358 1.8" wildcat

[simpson1922]

I'm looking to build a 358 1.8" wildcat on a savage mod16 270wsm action. anyone shooting a savage 358 wildcat have any info they could give me on where to get barrel and dies? I also got some 270 wsm brass when I bought the gun can these be used to make brass for the 358 wsm 1.8"?

 

[42769vette]

Mario at MS Armament usually has some. I don't know how depleted his inventory is being fresh off of deer season, but its worth a call.

 

[amafrank]

I know a guy who has built a couple hundred Rem 700's in 358 WSM-IN which is the 358 1.8" winchester short mag. The round should work in your savage. It seems to be a great round for indiana and I've seen some pics of other successful hunts elsewhere. A Grizzly Bear in Montana, elk in colorado and wyoming, antelope in wyoming (bit big for the game I think) and mule deer out west. The round is basically one of the win short mag cases necked up to .358 after being shortened so that it will end up at an overall case length of 1.8" or less. They mostly seem to use 325WSM or 300WSM cases to start with.

Frank