Many European rifle makers chamber the round. Start with Starline’s .358 Winchester brass and run it through a set of RCBS .358 Winchester re-sizing dies. The .358 Winchester is the little brother to the 35 Whelen, which uses a necked up 30-06 case.
Time passed and so has his techniques for hunting deer, but one thing has remained the same, the rifle or, “old friend,” as he tells it, carried on every hunt. Please explain your comment, “a 358 Win is more useful than a 348 Winchester”.Because you can get projectiles in different weights? [5], Hunting Shack offers a choice of two loads, 225 grains or 250 grains. Wad Cutter. Earlier I mentioned that Ron didn’t find the factory loads he was using to be satisfactory. Written by Norman Gray Technical Expertise by Bob ShellA well-used and well-loved Browning BLR lever action rifle in .358 Winchester. My BLR is 358 is a honey too, but I can not consider it more useful than my 348. Introduced in 1955 by Winchester for its Model 70 Lightweight bolt-action and Model 88 lever-action rifles, the.358 Winchester is based on the.308 Winchester case necked up. The .358 Winchester is one of the best commercial (non-magnum) .35-caliber cartridges turned out by any American manufacturer. It was introduced in 1955 by Winchester and chambered in their Model 70 rifle as well as the Model 88 lever-action. Hornady RN, 180 gr. The.358 is an outstanding cartridge for bear, hogs and even moose. The .358 Winchester is a .35 caliber rifle cartridge based on a necked up .308 Winchester created by Winchester in 1955. The ballisticians at Winchester began with their.308 Winchester case and necked it up to accept.358” diameter bullets. With its spitzer-pointed bullets, the .358 is a good medium- to long-range cartridge with capabilities out to 250 yards on big game. They also know not to believe everything they read or hear, because sometimes a cartridge’s demise is based on misrepresentation of the facts or a mere misunderstanding as I feel it was with the .358 Winchester. Of course, there are also specialty bullet manufacturers like Hunters Supply (www.hunters-supply.com) who produce lead bullets of varying hardness. [4], Winchester's Sleeper. Hornady Soft Point with 48 grains of 4895. As you can imagine, the 250 grain bullet hits hard and ends the hunt quick. He loaded Ron a custom load utilizing a 200 gr. cast SWC, 200 gr. Has been used in dark continent on serious game, big bears in NA, and a great round for whitetail too. This is why handloading is so important to those of us who don’t follow the main stream and find solace in older cartridges like the .358 or just find custom loads more satisfying. Noted web firearms author Chuck Hawks agrees with the Speer reloading manual that "the .358 Winchester is one of the best woods cartridges ever designed. The .358 Winchester has even been chambered in the AR-10 platform, supplementing the performance of the standard .308 Winchester. The main purpose of the round is hard hitting supersonic performance inside of 350y capable of taking any game in North America. Some speculate it may have fallen victim to the magnum craze because people believed at the time, (and some still do), that any shortcoming they think a cartridge may have can be fixed with the application of more powder. Please try again. The story of the.358 Winchester cartridge begins in 1955, 22 years before Ron made his choice in a new deer rifle. These loads are covered in most reloading manuals that include loading information for the .358 Winchester. Almost every bullet manufacturer carries a .358” diameter bullet in their inventory such as Hornady, Speer, Barnes and Nosler.
Introduced in 1955 by Winchester for its Model 70 Lightweight bolt-action and Model 88 lever-action rifles, the .358 Winchester is based on the .308 Winchester case necked up. One such load starts with a 158 gr. Modern hunters and handloaders who own and load this caliber know that this was and still is a very viable short to medium range cartridge. Get the 74th edition of the World's Greatest Gun Book. It’s known in Europe as the 8.8x51mm. Get 12 Issues a year of the country's best firearms writing. Bob Shell is my mentor and has handloaded rare, obsolete and wildcat cartridges for over 30 plus years and when Ron told him his problem, Bob had the answer.
Excess lube could cause your case to deform and render it useless, so go light. Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the October 2018 issue of Gun Digest the Magazine. Silver Tip ammunition, although he felt they didn’t give him the results he anticipated. This is a caliber I would love to have in a MSR (Modern Sporting Rifle). It seemed to love Doubletap’s 250 gr. At the time, he used factory Winchester 200 gr. 358 Winchester hand loads from L to R: 200 gr. The ballisticians at Winchester began with their .308 Winchester case and necked it up to accept .358” diameter bullets. There are consequences in using the wrong powder and bullet combination resulting in undesirable effects, so prudence requires great attention to detail with no distractions. 358 Winchester a 323 membres. Performance can be improved by handloading. The price will most likely be steep, but I feel you will get a lot in return. Just remember that every bullet has a powder or recipe that will make it a great load and shoot well in your favorite rifle. Speer, 150 gr. Working up the ideal load takes experience, patience and most importantly time, but as I’ve heard people say, “getting there is half the journey.”. Disclosure: These links are affiliate links. Original factory ammunition was loaded with 200 and 250 gr. Over the pond, the .358 Winchester is known by the millimeter designation, 8.8x51mm. Many European rifle makers chamber the round. If you are a traditional sportsman and/or hunter, Browning still manufactures the BLR’s in four different models chambered in .358 Winchester (http://www.browning.com/products/firearms/rifles/blr/current-production.html). Be aware these are limited and seldom come available, but every once in a while, someone may part with one. It would fit and function in any standard Magpul .308 magazine and be a great addition to any outdoorsman’s hunting arsenal. Of course, I’m a bit biased in this aspect as I count Chris Hodgdon among my friends. [8], And, while temporarily suspended, Hornady offers a 200 grain, soft point load with a muzzle energy of 2,720 (ft-lbs). This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. You may also be able to find and purchase the Winchester Featherweight Model 70 bolt-action rifle and Winchester Model 88 lever-action on sites like (www.gunbroker.com). Hornady left the barrel at 2438.0 ft./sec and his deer hunting dilemma was resolved.
[7], Old Western Scrounger currently offers a 250 grain load. I own both the 348 and 358, love both rounds, like two children: I love them differently.
It’s known in Europe as the 8.8x51mm.
I like it! .358 Winchester: King Of The .35 Calibers.
I was able to take it out on Sunday for a 20 round function check, which it passed with no hiccups. [6], Buffalo Arms also offers a choice of two loads, 200 grains or 250 grains. NOUS CONTACTER. It’s versatility is unmatched by the 358, 348, 35 Rem, 350 Rem Mag or 358 Norma, IMO. [1] It created a round more powerful than the .35 Remington and .348 Winchester. The 348 is the quintessential lever action round, and the model 71 is the smoothest lever action with the best ergonomics. is a shortened .35 Whelen. As with many great underrated cartridges, no one knows why exactly. Rifle powders are also readily available. Popularity of this cartridge has dwindled[2] but Browning Arms Company still produces the Browning BLR in .358 and numerous other rifles, such as the Winchester Model 70, Winchester Model 88, and the Savage Model 99 are available on the used gun rack; a number of companies (see availability below) still produce the ammunition. He needed a better load, something at the time only handloads could provide, so he did his research and found Bob Shell. The story of the .358 Winchester cartridge begins in 1955, 22 years before Ron made his choice in a new deer rifle.
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