Just got this yesterday, thinking of .358 Win again

[Brother_Love]

I happened up on this one yesterday. There were 2 of them and one guy was checking out with one and I got the other one. I got it already thinking of another re-bore to .358 Win. I got to thinking last night with 2 .358's already in the safe (Mossberg Patriot & Remington 760) I may leave this one as a .308.



I want to develop a load with this bullet;

 

[Ian]

Mmmmm, threaded muzzle.....

 

[gman]

Drooling are we?

 

[Ian]

No, I already have a Savage lefty that I put a threaded, sighted, 20" threaded bull .308 barrel on. I just know how much fun it is to shoot powder-puff cast loads with a can screwed on the muzzle .

 

[gman]

Now I'm drooling!

 

[35 shooter]

I bought a zastava Mauser in .308 last year with a ,358 re bore in mind.
I already had a 35 whelen. So I wound up keeping this one as is in .308.

After shooting it, I decided it was nice to get more bullets per pound of lead plus no recoil to speak of and super accurate to boot.....decicions decisions.

 

[gman]

35 shooter it sounds like you need to keep that one as is and buy another one to convert. See...........simple solution!

 

[yodogsandman]

Accurate molds has one almost like the NOE but, with a larger metplat.

http://www.accuratemolds.com/bullet_detail.php?bullet=31-188G-D.png

 

[35 shooter]

35 shooter it sounds like you need to keep that one as is and buy another one to convert. See...........simple solution!

Yeah, it will stay a .308. Trying to get a deer with it this year.

 

[gman]

Best of luck to you 35 shooter!

 

[Brother_Love]

I will also keep mine 308 for a while. I have heard from several other shooters in this area that the Ruger Americans are generally good shooters.

 

[35 shooter]

Yeah, i've seen a lot of good reports on them. I like the tang safety too.

 

[Ben]

I will also keep mine 308 for a while. I have heard from several other shooters in this area that the Ruger Americans are generally good shooters.

Malcolm,

If you decide to rebore that barrel, JES has a minimum diameter on the outside of the barrel that he has to have for a successful rebore to .358 Win.

At one time I knew that number, but time has changed that.................

Give him a call if there is any doubt about there being enough " meat " in that barrel for a rebore.