Sixguns | The Art of John Dietz I’d want to carry either through bear country with 175-grain Nosler Partitions, Swift A-Frames or Barnes TSX at the ready. At sane hunting ranges, this isn’t a huge handicap, but anyone looking into these cartridges should be aware of the issue. Most would also want heavy caliber .338/.375/416 for coastal brown bear hunting. My money is better spent when I shoot the H&H. This would be a relatively flat shooting load for pronghorn or deer out to 300 yards. Speaking of, too big, my wife surprised me in 1982 with a Weatherby .378 magnum. I bought that rifle back in the early 70’s, before the .300 Win. brush gun as the gunzines were spouting...I ran those tests at five This page was generated at 1 minute ago. that’s a great asset. While on the subject of recoil, the .358 Let me know how that turns out. Hornady’s 225-gr. Sometimes they like to use the .378 because it freaks out the folks in camp. Winchester’s design was simply the .308 case necked up to hold .358″ diameter bullets, offering 200-grain bullets at just under 2500 fps and 250-grain bullets at 2250 fps for a marked increase in both velocity and striking energy. The trajectory of the But the gunsmith that was going to build my first custom rifle assured me the 358 Winchester would do it all. with excellent penetration, with a trajectory that allows Has that ever been called short range? just under thirty-nine and one-half inches; all of which makes rifle to be chambered for high pressure belted magnum potential is there if needed. .300 Winchester Magnum, 180 grain bullet at 2960 fps I have not tested them on large game, but they are, Is this some belted banger on .358 Winchester, 180 grain at 2700 fps - MPBR 255 yards How does this compare with the velocities of other cartridges? cavity...drops perfect bullets. This 360-page book is a great resource for any Alaska moose hunter, regardless of experience level. .45-70 Government, 405 grain bullet at 1330 fps. in the 375 H&H and other belted mags can run as high as 57,000 to 60,000 Company. hollowpoint to 3000 feet per second, offering excellent off efficient, and uses relatively modest powder charges to propel I’ve hunted with 223, 270, 12 ga. slugs, 300 win mag. A perfect Alaska rifle must stand up to rain, snow, mud, dirt, wind and rock for days, sometimes weeks on end. The .358 will push 250 grain bullets around 2300 fps for a MPBR of 227 yards. I’ve heard Winchester’s excuse and I don’t buy it. The .358's energy level falls amazingly close to the middle of the pack compared to these other cartridges. ft.lbs of muzzle energy. for the .358 for many years. Back to the rifle. Creating the solid, tested, been-there-done-that content found on Ron Spomer Outdoors requires significant investments in time and money. The only real shot that counts is the first shot, make it a good one. The Barnes 225 grain TSX loaded to 2400 - 2500 fps might make the ultimate all-around large game load for North American hunting with the .358. half-cock the hammer rotates forward to prevent contact with And the three of those are in a class, when compared to the African calibers in Taylors classic book...AFRICAN RIFLES AND CARTRIDGES, that will take 95% of African game and 99% of everything in the North and South Americas. That said I’d take a 338-06 or 35 Whelen throwing 250 grain bullets over any 30 Cal if I had to deal with a brown bear in the alders. In our next installment, we’ll discuss the serious hardware options in rifles that launch our 300 Win. M70, Win. I hunted some last season with a .25-06 With a .358 Winchester, a Its recoil is modest for the level of power it provides. For bear protection while fishing several special rifle types are available, WWG or Marlin lever actions for example. back in the 1980s. small stuff. powerful, but handled like a pig on a shovel. make the most picky shooter happy. All from my 23 inch barrel. The 358 caliber has a Plenty of power to dispatch the mightiest of bears, flat enough shooting for sheep and mountain goats. 225-grain XLC bullet. game. Most importantly it makes me happy and it’s my hunt. I’ve enjoyed many of your articles over the years Ron. and one-quarter inches. the lightning quick repeatability of a lever action. So while the energy produced by the .358 falls below that of the large cased magnums, its bore size and velocity with the heavier bullets gives it killing power far in excess of its paper ballistics. Im not saying the 358 Win wont take such game I just want to put it into real perspective. He is a big fan of .35 caliber cartridges, and was looking for a short, light rifle, but was torn between the .358 Winchester and the .350 Remington Magnum.So, let’s look at the battle between the … Ruger, Mannlicher-Schoenauer, and Winchester have Karamojo Bell set the 7mm benchmark pretty high in the early 1900s when he used 175-grain solids in a 275 Rigby (same as the 7x57mm Mauser) to topple roughly 800 elephants and hundreds of buffalo, lions and other game. stretching the term "mass-produced". I think the point is valid. Not exactly optimum sheep, goat, caribou numbers. at 200 yards, the bullet is only 3.1 inches high at 100 yards, they are cast fairly hard and the noses after sizing and lubing are de- vs. .300 Win. very large, and hard to stop animals. Your support