.358 Winchester Pet Loads

[Slooshark1]

I'm getting a Ruger Frontier Rifle in .358 Winchester. I'm looking for a good load to shoot out of a 16 1/2" barrel. I'm going to be using it for moose and deer so I'm thinking 225 Grain bullets but let me know if you have other suggestions. The rifle has a 1 in 12" twist as opposed to 1 in 16" in my Whelen.

Best regards,

Slooshark1

 

[Lefty Dick]

for plinking around you cant go wrong with bulk Remington 200gr. slugs, they also hang a licking on deer and B bear with suprising authority.
For 225's the Sierra's give a good account of them selves, and as usual if you prefer a premium slug the Partitions in 225 are a great bullet.
For powders I'm using Varget exclusively, the cases are very full but case life and velocity are awesome.
Good luck.

 

[.330Dakota]

You can also try H322 42 grains works good out of 20in barrel with 220 speer.

 

[Whelen B]

358 - short barrel loads

358 Winchester Loads
Jarrett XP-1 Hunter - 14 1/2" Shilen Barrel
Source - Layne Simpson Shooting Times - Feb.91- p.64

Warning -author's notes say that some of these are maximum loads in his gun but may be excessive for others - reduce by 10% to start in other guns

Bullet Powder Grains Primer Case Velocity - fps
av. 5 shots at 12'
Hornady 180 SSP ReL 7 45 WLRM Win 2537
Speer 180 FN IMR-4895 51 WLRM Win 2494
Sierra 200 RN IMR-3031 48 WLRM Win 2472
Speer 220 FN ReLoder 12 50 WLRM Win 2411
Nosler225 Partition IMR-3031 48 WLRM Win 2453
Sierra 225 SPBT ReLoder 12 50 WLRM Win 2409

NOTE - ReL12 is no longer in production.

 

[7mmBRmostly]

what kinda pets did you wanna shoot?

 

[Why not?]

250 gr Speer spitzer ahead of 45 gr of Ball C2 works great! Accurate and kills like the hammer of Thor!

Ted

 

[dragoon7214]

I use AA-2520 for both 225gr Sierras' and 250 gr Speers. It gives very good accuracy in my BLR. It's not overly expensive, but can be hard to find.

 

[Rick]

I'm getting a Ruger Frontier Rifle in .358 Winchester. I'm looking for a good load to shoot out of a 16 1/2" barrel. I'm going to be using it for moose and deer so I'm thinking 225 Grain bullets but let me know if you have other suggestions.

The good loads that work well in others rifles will probably not be the best loads in yours - even if only by a grain or two one way or another, even if the powder, primer, OAL, etc is right.

Pick a good bullet for the job, and then hit the range with your loads, targets, and chronograph. For moose and deer, the Barnes 200 gr. TSX should be capable of somewhere between 2500-2600 fps, and enough reach to get out to 300 yards if necessary. My wife has done very well with the 180 grain Barnes, but it has been dropped from their line for lack of interest... go figger.

On the other hand, you could probably just get a quality 225 grain cast bullet with a big flat meplat and still be more than prepared...