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JJason1290 reacted to 7x57Joe's post in the thread 358 Winchester & 9.3x57 Question About Performance with
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I joined the .35 club way back in 1978 with a Savage 99 DL in .358 Win. I liked the cartridge so much that a couple of years later I... -
JJason1290 reacted to MS 9x56's post in the thread 358 Winchester & 9.3x57 Question About Performance with Like.
Bob knows a thing or 2 about maximizing the Whelen’s potential, I can vouch for that.
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JJason1290 reacted to Rick HOlbert's post in the thread 358 Winchester & 9.3x57 Question About Performance with Like.
Hello Bob, You are correct sir. My mistake. What I failed to clarify was for factory loaded 35 Whelen. Handloading then the .358 falls...
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JJason1290 reacted to freefall's post in the thread 358 Winchester & 9.3x57 Question About Performance with Like.
I shot three black bears and two moose with my BLR .358. They all fell straight down. I have not had this happen with another caliber. I...
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JJason1290 reacted to Rick HOlbert's post in the thread 358 Winchester & 9.3x57 Question About Performance with Like.
MS 9X56, Howdy. As a long time .358 Win shooter I have some insight on the matter. The Norma Oryx should preform great. Bonded core...
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JJason1290 reacted to Bob Nelson 35Whelen's post in the thread 358 Winchester & 9.3x57 Question About Performance with Like.
@MS 9x56 The little 358 with the stubby 225 grain Sierra HPBT are a match made in heaven. Great B.C. short bullet that allows more...
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JJason1290 reacted to Bob Nelson 35Whelen's post in the thread 358 Winchester & 9.3x57 Question About Performance with Like.
@Alaska Luke The ducks guts is the same as the bees knees or really bloody good. Bob
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JJason1290 reacted to Rick HOlbert's post in the thread 358 Winchester & 9.3x57 Question About Performance with Like.
Bob that is great performance with the Woodleigh's. If I couldn't get the Swift A-Frames I'd look real hard at the Woodleigh's as a...
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JJason1290 reacted to Bob Nelson 35Whelen's post in the thread 358 Winchester & 9.3x57 Question About Performance with Like.
@Alaska Luke Try the 225 grain Woodleigh PPSP in your 358. Flatwater base bonded bullet that will expand down to 1,800 fps. I...
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JJason1290 reacted to Rick HOlbert's post in the thread 358 Winchester & 9.3x57 Question About Performance with Like.
Good day sir, I whole heartily agree. The .358 Win was designed too replace the .348 Win and back in the day it was considered good bear...
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JJason1290 reacted to RayAtkinson's post in the thread 358 Winchester & 9.3x57 Question About Performance with Like.
Caliber wise its a push, both being excellent choices for short range hunting..I might add either will handle anything up to the big...
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JJason1290 reacted to Alaska Luke's post in the thread 358 Winchester & 9.3x57 Question About Performance with Like.
Wow thanks for all the responses guys. Rick your Kudu and Zebra story sounds very promising. I'll have to look up Kudu and Zebra...
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JJason1290 reacted to bruce moulds's post in the thread 358 Winchester & 9.3x57 Question About Performance with Like.
the point about bears is that if they are close and inbound, you might need to do the trick with less than proper shot placement. here...
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JJason1290 reacted to Rick HOlbert's post in the thread 358 Winchester & 9.3x57 Question About Performance with Like.
Gents I'll step in one last time. On that trip to Namibia made a Texas heart shot on a zebra. Pound for pound a zebra is a tough animal...
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JJason1290 reacted to Powdermaker's post in the thread 358 Winchester & 9.3x57 Question About Performance with Like.
Alaska Luke, when you are talking about "bone", I assume you mean the heavy leg bone or humerus. I have seen a lot of elk shot with...