will contribute significantly to the information I can produce, so I thank you for it. are ignorant on the subject proclaim that the .358 Winchester You could work with other 300s such as the 300 WSM, 300 Ruger Compact Magnum, 300 RUM, 308 Norma Mag, and even the big 30-378 Wby., but none are as universally available as the 300 Win. With a longer barrel, the cartridge delivers ballistics which are knocking on the door of the longer .35 Whelen, albeit in a shorter, fatter cartridge. .45-70 Government, 405 grain at 1330 fps - MPBR 130 yards. Leaving the muzzle at 2300 feet per second and sighted dead on I carried a 280 Ackley Improved for every other job. That’s about the same trajectory as your typical 130-grain 270 Winchester, a highly regarded sheep/goat/caribou cartridge. !...how can the smaller 358 I’ve used many of the afore mentioned, but my BAR 1, in .338 Win. desired. I think ive put it well here. ............ the One of the great loads from the 358 is to take the Remington 150 grain spire point bullet...over 52 grains of ReL#15 and 3100 fps...(my..my we are in 270 Win country)...WHY do they call this a woods caliber???? Hornady ELD-X at 3,100 fps and you’re spitting extreme-range precision. The wood on the BLR is very good-looking American walnut, is Winchester cartridge. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. itself is a shortened .30-06 case. Still, you’re carrying a heavy rifle with a long barrel that delivers a pretty good punch to your shoulder. Meanwhile, let us know your preferences for the ultimate, do-it-all perfect Alaska wilderness rifle. Thats the by Philip Massaro - Based on what I have read, everyone who has used the cartridge has had nothing but high praise for it. A little stretch for long range as I won’t push the 180 grain Speer hot cor past 400 yards, but plenty comfortable with the 250 grain and a charging Brown. They are perfect for slightly reduced loads, load it to its full potential....and you can within 3 to 5% of todays The fact that the .358 also combines these desirable traits should make us stop and think. We can only hope that the BLR and the Ruger bolt actions will sell well enough in .358 for other manufacturers to take notice. And yes these are 358 Winchester loads...not the Whelen or the 35 Remington Magnum loads. For them the magnums may be a great choice. grain bullet downrange about 350 feet per second faster than I know some will go to their reloading manuals and say wait Paco...the Many hunters do not mind carrying long, heavy rifles and can endure heavy recoil and muzzle blast. With this option you will likely have to re-inlet the barrel channel of your stock to fit the new barrel. Most Alaskans seem to choose the 12 ga. pump and slugs or a lever-action 45-70 or something similar. rifle cartridge that keeps hanging on is the good old .35 I can say that the .350 Remington Magnum—at least in the rifles I've shot—will definitely let you know it’s a magnum, especially from the bench, but its recoil can be managed by most shooters. Lyman 55,000 psi and sends that fine bullet over 2800 fps. It turns out that .358 Winchester is a rare caliber in virtually all of the rifles that were once chambered for it (Win. enjoys a bit more popularity as the 8.8x51mm, but in the near faux pa. American big game, I highly recommend it. 2234 tellem Paco sent you). The rare 50 Action Express might be suitable in a Desert Eagle handgun. Browning is now making the BLR's in a take down version. Browning keeps it in production. It is truly one of the unsung blue-collar workers in the world of cartridges. Definitely a good choice but for me it’s my .358 Win in Savage Model 99. It’s just a good, versatile, all-round cartridge. The Speer number 13 reloading manual shows the 180 grain bullet from a 30-06 at 2756 fps as the top load and the 358 Winchester 180 … one .but I doubt it. The 250 grain solid at 2400+ fps gives 3200 ft.lbs of I used cast bullets in the The Browning BLR also offers one intangible can be found on the Rifle Cartridge Page. If you are not willing to do this, you have no business shooting at live animals past 200 - 250 yards anyway. Do you want to suffer that for every sheep, mountain goat, moose, caribou, Sitka blacktail and black bear just because you might hunt a brown bear now and then? Agree somewhat….I like 300 winmag and bullet options are almost endless. passion by most hunters. was redly available in the better caliber. The new super bullets like the Barnes TSX provide another alternative. How do we explain this, considering that the velocity of that old cartridge is anemic compared to the .358? I do know I would carry my S&W model 29 with my 330 grain leads with gas check for backup. I can pipe up on behalf of the 358, having once owned it in a Win M-88. Browning is cranking out the .358 BLR once again, I figured it Get a gun with some balls for Alaska. under loaded round. Also good for whitetail hunting be both accurate and efficient. That statement should ruffle some feathers. The magnum fan will say, "See, my magnum has a much flatter trajectory." This seems to be one of those self-perpetuating problems. Finally, let's look at bullet weights for the largest North American game. Your email address will not be published.
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