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Hi Anyone who will share loading data for a 358 Win in a BLR
Bullets i have are Horn 200 SP-IL and Nosler 225 Accubonds - i have nearly all powders ! Thks RJ

Try the 225 Sierra Game King BTSP's/ 225 Nosler Partitions and 47.5 grains of Varget seat between 2.770" and 2.8".

GREAT GROUPS in my BLR!

My Hawkeye runs 200gr Hornadys @ 2480fps with 47.0grs H4895 - 1.25 - 1.5" 5 shot groups and 225gr Accubonds @ 2428fps with 47.0grs H4895 with 1" groups.

My BLR loves a 200 gr Hornady and 39.5 grains of IMR-4198. COL 2.685. 2450 FPS.

It will actually keep 3 rounds in a cloverleaf if I shoot 2, let the barrel rest and shoot one more. Under an inch. Very accurate considering it's a lever action.

I felt that this was a max load in my rifle. 40 gr of IMR-4198 gave me erratic chrony readings between 2390-2460 fps.

Dan

The 200 gr Barnes TTSX proved its worth in Africa this past summer. My middle son took six critters and I another three. All bang flop or 25 yards and flop. I used TAC in factory Win 308 Win brass. The one recovered bullet, from a full length warthog drill being pulled from under the hide at its hip, with the rest exiting on stuff up to wildebeast, gemsbuck and the like.













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Thks for the data Guys !

Jim I too am using the 200gr TTSX w/Norma 201. The bullet looks good in the case and I feel it definitely has a higher BC than the listed .370. It'll be my first year to shoot it and I'm chomping at the bit to blood it on one of our Texas whitetails. powdr

I have been running 200 gr Interlocks over 47.5 gr of IMR-3031 in Hornady brass. This is in Ruger Hawkeye and hits about 2,540 fps from the 22" barrel. With Winchester brass the max book load of 49 gr hits 2,660. Neither load shoots internet sized groups but both are a bit under 1.5 inches. The load with Hornady brass dropped a smallish buck in its track yesterday at about 40 yards.

-Z

This was my load when I had the .358 BLR. Knocked the snot out of deer and hogs.

I just loaded some with that load to check out ! Thks RJ

TAC is the stuff, IMR3031 meters like Lincoln logs

I used a max load of W-748 under a 225 gr Partition that worked like a charm, but that was in a bolt action - not sure about a BLR.

My go to load for my older BLR is 200gr Hornady RN over 47gr IMR 3031 and Win Primer. 44.5gr of IMR4064 is no slouch either. Both can produce consistantly fine accuracy. Handy woods rifle!

Like 3031 in both my Whelen and the 358 I used to have. 748 is too slow and bulky.

I smoked a doe last season with 51.0 of TAC out of my BLR with the 200 Hornady.

EdM, great pics and really nice rifle!