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Saw one the other day for sale Looks like a great caliber. Anyone have one or have used one?
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No problem. The 358 Norma has a very similar trajectory to the 30-06. It does this with a 25%-30% boost in bullet weight, momentum and energy. It kicks more but is not too bad with a good pad. Hits very hard with a great combination of speed and bullet weight. Great moose round. 225 grain bullets turn it into a great plains round as well.
Well balanced. You'll like it.
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I built one last year, it's a pretty serious round. Certainly has some recoil, but it also equals .375 H&H power. I was shooting 250 Partitions at 2850ish.
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Yes, great cartridge especially in a light rifle.
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I've never owned one or shot one, but IMHO there are no flies on the .358 Norma Magnum! (I do own rifles in .338 Win Mag, .35 Whelen, 9.3x62, and .375 H&H. Of these, I have hunted and taken plains game in South Africa with the 9.3x62 and the .375 H&H. I have not hunted with or taken any game yet with my .338 Win Mag and .35 Whelen.) My two cents.... Cheers! -Bob F.
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Read this several years ago and that was a GREAT article!!! I currently hunt with a Remington 600 in .350 RM and a Ruger Frontier in .358 Winchester but if I ever had the need for more power I would skip over the .35 Whelen and go right to the .358 NM... Bob
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Saw one the other day for sale Looks like a great caliber. Anyone have one or have used one? What kind of rifle was it and where was it??? Bob
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Iam building one right now (rebarrled M77 7Mag) cant wait to shoot it. I personally anticipate it being a great caliber for me here in Alaska. I wanted something more than my 3006 Ackley for up here but didnt want the run of the mill 338, nor did i want a 375. After doing some research (some of it right here at the campfire) the 358 Norma just made sense to me.
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very good caliber , but why build or buy one these days with the 375 Ruger around ??
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very good caliber , but why build or buy one these days with the 375 Ruger around ?? The ability to use cheap .35 cal pistol bullets for practice is one. I have a .358 Norma and a .375 H & H -- the Norma gets shot a lot more (poking holes in paper) just because of the cost of bullets. John
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I owned one in a husqvarna and a custom with a #4 douglas on it and I thought both "rose more the they kicked"...never actually hunted either but suspect them to be awesome fo most anything hunted here in N.A.....saw a S&L for sale about a year back for only $650 but for some reason passed : wish I hadnt now !
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My hunting partner has one on a Springfield action. He likes it so much, he's pretty much quit hunting with anything else.
I just got done working up a load (reduced) for 150 gr bullets so he could hunt deer with it.
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Nice article. 35 fan myself and looking forward to getting my Norma running. Wondering why you didn't try our the Swift A-frames as I was planning on using the 280g model for a big Kodiak. I think they also make a 250g in .358
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