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DarylS
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Re: 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog?
      10/01/07 07:19 AM

Limited to about 250 yards (as most people should be) the .358 Winchester is one of the better big game cartridges. With today's great bullets, it is even better than previously. No flies on this one.
: I've been kicking myself ever since I gave my brother my .356 Winchester for his guiding, back-up gun. With 250gr. Hornady's at 2,180fps from it's 20" barrel, it is a moose thumper supreme. No moose has taken more than 3 steps after impact, something rarely seen with supposely more powerful, smaller bore rounds. These moose were previously wounded ones at that. Broadside shots are not normal under these circumstances and the .356 did the job on what Elmer used to call "raking shots". Add another 100fps and you have a 22" barreled .358 Wincester. I should add that H335 is the powder of choice for the 250gr. Most other powders bulk up a bit too much. 46.0gr. is the charge and should also work for the .358, same bullet weight. From thee, you can work as pressure signs indicate. It is quite safe in the model 94 Big bore rifle.
; Compare it's ballistics with some of the old favourites from Africa and you'll see almost identical ballistics from the .33 to .35 calibres.

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Daryl


"a gun without hammers is like a Spaniel without ears" King George V

Edited by Daryl_S (10/01/07 07:22 AM)

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* 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog? Woodbeef 07/01/07 01:00 PM
. * * Re: 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog? jro45   24/11/07 11:26 PM
. * * Re: 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog? xausa   19/11/07 03:21 AM
. * * Re: 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog? Nakihunter   19/11/07 07:44 AM
. * * Re: 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog? 333_okh   19/11/07 08:38 AM
. * * Re: 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog? DarylS   20/11/07 02:24 AM
. * * Re: 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog? xausa   20/11/07 08:49 AM
. * * Re: 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog? 9.3x57   20/11/07 10:22 AM
. * * Re: 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog? 333_okh   23/11/07 02:37 PM
. * * Re: 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog? DarylS   24/11/07 04:09 AM
. * * Re: 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog? jro45   01/12/07 12:20 AM
. * * Re: 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog? DarylS   01/12/07 01:40 AM
. * * Re: 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog? FourWinds   24/11/07 05:13 AM
. * * Re: 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog? xausa   25/11/07 12:51 AM
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. * * Re: 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog? 9.3x57   25/11/07 01:33 AM
. * * Re: 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog? bonanza   24/11/07 06:58 AM
. * * Re: 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog? allenday   24/05/07 11:46 PM
. * * Re: 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog? DarylS   26/05/07 01:54 AM
. * * Re: 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog? Blacktail53   26/06/07 01:24 PM
. * * Re: 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog? DarylS   27/06/07 03:46 AM
. * * Re: 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog? 9.3x57   27/06/07 11:34 AM
. * * Re: 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog? Blacktail53   27/06/07 11:53 AM
. * * Re: 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog? 4seventy   13/03/07 12:58 AM
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. * * Re: 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog? DM   03/03/07 03:23 AM
. * * Re: 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog? Woodbeef   03/03/08 07:55 AM
. * * Re: 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog? DarylS   10/01/07 07:19 AM
. * * Re: 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog? 500grains   15/01/07 12:15 PM
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. * * Re: 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog? DarylS   03/03/08 12:59 PM
. * * Re: 358 Win.....Good Choice or Dog? JabaliHunter   01/01/08 03:05 AM
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