CraigC
Sixgun Nut
It would make a proper revolver cartridge.
here is Henry's official roll out rifles for the 360 BKHMI hope, and expect, that Henry will bring this out in their single shots as well. I have no "need" for it, but the ability to stuff anything from overweight cast to light pistol bullets to proper RN Hornady 200s to pointy .358s and size with a carbide die set would be a lot of fun at the loading bench! 125 XTPs would be a lot of fun on leftover vegetables!
Oddball caliber? It's a new cartridge that uses .358" bullets.Oddball caliber though.
Put me down for the single shot, for no logical reason whatsoever.
Oddball caliber? It's a new cartridge that uses .358" bullets.
So if you buy one, be sure to lay in a lifetime supply of ammo for it too. Because you won't be buying this at Walmart in 15 years. I promise.
I thought the same thing about Indiana. As of a few years back we can now use anything 6mm or largerIf that happened both of them would be just a memory, but I don't really see that happening.
Just think if states hadn't gone all silly with the straight wall case nonsense.
Since when did 35 caliber become an odd ball? The 35 rem from 1901, the 9x56 MS from 1905, the 35 Whelen from 1920, the 358 winchester from 1955. Oh and I almost forgot the 35 winchester from 1895. I happen to love them all. Oddball or not they keep the freezer full. Good hunting.180-grain bullet with 2400 fps (claimed) muzzle velocity .
By comparison:
30-30 - almost identical
.308 - About 300 fps better
30-06 - about 350 fps better
Looks like an effective cartridge for the intended purpose.
Which is solely to comply with restrictive laws in certain states.
If bullet construction is good, should provide a good in-and-out wound at distances its likely to be used.
Oddball caliber though.
So if you buy one, be sure to lay in a lifetime supply of ammo for it too. Because you won't be buying this at Walmart in 15 years. I promise.
A 340 will not take 50,000 PSI loads with a 30-30 case head.This would be a real eye opener in a rebarreled Savage 340 or Rem 788. In the latter, and probably the former, you could hot rod it a little bit with a Spitzer and have a legit 250-300 yard deer range.
A 340 will not take 50,000 PSI loads with a 30-30 case head.
Now, the thing that could TOTALLY kill both of them dead is if most of those straight-walled states scrapped those laws and started allowing regular bottle-neck cartridges. If that happened both of them would be just a memory, but I don't really see that happening.
One straightwall state (Iowa?) just changed the rules and now allows 35 Rem. And when looking at Henry's lineup I found they have added the 35 Rem.
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Has anyone seen the case specs, I don't think they would but if they pull the crap Winchester did with the 350 if would suck. Win the first few weeks said it was a 223 case and it will load 358s just fine, as we know that's not true. if the 360 really is just a 30-30 that would be great and even though I love the 35 rem and can make brass I'd really like to try the 360bh. A nice 200 grain lead or jacketed is perfect for the woods and even though like the 35 rem hunters know they really hit harder then the 30-30 even if paper ballistics seem close.
It is not 360 caliber. It uses standard 358 caliber bullets. I do agree this is probably why we aren’t seeing 35 remington ammo on store shelves. All that was old is new again. It will be a niche round aimed at the straight wall regulation states.I think the .360 can stand on it's own without straight wall regulations. Like a mini-.45-70. It will be easy to load for and the .360 caliber lends itself to effective cast bullet loads. The case can be fire formed from .30-30 and all in all it seems it will have a wide performance envelope for reloaders from mild to wild.