.358 Win 220 Speer FP loads.

[GuyWithGun]

Hello all. Apparently I am developing a mid-bore addiction. Have a 35 Rem load worked out as my introduction to reloading and seem to have immediately moved on to working something up for my .358 Win. Interesting little gun, is a rebored Rem 7600 with the barrel trimmed down to 19” wearing a red dot. Not a gun I’m expecting to be a tack driver out to 500m or anything, it’s a born and bred brush gun for deer and elk, possibly moose. Looked around at different bullets, starting with Speer 220gn FP. I think if I can get them to 2400 FPS and shooting 2-3 moa I should be good to go. I have BL-(C)2 and 4895 on hand with both CCI 200 and 250 primers. Was thinking about starting with the BL-(C)2 for the lower pressures and the 250 primers and see what I can get. Any suggestions on where to start?

Thsnks.

 

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Oh great another 358 Win thread, as if I don’t have enough pressure to find and buy one.

 

[the Black Spot]

My sons savage wears a 358 win 19" barrel and does well with H4895.
The man who had it before him did well with 3031 also

 

[GuyWithGun]

Hey Spot, thanks for replying. What load is your son using with the H4895? Hodgon’s website is listing 43-47.5 grains for the 220 Speer, but no comment on primers and using a much longer test barrel than mine for their velocities.

 

[the Black Spot]

Don't recall right off. I'll ask. Believe was 43 gr. But i'll make sure.

 

[Nature Boy]

I’m running 225 SMKs with VV N140 in my .358 win.

I have no experience with the 220 Speers so I’ll be curious to see your load results. BL-C2 would probably be a good powder for it.

 

[25-20 WCF]

Hodgdon data shows H4895 giving somewhat higher velocities than BL-C2. Either should work well.



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