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This has to be one of the nicest post '64 big bore winny's I have seen. The tarrif is pretty steep but looking is free!

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/c...er/1098443_win_mit.jsp?hierarchyId=11931

Very nice. Looks like it's pre-lawyer safety, too.

Scott

I expect the wood on that one would cost more to replace than the entire cost of the gun. She sure looks like a gem.


Dave

I have one just like it, but that one does have better wood. Price on that one seems a little ridiculous, but to each their own. Mine is a favorite and a keeper. Finding 356 brass is fun also.

I have one w/stupid safety. Shoots good. Here is the brass
http://www.wideners.com/itemview.cfm?dir=278|282|285|379
They have plenty.

I have one in my locker that looks nearly as good... right out of the box! Belongs to my oldest son and I handload it for him.

It's about 15 yrs old, and during most of that time he was in Africa and I kept the gun for him. He's shot a 300 lb buck, a smallish black bear and some chucks with it. It's also gone moose hunting, but no moose showed up! It's a good round for anything up to moose at 200 yds and ideal for deer and black bear.

His shows little use as it's seen little use. But it's in my locker when he gets a chance to use it.

Thanks Marc. Someone put me on to them a couple of weeks ago. Bought 100pcs and some 257 Rbts brass as well. Anyone running scopes on your 356? If so, what have you found that works best for you?

I had a 1.5-4 Bushnell on my 356 for years. It was great for running shots and low light shooting. I took it off and put it on my 358 and put a Williams peep on the .356.

Midway usually has a supply of 356 brass too, but not always. I bought 500 several years ago so don't look as much for them anymore.

Vari XII in 2x7 but I just moved it to a new 338. I'm thinking Weaver V3 (1-3 power) might be good.

Midway has brass for it now at $273 per 500

Just checked out Wideners. They are a lot cheaper than Midway.

Their shipping is also cheaper but I'm just right down the road.

I just sold my .356, after owning it since 1994. I used it to bag a moose, elk, and a couple of deer, but it didn't have any more mysteries for me so I sold it and went on to other rifles. Killed one of my closest deer with it - 5 yds, and one of the farthest moose - 250 yards. They are a versatile bush gun. Much better all-around choice than the 45-70 that I'm playing with now.

Anyone use a ghost ring on their rifle? I'm considering the XS ghost ring instead of a scope for 356.

I had one on a Trapper 44 and liked it. The Williams is practically the same thing once you remove the small peep. Used a ghost ring on the M16 in the military. Nice and quick for short range shots.

Scope on Win. 356...have 3X9 Burris with a Lighted dot in center of recticle I can turn off and on....never shot anything with the light feature turned on though... Thought it was a good idea for tree stand hunting at first and last light.Love the gun, 200 gr. Rem corelocks loaded to 2330fps. Scope maybe alittle large on a lever gun this size but I'm so used to this style of scope I feel right at home (just like my scopes on backup bolt gun)....afish4570

I have a Marlin 336 ER in .356 Win with a Lyman receiver peep sight. I just take out the screw in peep and use the sight as a ghost ring. Works fine.

I have a Winchester pre lawyer safety in 356w and it has a William apperature with the center removed. Works well.

JPK

[Anyone use a ghost ring on their rifle?] - I used to.

[I'm considering the XS ghost ring instead of a scope for 356.] -

I switched from a peep to a low-powered variable scope on my .356 BB94, for two reasons:
To better take advantage of the cartridge's long range capabilities, and -
To see better/longer during the twilight shooting hours when hunting time is lost during the use of a peep due to it not transmitting enough usable light - even a ghost ring.

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Here are two pictures of a french 356AE in action. I use that rifle sometime, in driven hunt. Easy to carry, fast and powerful it has accounted for some wild boars and that spike red deer.
Handload is Speer 220grs with VN135. I had chance to find 10 boxes of Winchester ammo at bargain price. Shot hundred to have cases keep the other 100 in case of...
As Al Miller wrote years ago my 356 shoot the 358 singly loaded or i can use 358 cases without any problems handloaded with FP bullets.
The 356 is beside a Winchester Vulkan semi auto rifle often used in driven hunt.

Dom