358 Norma magnum

[leeelmer]

I talked a good friend of mine recently out of his beautiful custom 358 norma. He need work done to his Kenworth and i sure wanted that gun.
I have druled over it for years. Even got to shoot a doe with it on my first outing.
Remington 700 action
Custom stock and barrel
Got dies and some 250gr hornady sp to load for it.
Any info,insites into the cartridge would be much appreciated

[oldgutpile]

The hammer of Thor!! Flat shooting and hard hitting. I believe it edges out the .300 wm and the 338 wm. Hard to beat! I prefer the 225 grain loads even though the gun is typically known for 250 gr loads. They just seemed to shoot a bit better. IMR 4350 was ways my "go-to" powder

[JustBen]

Had the opportunity to play with one once where the guy used Trailboss powder and light pistol bullets to make inexpensive plinking rounds.

[fps plus]

Its a fantastic cartridge .

For plinking /practice try loading pistol bullets and trail boss powder.

I have had several 35 caliber rifles and scratch me head why when I sell one .

It is a very much overlooked . The Norma is capable of anything it comes up against .

These are the 35s I have had over the years 358 win ,35 Whelen ,350 mag ,358 norma ,and 358STA. I only have the 350 mag in a Ruger m-77 at present .

[JohnB]

Originally Posted by fps plus

Its a fantastic cartridge .

For plinking /practice try loading pistol bullets and trail boss powder.

I have had several 35 caliber rifles and scratch me head why when I sell one .

It is a very much overlooked . The Norma is capable of anything it comes up against .

These are the 35s I have had over the years 358 win ,35 Whelen ,350 mag ,358 norma ,and 358STA. I only have the 350 mag in a Ruger m-77 at present .

What loads are you shooting out of your 350? I just got one and wondering what to try first.

[fps plus]

I'm using 225 accubond nosler . They need to be seated to the start of the ogive to fit in the mag box . I don't think they will work in a Remington mag box . If I remember I think I am using reloader 7

[Salavee]

Originally Posted by fps plus

I'm using 225 accubond nosler . They need to be seated to the start of the ogive to fit in the mag box . I don't think they will work in a Remington mag box . If I remember I think I am using reloader 7

I use Accubond 225's in my 35 Whelen ai and had a similar issue with seating depth..
I cut the tips off flush with the jacket (Dremel) and find no difference in POI to 300 yards when seated out to magazine length. I haven't shot them at longer distances but I wouldn't expect much change until beyond 400 yds. Not an issue with a .35

[shorty]

I shoot 225gr Sierra SBT with IMR 4350. Great combo in my 358 Norma. I tried the 225gr partitions but they didn't shoot as well.

[RickF]

I used one a lot for about a decade, sold it 3-4 years ago.

For 250 grainers it's easy. Just keep adding any of the 4350s until the chronograph reads 2800 ft./s. That should be in the 74 grain range.

I didn't use the 250s for long though as after a couple years I went to the 225 TSX. It shot much flatter and penetrated just as well. For it I used Ramshot Big Game at just over 2900 fps.

I also used the 158 grain jacketed hollow points at about 1400 ft./s as just a great big 22 Long rifle for chicken in the bush. Somehow a 225 grainer at 2900 ft./s seems excessive on a grouse. . For that I used Unique.

I should still have my hand loading records. Send me a PM with your cell number and I will text you my records. If you blow your ass up of course it's your fault.