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Re: Custom 348Win Lee Speed
15/12/10 12:20 AM

I owned two .348's years ago. Shot bear and deer with them.

The Hornady 200 Interlock was sure death on deer, really smacked 'em! But those 200's tended to break up pretty soon after impact.

I also had a bullet mold for a Rapine 262 grain bullet and used it to shoot a small bear.

The .348 is a great cartridge...in a way.

Lots of taper and for big stuff needs heavy bullets IMO.

I'd love to hear Phil's take on its performance in AK.

I interviewed Harold Johnson {originator of the .450 Alaskan} a couple years before his death and he told me the cartridge was not too well liked in AK back in the '40's and '50's due to bullet breakup on bear. I remember him telling me he knew personally of an instance where a bear rose out of the water and before it could shake off was shot with a .348 {I don't recall the bullet} and that bullet broke up in the wet fur, going very little into the bear.

He didn't have a lot of good to say about the 250 Silver Tip either. Hence his development of the .450. Lots more there, but as for the .348, my opinion is it is a GREAT deer and Idaho bear round, but for really heavy game needs a very strongly constructed bullet. Velocities are higher than one might think, it being a levergun and all. Its a big case.

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Custom 348Win Lee Speed	Sarg	24/05/10 08:40 PM
Re: Custom 348Win Lee Speed	375BSA	26/05/10 02:40 AM
Re: Custom 348Win Lee Speed	bonanza	26/05/10 10:07 AM
Re: Custom 348Win Lee Speed	DarylS	27/05/10 08:49 AM
Re: Custom 348Win Lee Speed	VAnimrod	31/05/10 05:37 AM
Re: Custom 348Win Lee Speed	Con	04/06/10 11:05 PM
Re: Custom 348Win Lee Speed	Phillip	10/06/10 07:32 AM
Re: Custom 348Win Lee Speed	DarylS	11/06/10 12:41 AM
Re: Custom 348Win Lee Speed	Sarg	26/05/10 06:44 AM
Re: Custom 348Win Lee Speed	375BSA	26/05/10 07:59 AM
Re: Custom 348Win Lee Speed	DarylS	26/05/10 09:07 AM
Re: Custom 348Win Lee Speed	mehulkamdar	25/05/10 08:47 AM
Re: Custom 348Win Lee Speed	VAnimrod	25/05/10 08:01 AM
Re: Custom 348Win Lee Speed	Riflemanusmc	14/12/10 03:32 PM
Re: Custom 348Win Lee Speed	458Win	14/12/10 04:56 PM
Re: Custom 348Win Lee Speed	FATBOY404	14/12/10 10:46 PM
Re: Custom 348Win Lee Speed	9.3x57	15/12/10 12:20 AM
Re: Custom 348Win Lee Speed	DarylS	15/12/10 03:02 AM
Re: Custom 348Win Lee Speed	hunter_angler	16/12/10 01:40 AM
Re: Custom 348Win Lee Speed	DarylS	16/12/10 03:03 AM

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