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Just bought a model 71 in 348, Any suggestions or advice?? Now need to find dies and components. I know hornady 200 grainers are easy to get, what about something heavier.
 
bunny said:
Just bought a model 71 in 348, Any suggestions or advice?? Now need to find dies and components. I know hornady 200 grainers are easy to get, what about something heavier.
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Did you just recently pick it up on this sight? You may have to sell it, to me.:)
I had one some time back but parted with it and now I'm in the market for another;). Mine was the 'plain jane' which apparently are a little less available compared to the deluxe.

All I ever reloaded for it was 200gr Hornadys but checking through an edition of Ken Waters book Pet Loads I see loads listed for a
- 180gr Speer
- 200gr Winchester Silvertips
- 200gr Remington RNSP
- 200gr Hornady FNSP
- 250gr Colorado Custom
- 250gr Winchester Silvertip
In addition, there are loads listed for three cast bullets as well. I believe Peters had a loading for a 210gr Inner-Belted bullet.

I believe the brass I was using was Winchester that I picked up on one of our 'shopping trips' to the states years ago. The dies I had were RCBS and I would imagine they are still available.

There is a good variety of loads listed in the Ken Waters book, a little in the latest Lyman #48 manual as well as a limited amount in the Hornady manual.
 
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Thanks guys, I am in Surrey B.C. The rifle is a Browning reproduction carbine grade 1, I wasn't sure about buying it but its new in box unfired. now that I have it I love it perfect balance and points like a shotgun. I know the Barnes bullets are great but expensive. Iam a huge fan of Hornady bullets, any opinions or actual experiance on using these 200 grainers for moose black bear ?? I would like to find some reasonably priced heavy bullets but no luck yet. I can get R.C.B.S. dies easily but prefer Hornady dies and will be trying to find a set, I like the floating bullet seater. Any info is appreciated keep it coming.
Thanks
 
I know 200 weight bullets aren't optimum for the 348 but that's what's readily available, they shoot good & I'm pretty sure you could kill a deer or bear with them. The only real need for 250 is if I was planning on going after bigger bears!
 
The Hornady 200 grain bullets are fine for deer, black bear, and moose. If recoil bothers you, you can download handloads to the 2000 fps range for practice or deer/black bear.

Hard cast lead flatnose bullets are also an option to consider and they will kill deer, bear, elk, moose just as well. Haven't tried these as I have a bunch of Hornady's and Barnes to use, but do have the bullet mold to do some gas checked lead bullets when I find the time.
 
Mine prefers the now-discontinued 200 gr. Barnes X, but everything else shoots well....bear in mind as the bullet weight increases so does recoil.
Rumor has it that the Browning repro is a more accurate rifle than the original, mine is an original Deluxe.
 
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Nice rifle. I've got a Browning carbine as well as an original Winchester standard grade. I prefer the handling of the 24" barrel Winchester but the Browning shoots great.

I've had good results with IMR 4350 or Relaoder 19 and Hornady 200 grain bullets. From my experience I wouldn't hesitate to use the Hornady up to moose. For larger/nastier stuff the reliability of a stoutly constructed bullet of higher sectional density would give some margin of insurance through increased penetration.

Pay close attention to the sizing die adjustments to get 100% reliability and decent case life. Ken Waters Pet loads are available but powder/bullet selection is dated. Handloader magazine has featured several good articles on reloading the .348.

Cast bullets would be great for practice however I've never gotten around to using them. I believe M.T. Chambers can supply them.

Regards.
 
Sorry, but the .348 cast bullets are not on M.T. Chambers' list, never had a request for it and don't have a .348 to test. Could do a sponsorship deal if anyone is interested! NEI Handtools show 4 very nice mold designs for the .348 Win.
 
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bunny said:
Just bought a model 71 in 348,....
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I am green with envy. I missed out on an original Winchester 71 at at very good price ($750 IIRC) a few years ago.

Hawk Bullets (Salem, NJ) show a wide variety of weights in.348:

Flat Points
165 grains x .030 FP..........$38.00
180 grains x .030 FP..........$39.00
200 grains x .035 FP..........$40.00
250 grains x .035 FP..........$41.00
270 grains x .035 FP..........$43.00

Spitzers
200 grains x .035 SPZ........$41.00
230 grains x .030 SPZ........$43.50
250 grains x .035 SPZ........$44.50
270 grains x .035 SPZ........$45.50
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Their website suggests they ship internationally, but with the recent State Dept. lunacy I'd check first. Not cheap, alas.

(BTW, North Fork Bullets is up and running again, under new mgmt. with Mike Bradys' blessing. They show a 240gn FP in .348. They don't ship out of the US, though. And their prices seem to have gone up a lot!)

:) Stuart
 
Thank's for all the input. I have decided that iam not going to shoot this rifle,I don't feel like setting up for another caliber. I have a 358 and 35 whelen also load and shoot for 9.3x62,458 wm.and five 45-70's and several others. This Browning is still new unfired I think I will probably sell it in the near future.
 
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