Reloading 358 Winchester BLR

[4fifty8]

• results today 225gr TSX / H4198 & Hornady 250gr SP / Re15 with Hornady brass / Fed 210
• 358 Winchester BLR takedown 20" 1:12 barrel / Leupold FX-II Scout 2.5x28mm
• manual listed loads near max 2" shorter barrel speed reduction about 50 fps
• accuracy not bad trigger takes some getting used to
• totes & stows nicely

 

[Doubleflyfisher]

Nice setup, thanks for sharing

 

[DTM5]

Beauty rifle. I have the same one. I'm getting excellent accuracy out of factory Hornady 200gr SP loads. And they are devastating on deer. I switched from an IER scope to a 1-4x receiver mounted, which is easier on my eyes and gives me better FOV, as well as improved accuracy - 50m target attached. Enjoy!

 

[4fifty8]

Factory ammo available Hornady, Winchester, Buffalo Bore rare find. https://www.midwayusa.com/358-winchester/br?cid=9373

 

[nitro-express]

I'm a fan of the 35s. Thanks for sharing the load/chronograph/groups.

I hear you on the atrocious trigger pull and groups.

I have a Rem 700 in 350 RM, the trigger makes shooting well possible, the recoil is a negative.

 

[4fifty8]

180gr CamPro / Blue Dot

• results today with 0.356 180gr CamPro / Blue Dot / Rem brass / CCI 200
• listed as .38 Super RNFP FCP https://www.campro.ca/index.php?id=1021&produit=Cal. 38 Super 180gr RNFP FCP
• bit undersized but adequate neck tension groups not too bad
• low pressure could increase powder charge
• 15 cents per bullet more target shooting for less

 

[Brutus]

Nice firearm. Really nice range results too.
4fifty8, do you have any problems with this rifle during cold weather hunting?
Just curious.....

 

[4fifty8]

Thanks operates fine at sub-zero temperatures say -10 C don't know about extreme cold.

 

[dan belisle]

Sold my BLR in 358 last year. Used to mostly load 225 gr Partitions. Great hunting rifle. - dan

 

[Brutus]

Sold my BLR in 358 last year. Used to mostly load 225 gr Partitions. Great hunting rifle. - dan

Just curious dan. Why did you sell it friend?

 

[dan belisle]

Just curious dan. Why did you sell it friend?

Reaching the end of the trail according to the doc's, trying to thin the herd down some so my offspring don't have to. It was a great hunting rifle though, particularly on black bears. - dan

 

[Brutus]

Reaching the end of the trail according to the doc's, trying to thin the herd down some so my offspring don't have to. It was a great hunting rifle though, particularly on black bears. - dan

I almost regret asking u now. Thank you sir.
Be well

 

[remington jim]

Sold my BLR in 358 last year. Used to mostly load 225 gr Partitions. Great hunting rifle. - dan

Sold - GAVE my Mine away too Dan - Wish i had NOT ! It really liked Sierra 225 gr-ers over H4895 ! RJ

 

[Suther]

Always wanted a 358win. Have had dies on the shelf for a few years now. Haven't seen a single lefty 358 on the EE though, and I haven't been able to afford a custom build.

OP do you know what the minimum velocity for proper expansion is on that 250 Hornady, and aproximately what range that would get you?

 

[4fifty8]

Hornady specifies 2300 - 2800 fps muzzle speed range for .358 250gr SP haven't tried on game yet RN should expand better at lower impact speeds. 35 caliber Hornady 250gr RN, Woodleigh 310gr, Barnes X 250gr, Speer 250gr Grand Slam & Swift A-Frame 250gr on Deer, Moose & Elk at close to intermediate ranges all worked from not too bad to excellent.

 

[dan belisle]

I almost regret asking u now. Thank you sir.
Be well

Thanks. They've been wrong before (though I suppose they will always be right, eventually), so I should have some time left. So it goes. - dan

 

[Shua]

200 gr. Remington Core Lokt. Mostly intact one frontal shot on moose, 312 yards.Took heart, over 1m of penetration. Other two, quartering shots, 100 yd, whitetail, found under hide, both. BLC-2 and WLR primer. These don't feed well in the lever gun. Wildly varying performance, depending on range.

 

[dan belisle]

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200 gr. Remington Core Lokt. Mostly intact one frontal shot on moose, 312 yards.Took heart, over 1m of penetration. Other two, quartering shots, 100 yd, whitetail, found under hide, both. BLC-2 and WLR primer. These don't feed well in the lever gun. Wildly varying performance, depending on range.

Very interesting. I mostly used 225 gr bullets in mine. - dan

 

[hunter64]

I always wondered why the 358 never really took off in the BLR. I think it would be the perfect combination of lever gun, somewhat flat shooting and hard hitting. I have only seen the odd one on a shelf at my local gun store and hardly ever on the EE.

 

[just having some fun]

the reason 358 win did not take off is....... its a slow round

it does the job very well, but if you compare it 308 (or any other round) side by side on paper it is slow

I have a 35 Whelen it also did not take off very well, but it is a fun round to shoot .... Very mild to F*** that kicks

Try some campro 358 bullets in your 358 win (look for data, its out there)(or cast pistol rounds) nice paper punch rounds to Hunting loads