.348 Winchester

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Well I finally have a 348 Win coming my way. I've been longing for one for years and finally decided enough is enough. It is a browning repro in a the rifle configuration. In all reality, there's a small chance of me hunting with it, although a greater chance than any of my other rifles for big game. I just don't hunt with rifles since falling in love with stickbows and hunting with them. Because I'm just such a gunnut I always find myself swapping things in the gunroom out for the perfect group of rifles to cover all the bases but they just never ACTUALLY get used, besides varmint rifles. Now that I think I've found my identity (LOL) I think a 348 fits my needs just perfect of iron site plinking at steel on my home quarter and using as a back up on northern hunts for bears and last day possible tag filler type situation.

Having said all that, I know there is a lot of info on the 348 on the web, and I think I've exhausted all those resources, now I would like to hear from the CGN community on the 348 win, where you're getting your components this side of the border (hard to obviously in canada), what you're shooting out of it, and if you've hunted with it, what has worked well for you. I am leaning towards loading Swift 200 gr A-frames.
 
250 grs Woodlieghs from Tradex seem to be the easiest to get. I have 71’s in 348 and 1 in 348AI. The 348 AI is a real thumper of a cartridge. Less case stretch and less thrust on the bolt, so higher velocity
 
In the past I had a Model 71 .348 Winchester.Bagged a couple of deer with it, using Winchester factory 200 grain Silvertip Bullets. Use to hand load 200 grain Hornady bullets for target shooting.Sold the rifle quite some time ago and have regretted it ever since.
 
I have 2 or three in the gun room......original 71s. I have never hunted with one but I still managed to order 5 boxes of Winchester ammo a couple years back. I think they are all 200 gn. I also have 40 or 50 new brass and have managed to collect some Horn bullets at gun shows in 348. I do believe I also have a box or Barnes originals for them too..........can't remember if they are 220s or 250s...........
 
I'm the foster parent of Rosie's Model 71 Winchester while he babysits my Pre-64 219 Donaldson Wasp. I really need to get out and hammer something with that rifle.
 
Have hunted my Browning 71, stocked up a few decades ago on the Winchester Silver Tips 200gr, excellent on deer. Action is so smooth, pleasure to shoot. What components are you looking for, check Brownells.
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I have 2 or three in the gun room......original 71s. I have never hunted with one but I still managed to order 5 boxes of Winchester ammo a couple years back. I think they are all 200 gn. I also have 40 or 50 new brass and have managed to collect some Horn bullets at gun shows in 348. I do believe I also have a box or Barnes originals for them too..........can't remember if they are 220s or 250s...........
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I have some Barnes 250's. Did they make a 220 as well?
 
Very interesting spooksar. I think you also posted about that on an African forum as well? It rings a bell and peeked my curiosity back when I read it there. All that case taper on the .348 makes it a prime candidate

Looks like a couple places have the dies very reasonably priced, looks like Midsouth Shooters has then in stock for $60 US. Am I wrong in thinking that I would need to get an import license for brass or bullets? That’s what got me searching the Canadian side, not that many places have anything in stock south of the border either. Lots of brass on gunbroker though.

Tradex doesn’t seem to have those Woodleighs in stock. I think the 200gr A-frames would make an excellent all-around bullet (along with the 180 Speers if they still made them) and the 250 Woodleighs would be great to have for bigger critters.
 
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Very interesting spooksar. I think you also posted about that on an African forum as well? It rings a bell and peeked my curiosity back when I read it there. All that case taper on the .348 makes it a prime candidate

Looks like a couple places have the dies very reasonably priced, looks like Midsouth Shooters has then in stock for $60 US. Am I wrong in thinking that I would need to get an import license for brass or bullets? That’s what got me searching the Canadian side, not that many places have anything in stock south of the border either. Lots of brass on gunbroker though.

Tradex doesn’t seem to have those Woodleighs in stock. I think the 200gr A-frames would make an excellent all-around bullet (along with the 180 Speers if they still made them) and the 250 Woodleighs would be great to have for bigger critters.
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I shot factory ammo to make my AI 2-4 years ago there was a run of Winchester ammo made so I picked up all I could. Jameson make 348 Brass if you can find some order a bunch and have Prophet River bring it in. $100 for importing it for all the same brass. 500 brass that adds 20 cents a round, then put any extra on the EE.

Or try Reloader international they will do the export for you
 
Great info thanks! The bullet shortage has got me thinking about swaging bullets down from .358, which would open up all kinds of bullet opportunities. I've heard some jacketed bullets work better than others with having less bounce back.
 
Prophet River shows Redding 348 Win dies in stock.
Picked up a set last fall and noticed a set of RCBS as well.

Surprisingly they had a #5 shellholder in stock as well.
Sent roughly 20 emails out looking for the shellholder in Canada.
Hornady 200's appear to be in stock as well
 
I shoot cast boolits in my 348. Mines a Browning repro as well.

I have a mold by LBT in the 207 grain range, and I paperpatch a 338 boolit to size, but don't have much luck with that one.

What I have found is that the chamber is a bit short for loading the boolit too far out of the case.

Brass is a sonofagun to find. I've been lucky to find a bunch at different gunshows around mb. Sometimes being at the right place at the right time is all it takes.
 
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