yards is pushing it for a 240 grn pistol bullet any way. I'm sure it has been done though.
Paul