358 gremlin or 358x39
- Thread starter matthias
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Would a .358 Winchester count?
That would make a nice deer round. I'm a .35 cal fan. Keep us up to date.
The gremlin has a little more capacity, less taper, a 30 degree shoulder and the Lapua brass is excellent.
matthias
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After looking around for a while, checking cartridges of the world, and scouring websites the 358 gremlin looks great but dies are difficult to find. Reamers are available, hornady will not sell a die set to me without permission from a gentleman from Indiana.
That leads me to the 350 legend. Factory rounds are loaded with .355 bullets with .355 bore barrel. The reamer print shows that .358 bullets can be used if hand loaded. There are a couple places using 358 bore barrels and they state handloading only.
If I can not find a set of 358 gremlin dies I will go with the 350 legend on a true .358 bore barrel.
That leads me to the 350 legend. Factory rounds are loaded with .355 bullets with .355 bore barrel. The reamer print shows that .358 bullets can be used if hand loaded. There are a couple places using 358 bore barrels and they state handloading only.
If I can not find a set of 358 gremlin dies I will go with the 350 legend on a true .358 bore barrel.
JSH
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C&H for dies maybe?
35 Grendel or 35x39AI. Pretty much all of Ackley’s cartridges have been modified just very slightly then renamed a better mouse trap.
The 300 Whisper was one of the JDJ cartridges, then the .300BO came out and folks just had to have one.
I see no issue in doing your own or see what is available.
35 Grendel or 35x39AI. Pretty much all of Ackley’s cartridges have been modified just very slightly then renamed a better mouse trap.
The 300 Whisper was one of the JDJ cartridges, then the .300BO came out and folks just had to have one.
I see no issue in doing your own or see what is available.
Check with Tony at www.tromix.com about his 358 SOCOM, perhaps?
matthias
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Zero333- I have two bolts one for ppc/aka and a223
Also I would most likely trim the rim on a 470 case to fit the Ppc diameter if needed.
Idaho sharp shooter- the 358 socom would be interesting. Problem becomes magazines and the howa plastic mag is difficult to modify well.
Also I would most likely trim the rim on a 470 case to fit the Ppc diameter if needed.
Idaho sharp shooter- the 358 socom would be interesting. Problem becomes magazines and the howa plastic mag is difficult to modify well.
Matthais -
Howdy!
if you are considering the .350 Legend, perhaps A wildcat would also work for you ?
The 7-33 Sako was a 7mm iteration of the longest 9mm case Sako was able to draw w/ its WWII-era machinery.
Simply necking 7-33 back up to 9mm ( which is same calibre as the .350 Legend, and the calibre 7-33 starts out at ) would give you a straight- walled .35 cal case 1.315”lg; I believe.
The rim diam would be .397”....about .017 larger in diam than the .223’s rim diam.
You did not sound all that interested in a case w/ .470” rim diam, other wise I might have suggested you take a look @ the .357 Auto Mag.
I formed cases out of both Norma and Lapua BR braaa ( SR primed ).
Ran mine in a single-shot benchrest rest action as a true .358” cal.
That allowed me to shoot .35 calibre rifle bullets through a custom 22” SS
1-16 twist 5-groove, made by Red Scherer of NE Indiana ( 1977 ).
Was minute-of-groundhog accurate out to 350yd ( longest shot I took with
it ). And no.... I did not try it on deer.
With regards,
357Mag
Howdy!
if you are considering the .350 Legend, perhaps A wildcat would also work for you ?
The 7-33 Sako was a 7mm iteration of the longest 9mm case Sako was able to draw w/ its WWII-era machinery.
Simply necking 7-33 back up to 9mm ( which is same calibre as the .350 Legend, and the calibre 7-33 starts out at ) would give you a straight- walled .35 cal case 1.315”lg; I believe.
The rim diam would be .397”....about .017 larger in diam than the .223’s rim diam.
You did not sound all that interested in a case w/ .470” rim diam, other wise I might have suggested you take a look @ the .357 Auto Mag.
I formed cases out of both Norma and Lapua BR braaa ( SR primed ).
Ran mine in a single-shot benchrest rest action as a true .358” cal.
That allowed me to shoot .35 calibre rifle bullets through a custom 22” SS
1-16 twist 5-groove, made by Red Scherer of NE Indiana ( 1977 ).
Was minute-of-groundhog accurate out to 350yd ( longest shot I took with
it ). And no.... I did not try it on deer.
With regards,
357Mag
will the standard AK mags for the AR-15 work with the 7.62 necked up to the 358?
Dusty Stevens
Shiner
You can get dies made thru whidden with a reamer print
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