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Post by tigertl on Jan 30, 2022 9:30:45 GMT -5
hey everyone. several years ago, I received a Savage Axis rifle that was customized for the .358 hoosier wildcat round. Please pardon my amateur/novice vocabulary here...Im sure I am not including something important for your consideration. The rifle was never fired and I only have a few rounds. Now that this round is no longer relevant in Indiana what are people doing with those rifles?
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Post by Pinoc on Jan 30, 2022 9:51:41 GMT -5
Keep using it. It will still kill deer and still needed on public land. I am sure you can find someone with brass and who will reload some for you.
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Post by deadeer on Jan 30, 2022 10:04:17 GMT -5
I agree, use it and enjoy it. Its a very efficient cartridge that serves the name well as a medium range tool. 358 anything is an awesome deer caliber.
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Post by titanium700 on Jan 31, 2022 18:32:54 GMT -5
Oh yeah.
Keep it.
You can use it in other states as well.
The .35’s are killing machines.
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Post by oldhoyt on Feb 1, 2022 8:09:41 GMT -5
No longer relevant? Blasphemy!!
I'm pretty sure that if you asked the deer that I've shot with my Hoosier, they'd say it was pretty relevant to them!
I'm guessing your rifle was re-barrelled to the 358 Hoosier. I did the same with my Savage Model 11. I have my original 308 barrel, so if I ever want to switch back, I can. Not sure if that's an option for you with the original barrel.
I don't normally shoot past 100 yds, and the 358 is probably even better suited to my hunting conditions than the 308. Nothing wrong with a 35 caliber, 180 grain bullet moving at about 2600 fps.
Your biggest issue is probably finding ammo for it.
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Post by BOBinIN on Feb 1, 2022 10:26:43 GMT -5
If interested... I have a box of (42) .358" dia. 250 grain Nosler Partition Spitzer bullets (#44801) that I am willing to part with. PM me. BOB
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Post by omegahunter on Feb 1, 2022 14:39:18 GMT -5
hey everyone. several years ago, I received a Savage Axis rifle that was customized for the .358 hoosier wildcat round. Please pardon my amateur/novice vocabulary here...Im sure I am not including something important for your consideration. The rifle was never fired and I only have a few rounds. Now that this round is no longer relevant in Indiana what are people doing with those rifles? We're still using them. They still kill just as well as ever. |
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