and ever since I read about the round,,knew it was what I wanted. The 308 case necked to about anything is going to be good what with it's strength,,but 35 caliber just seems right to me when hunting deer or other big game.
The large selection of .357-8" pistol bullets interests me too. I even shot soft swaged lead pistol bullets paper patched and sized [.358"]out of my Ruger 77R.
I now have a rare Winchester 70 FWT in .358 Win,,but it was purchased as an investment,,and a buyer has come along.
My thoughts on my 'next' 358 tend toward a heavy match barrel for my switch barrel Ruger 77 Mark II stainless/walnut rifle. It now is a .250 Ack Imp,,,but barrels switch out very easily on Ruger 77s. I know a heavy bbl .358 might not be fun to tote into the deer woods,but I have always wanted a 'better than factory' 358 barrel to test. Might happen.
I had a T/C Super 14 in 35 Rem years ago,,and even that weak case round was fun. That pistol has had me looking for a Rem 600/660 in 35 Rem. The ONLY one I've found was not for sale,,and the owner takes it into the whitetail woods here in Georgia every chance he gets.
Don't wait for a .358 to turn up,,,just go ahead and have one made. Most aftermarket barrels are going to outshoot any origional factory 358 Win you [might] find anyway. The Ruger 77s that were made had barrels of standard contour which made the muzzle look like a .410 shotgun barrel. Not much steel around that .358 bore,,,,and shooting off the bench was not fun unless you padded the buttstock. But in the deer woods,,the .358 Win is fantastic,,,giving a 'boom' instead of the high pitched ear drum destroying CRACK that many rifle rounds give. The .358 Win is one super round,,,even for long shots. Don't believe what you read about it being good 'short range' woods rifle. It WILL reach out past where most of us can shoot well.
alan in ga
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Alan, howdy!
Your are not alone in your like of .35's. You have found kinderd spirits on this forum! A heavy barreled .358 would be a lot of fun.

The only rifles that I have seen up here in Canada that were any good other than requiring a new barrel are the enflied 303. Now if a smith could take a jungle carbine or the model 5 ,and refit/ bore it to say 356W it would be a worth while project .You can buy a washed out barreled rifle for less than fifty dollars
I would think buying a 243-3o8 and having it bored for the 358 W would be a few dollars.
I would think the Browning BLR in 358 would still be the best gun for the money.
What would a rebored / refited rifle go for in your parts?

Alan I have a Ruger 18 1/2" M77 and really like it but lately I've been thinking of trading it for a new .350 Mag when Ruger finally starts producing them. When NECG came out with their peep sights to fit my Ruger I got one of those too along with one of their white bead front sights. You can really see that thing in the dark woods. .35's rule.

And all of God's children say......AMEN!

I have not seen one but heard Davidson was putting out a run of 500 rifles. I think that peep sight would be too good to think about! GREAT little toting cannon. I would love to handle and try one of those peeps. The 3 Ruger 77s in the house all have slick barrels. Will have to look around for an open sight job.
alan in ga.

Im an old 35 fan also I have a 600REM in a 350 REM MAG that I deer hunted with for years. When the used value kept going up I retired it. I just bought a new REM 673 in the 350 MAG a couple months ago.I love it shoots great handles nice, The only problem I have with it is the rear sight. I want to put a scope on it, but dont want to remove the rib. The screw that holds the rear sight on also holds the rib on and its in a dove tail. You can take the sight off and leave the base but it looks tacky. You would have to go to extra high rings just to get a 40mm scope on it. So Ive got a local gunsmith making me a sight blank to replace the rear sight and it has to be drilled so you can reuse the screw and keep the rib. With any luck Ill have her up and running this week.