New to 358 win

stagpanther · January 7, 2016, 05:48 PM

Anyone have any loading experience--favorite recipes?

I just got 5 boxes of bullets of various sizes in and my God I can't see how any living thing on the planet could survive being hit by one of these big bullets going fast!!

jaysouth · January 7, 2016, 10:23 PM

If you have 5 boxes of loaded ammo, you have more ammo than anyone else on the planet.

there are lots of good bullets available from 180 to 250 grs. It is also a great cast bullet round.

jmr40 · January 7, 2016, 11:11 PM

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my God I can't see how any living thing on the planet could survive being hit by one of these big bullets going fast!!

The 358 is a good round that is suitable for almost anything in NA at close to moderate range. It wouldn't be a top pick for 1000lb brown bear,but it'd most likely work. In the real world it ranks somewhere between 308 and 30-06 at under 200 yards, but with more recoil. Both 308 or 30-06 will handily beat it past 200 yards as will most rounds. While it works well enough this is the reason it really never caught on. But is a very serviceable round for folks wanting to be different.

stagpanther · January 8, 2016, 02:29 AM

It does deliver "freight train" KE at 200 yds or less--but it's no slouch at longer ranges either--I ran the ballistics numbers and it still delivers very impressive KE out to about 800 yds--the problem being that it's a "rainbow trajectory" bullet.

January 7, 2016, 05:48 PM	#1
stagpanther Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2014 Posts: 11,789	New to 358 win Anyone have any loading experience--favorite recipes? I just got 5 boxes of bullets of various sizes in and my God I can't see how any living thing on the planet could survive being hit by one of these big bullets going fast!! __________________ "Everyone speaks gun."--Robert O'Neill *I am NOT an expert--I do not have any formal experience or certification in firearms use or testing; use any information I post at your own risk!*

January 8, 2016, 02:29 AM	#4
stagpanther Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2014 Posts: 11,789	It does deliver "freight train" KE at 200 yds or less--but it's no slouch at longer ranges either--I ran the ballistics numbers and it still delivers very impressive KE out to about 800 yds--the problem being that it's a "rainbow trajectory" bullet. __________________ "Everyone speaks gun."--Robert O'Neill *I am NOT an expert--I do not have any formal experience or certification in firearms use or testing; use any information I post at your own risk!*

January 7, 2016, 10:23 PM	#2
jaysouth Senior Member Join Date: February 27, 2001 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 787	If you have 5 boxes of loaded ammo, you have more ammo than anyone else on the planet. there are lots of good bullets available from 180 to 250 grs. It is also a great cast bullet round.