reloading .358 Winchester

cn1732

October 22, 2005 06:07

using nosler partition bullets in a model 88 winchester lever action (225 grain) is it necessary to crimp the bullet(will bullets that aren't crimped move under recoil in magazine.)

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  1911a1-fan

  October 22, 2005 06:38

  Yes almost all bullets using a semi auto or pump action, and tubular magazines should be crimped to avoid the bullet being pushed further into the case
  
  
  

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  gclmem

  October 22, 2005 08:37

  I believe the model 88 has a box magazine.
  
  I never look busy 'cause I do it right the first time.

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  1911a1-fan

  October 22, 2005 09:34

  quote:I believe the model 88 has a box magazine.
  
  
  Yes it does, but under recoil the bullets may be seated further into the case
  
  
  

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  brier-49

  October 22, 2005 12:52

  one more thing not mentioned , bullets may also "walk" out of a case causing the bullet not to feed.
  
  gun control is not about guns, it is about CONTROL!

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  Ronald J. Snow

  October 23, 2005 03:39

  I have been loading the 358 Winchester cartridge for many years for Savage 99, Ruger 77RS and a custom Remington 700 using a variety of bullets from 180 to 250 grains. I have never crimped any of them and have had no "walking" of bullets. Many of the bullets I use have no cannelure so crimping is not an option.

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  Ray Boone

  October 24, 2005 09:32

  A family that I hunt with on occasion shoots .358 almost exclusively: for close the 358Win, for far 358Norma. While the Normas are a mix of rifles, the Wins are about a half-dozen Savage 99s. None of the cartridges are crimped. There isn't a bullet shift problem, partly because the powder loading density is near 100%, and there has been no forward drift, but the bullets are tight in the necks.

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