Was just thinking.I was wrong when I said in an earlier post ,that the closest I came to owning a .35 was a .348.I do have a .351 Winchester Self Loading Model 07 rifle.Although it uses a .351 dia.bullet and the other .35 calibre guns use a .358 dia. bullet.
How Many 358 Winchester Fans Have We Got Here??
- Thread starter Tabacco Brook
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So close... Yet so far...
I have a 358 Win built on a Tikka M55 action. Love it. Mostly shoot 200 and 225 gr bullets. Stops game all out of proportion to its size. All 35's let out a lot of blood. The 35 Rem in a 336. A 35 Whelen Ackley Imp and a 358 Norma round out my 35 cal stable. Killers all of them.
Tabacco Brook
Regular
- Location
- Nova Scotia
Forgetting what guns you have is a sign of 1 of 2 things,..... old age,.. or too many guns,..lol
"if you want to donate it to me my mailing address is just a PM away,"
TB, Lol - I'll keep that in mind, but will probably do the right thing, pick up powder and primer, get buddy to reload, he already does my 260. Spring bear is coming up, that's what the factory ammo is for now and maybe moose in the fall with reloads.
TB, Lol - I'll keep that in mind, but will probably do the right thing, pick up powder and primer, get buddy to reload, he already does my 260. Spring bear is coming up, that's what the factory ammo is for now and maybe moose in the fall with reloads.
- Location
- In the shadows of the Rockies
Nice thing about the 358 Winchester, in addition to its compact size, is its efficiency with powder. Speer #12 lists 250gr bullet maximum muzzle speed for the 358 as 2333 fps compared to 2386 fps for the 35 Whelen - only 53 fps less - and uses 15% less powder. Both test rifles have 22" barrels and both load pressures are held to the 52,000 cup ANSI/SAAMI Z299.4 specified maximum. 
Must be the first, no such thing as the latter. - dan
My favorite carry rifle is a straight grip BLR. Got it off here about 10+ years ago, cant remember from who though. It has accounted for 3 moose and countless deer since then. It seems to really like the 225 grain bullets. 2400 fps easily. Hard to find the partitions that size now though.
Lots of grouse where I hunt, I carry a squib load with 158gr JHP in my mitt for them. Quiet and efficient. About 700fps
Lots of grouse where I hunt, I carry a squib load with 158gr JHP in my mitt for them. Quiet and efficient. About 700fps
BLR in 358 Win 2-7 Redfield with Quick Detact rings - Sierra 225 gr SPBT bullets ! RJ
I too love the 35s!! I was able to order a BLR stainless takedown in 358 win and picked it up over the Christmas season. I've got a forward mounted burris scout 2-7 with quick release rings and a Skinner Lo-Pro that screws into the rear scope base screw hole. I love it!! It shoots my pistol loads into a single hole at 25 yards and Hornady factory ammo into 1.25 inch 3 shoot groups at 100 yards. I've got some loads ready to fire with some Barnes 180 gr and 200 gr bullets. These are loaded with TAC powder to the new Hornady reloading manual numbers. I had the tipped bullets so unfortunately I could not reach the max loads due to compression and max COAL. Some pretty hot loads in the new Hornady manual with TAC but it really looks to be the magic powder for the 358 according to this new data. This is my first 358 Win. Currently I also shoot a 35 Whelen that I had built of a Savage action (my most accurate firearm of all) and a Rem 7600 Carbine in 35 Whelen. I also have an unfired Whelen Ruger 1A that is still a virgin. And.... for the big boomer I built a 358 Norma last year again with a Shilen barrel on a savage action and a bedded Boyd's Laminate stock. I have so many 358 cal projectiles its not funny! Can't have too many! The next thing I have been contemplating is the Ruger 77/357 or whether to build a 35/300 WSM... Decisions.....Decisions.... What I would love to acquire would be one of the Ruger Frontiers as I really love handy little carbines or I wish Savage or Ruger would do there scout rifles in a 358 Win. How awesome would the new Savage Scout be in 358Win!!!
Sure like my 223 Hog Hunter. A 358 would be totally awesome!
I wonder if the 308 Hog Hunter has enough meat on the barrel to get it rebored to 358...
- Location
- In the shadows of the Rockies
Possibly. These were available in 338 WM.
"This rifle is for shooters who treat their guns like tools, not idols..."
http://www.guns.com/review/essence-of-swine-savage-hog-hunter/
"This rifle is for shooters who treat their guns like tools, not idols..."
http://www.guns.com/review/essence-of-swine-savage-hog-hunter/
Tabacco Brook
Regular
- Location
- Nova Scotia
Did you mean 338 federal??,.... I think I saw them on there sight in 338fed
Possibly. These were available in 338 WM.
"This rifle is for shooters who treat their guns like tools, not idols..."
http://www.guns.com/review/essence-of-swine-savage-hog-hunter/
"Based on the Model 11/111, the heart of the Hog Hunter is the proven Savage action, known for durability and accuracy. This model is available in short-action chambered for .223 Remington and .308 Winchester calibers, and a long-action .338 Winchester Magnum is available for those seeking to hunt mutant super-pigs from long range. Moving away from the action things get stranger, uglier yet refined for function. More Hog-like, even."
lol quite a description.
Seems the new ones are available in 338Fed. Thats getting pretty darn close.
http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/model/110HogHunter/
Although, Maybe a rebore on a 308 Rem 783 Heavy Barrel would be better for a cheap 358, they come with 16" barrels...
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I shot my one and only Grizzly Bear with a BLR in .358 Win. I was able to exceed the SAAMI recommended loading data safely since the BLR is more accurately described as an under-lever actuated turn-bolt rifle and is very strong. I was able to recover one of the Barnes 250gr bullets which expanded nicely and still retained 80% of it's original weight. Still, even with very stout handloads it took three rounds to drop the bruin for good.
