Hello.

Is there any one who have hunted wildbores,warthogs etc with 358 Win.

Seved

I have shot two hogs with my .358 using the nosler 225 Ballistic Tip @ 2300 fps. It did a great job.

Nice! Did they go a long way after hit. I am living in Sweden and will make a barrel for my Tikka.

Oh how work ballistic tip for pigs.

Seved

Seved,

If they are on the otherside of a bush and you are shooting BallisticTips out of it, dont try it! lol

I know a shot not taken is always a miss but a ballistic tip touching a twig = bullet fragments hitting the hog in the worst way.

I wouldn't even bring this up had this not happened to me

Nosler Partitions seem to work pretty well......

I have thought about interbond,accubond,partion but i think they are expensive aren`t they or normas oryx i think you can get oryx in 358. but here in sweden have very much deers and mooses ben shoot with partion.

Yes who havent have a bad shoot. No Balistictip is not so very hard maybe, i dont no if its work on pigs.

Seved

The 338 and up Ballistic Tips are much tougher bullets than the smaller calibers. They have a heavily reinforced shank and can take a beating but they still open up fast because of the thin jacket at the forward section. I've been using 338 200 grain BTs at almost 2900 fps for 18 years now with no failures or trouble of any kind. Probably taken between 150 and 175 hogs of all sizes up to 319 lbs during that period in brushy Texas Hill Country terrain. That said, I wouldn't feel as confident about 270/7mm/6mm versions.

I think the same jacket profile was maintained for the Accubonds.

Tigger,

Here is one taken with .338 200gr BT I shot

http://www.midwayusa.com/ebrowse.exe/browse?TabID=3&Cat...ategorystring=653***

There is a link to a good place to purchase ammo or scope out ammo prices

me...
sierra 225s at 2450-2500... excellent pork getter

Oh so the bullets is tuogher in bigger calibers even in 358. Is interbond harder then accubond then.

Buglemintoday: Nice pig you got.

And i must have some hard bullets to my 7-08 for pigs any sugestions.

Seved

Nosler Partitions.........

The Barnes 140TSX in the 7mm08 will rip right through a hog easily.

Dwight doesent barnes 140TSX take up a lot of powder spece.

Seved

I use 44.5 gr of Varget in the 7mm08 with the 140TSX for a perfect fit and small groups. 2840fps out of a 20" barrel.

seved,

An article that you may enjoy reading:

Cheers!
-Bob F.


The Great .358
This heavyweight member of the .308 family hits like a truck and shoots flat enough for most real-world hunting situations.
by Craig Boddington
http://www.gunsandammomag.com/gun_columns/notes/notes0404_0426/


The .358 is ideal for tough game such as wild hogs that are usually taken at close to moderate ranges.

Thank You Bob. Very nice reading. I have read magazine articles of Craig Bodington about 358 Win but this one was new,225 gr bullets looks nice. Very nice Thank you. Pretty good pig i have shoot there .

Dwight: Thats very nice i have som varget i try it.

Seved

Seved,
Since you are a knife maker are you familiar with my friend Steve Schwarzer who makes damascus knives?

Yes i have seen some of hes knives in magasines.He makes very nice knives, does he only make damascus knives. Dont hes wife make very nice nativesheats.

Seved

Steve can make anything a customer wants but his specialty is damascus. His wife did nice work but died suddenly in August.

OH i am sorry to here that she did lovely sheats.

Yes it most be easier to make a living, with damaskus knives. He realy makes nice knives . I am more into making hunting,fishing and utility knives. They are more easy to sell in sweden. Are you making knives to. Do you now if i can advertize any were on this forum.http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u288/seved/kniv3.jpg
This is one i did a month ago.

both of the pigs I shot with the 225 BT dropped in their tracks, through and through. They do not make the BT anymore but it is an accubond which should be even better

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Originally posted by seved:
OH i am sorry to here that she did lovely sheats.

Yes it most be easier to make a living, with damaskus knives. He realy makes nice knives . I am more into making hunting,fishing and utility knives. They are more easy to sell in sweden. Are you making knives to. Do you now if i can advertize any were on this forum.http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u288/seved/kniv3.jpg
This is one i did a month ago.

Seved,
That is a nice looking skinner. Yes we have a knife section. Go to the forum home page and scroll down.
I do not make knives but have spent many hours with Steve over the years. We first met on a power plant project in 1974. I have one of his first knives from 1980 before he got into damascus.

I killed several dozen hog with the .358 using the 225gr TSX and several with the 225gr NBT both do a nice job.

Yes i realy have to consider TSX when i order the barrel. TSX must be very nice on pigs.