358 wildcat

[madcarpenter]

Im thinking of having one of these built. What type of wsm (caliper) can i use?

 

[42769vette]

i built mine of of a 25 wssm action. i know there is a donor rifle forsale in the classifieds. oneshotonekill has it
https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...hotguns/177818-winchester_mdl_70_300_wsm.html

if i were in the market for a 358 i would do 2 things.

1 buy the rifle in the link quick
2 contact fireball168. he is a advertiser here (bfg design) and will be more help than anyone.

 

[madcarpenter]

would really like to buy that one but i don't have enough post on here yet.

 

[shooter1054]

become a site supporter. Then you can buy it.

 

[upchurch67]

I built a 358BFG this summer on a Savage M11 action. Any of the WSM/WSSM family of cartridges will work for a base gun. I have reloaded and tinkered a little with guns for years, but this was my 1st rebarrelling job. It has been an absolutely great time. I got the barrel from Fireball168. I recommend finding a donor Savage and doing it yourself. It's really not that hard.

Mine started out as a 270WSM that someone had painted camo. I got it used at Whittakers in Owensboro, KY. $379 with a Nikon 3-9X scope. I couldn't be happier with the results. I am getting around 1 inch at 100 with anything that I run through it. My pet load for now is a 200 grain Hornady FTX moving just under 2600fps.

 

[mwilson]

i built one a few years ago on a savage model 11. very easy rebarrel job. buy a barrel from fireball. great guy to deal with. mine will put 3 225 grain sierra game kings in an inch at 100 yards. 2400fps my son just took 2 deer with it sunday.

 

[cfgunworks]

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/down_by_the_tracks_guns/177402-358_indiana_deer_rifle.html

We've built a few of these. I like the 70 WSSM action for this application, and I hunt with one identical to the one in the link. That said any rifle chambered in a WSSM or WSM cartrige will serve the purpose.

 

[madcarpenter]

Became a site supporter and that didnt work. oh well love the form enough and got my 11$ worth on just a few questions i have asked.

great form thanks for all the help.

 

[42769vette]

Became a site supporter and that didnt work. oh well love the form enough and got my 11$ worth on just a few questions i have asked.

great form thanks for all the help.

you should have access to the classifieds now. mabye im wrong