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Besides the BLR, was there any other lever rifle chambered in 358 Winchester?

I know that they chambered the Winchester Model 94 in 356 Winchester, but I could not find anything showing the 358 Winchester.

Thanks Darryle

Winchester model 88.

Savage 99. A couple in 358 Win can be found. Or buy one in 308 Win and have JES rebore it to 358 WIn.
If you go that route check out having it done in 338 Federal.

I forgot about both of these, even though I have read numerous post from some of the members about the 99 and a couple about JES converted 88s.


Didn't Marlin offer something in the 308 family for a while?

Of the 88 and 99, which of the two has the better/smoother action? I have never owned either rifle in any caliber, but want to add one.

Thanks Darryle

99 good to go. trigger on the 88 is almost beyond help.

I owned a Winchester 100 which I believe has a similar trigger to the 88. I did not care for the trigger and I traded it.

I have a 99 in a 300 and that trigger is acceptable.

Well then, a search for a 99 is on.

Also, can you rebarrel a 99? In the off chance I find a deal on a 243 - 308 rifle.

One last question, is it tube or magazine fed?

Thanks Darryle

(('s all feed from a magazine. I believe that is true for the 88 as well. The BLR's also are from a magazine.

Here's your huckleberry......

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbt...e-99-series-a-brush-gun-358#Post15303863

I rebarreled a 99F in 243 to 358, no problem.

someone posted about chambering a 99 in 35 Remington. that is so old school cool !!!

Did you buy that one in the Classifieds D? Be Well, RZ.

No, that was well outside my price range

Both Winchester 88 and 100 came in 358. The 358 is on my wish list in a model 88, of course the hardest to find!

356 angle eject model 94. Or the 336 ER

Both have been stellar performers 4 me.

I think the 336 35 Remington can get very favorable ballistic results for the reloader.

Winchester 100s were only cataloged in 243, 284, and 308.

Buy a 99 in 308 and have it rebored. I have a factory 99 in 358. A brush gun form 72 if I remember. But I wouldn't hesitate to get a JES rebore. I have a Savage 9.3X62, 760 358 Win. and a BLR in 358 Win. All rebores by JES and they all shoot just fine. Come on in the water's fine. Be Well, RZ.

I have a 99C in 308 Win if you want to do JES. I want to love the Savage 99, but I cannot. Sorry 99 fans.
You can also look at either Winchester 94 AE or Marlin 336ER in 356 WInchester. The 356 and 358 are the same cartridge EXCEPT that the 356 has thicker brass and a different rim. Dies can be used on either case. The thicker brass of the 356 does cost you about 50 fps.

Comparing 308 to 308 during reloading the model 88 took more powder before having a sticky ejection, then the BLR, then the model 99. I also observed weird behaving brass after shooting it out of the model 99.

Neil Jones a gunsmith in PA worked on some BLR s of mine ( triggers)......he said he could do 88 s also.

Haven't sent them any. The 358 model 88 is a rare bird ........very very expensive. I guess a lot of them didn't sell so they got rebarreled . Those will have an A prefix in the serial number. I owned one, but I was informed at cabelas it was a " parts" gun. Only after I sold it did I find out what the A meant.

I think a 336 35 R.E.M. Could get you pretty close to model 99 ballistics chambered in the 358.

Just curious, but wouldn't you have to run the 35 REM at higher pressure to equal performance potential that the greater case capacity of the 358 WIN provides?

The case capacity chart that I have shows 51 grains of capacity for the 35 REM and 57 grains for the 358 WIN.

I had a 336SD rechambered from 35 REM to 356 WIN. Gained a few FPS, lost a whole lot of value.