358 Winchester - too much for whitetail deer?

Kevan said:
I have rings from most any maker I could find, Leupold, Redfield, Warne, Talley. Brno, EAW, BSA to name a few and yes several Weaver.
They all work well for me without complaint except for an egg-shaped Ruger set and only because I was fresh out of scopes with an egg-shaped tube...
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Egg-shaped scopes are easy to make with a good pair of egg-shaped rings and a torque wrench...
 
I've used a 45-70 on deer without issue, so no, a 358 is just fine. As previously stated, big slow bullets give penetration, not blast damage.

I also have no issue with Weaver rings. They work, they look fine, and if you use a properly fitting screw driver, the screws do too. :xes
 
BigUglyMan said:
I forgot "9.3 stuff" is akin to saying "free candy" around these parts. :runaway:

I have no 9.3 stuff or free candy. These are not the droids you're looking for. Move along.
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My ears did perk... but thanks to a CGN brother, I'm not hurting bad enough to track the GPS on your cell phone...








Yet....


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.358Win. too much for deer?
Not a bit!
200gr. Hornady SP's on both.
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two-dogs said:
well no wonder they dropped dead!:p
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I like matching the rifle to the stand I plan to hunt.
Close quarters warrants the .358Win, albeit the heavy beamed buck could have crossed my line of sight anywhere from zero yards to around 250yds, to which the .358 is still very effective.
 
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