Sorry, I forgot to add this to my last post.If you want to save a bunch of time and want more punch, you can go with .358Win. It is basically a 30-30 necked up to take a .358 bullet.
Take care,
Rick
Sorry, I forgot to add this to my last post.If you want to save a bunch of time and want more punch, you can go with .358Win. It is basically a 30-30 necked up to take a .358 bullet.
I was over talking to my gunsmith about this same subject. Here in lower Mi we have a new rule allowing straight wall pistol cartridges for deer. With non collectable lever guns turning up cheap we were talking about necking up the 30-30 case to .357 size bullets. I will have to ask if he's made any progress.Good morning all,
A 358win will not work in a model 94. It is a necked up 308win and way to high pressure cartridge for this action.
You need a Savage 99 or a Browning BLR if you want it in a lever gun. The 356win is the rimmed version, same
psi or very close. The 35rem is in the same psi class as the 30-30 but was for the Marlin. The 35 cal necked up
30-30 is a wildcat. The 356/358win will blow up a standard top eject 94. The 356win rimmed might have been
chambered in the later XTR big bore 94 but I an not positive about that. That action has more metal in the locking
bar area for larger case heads/more bolt thrust. You don't want to chamber a barrel to a action intended for 30%
less pressure. SAMMI max pressure for the 30-30 is 42,000psi, 356/358win is 52,000cup or around 62,000psi.
A complete different cartridge class. The 357mag/max can run higher because of the smaller case head area, less
thrust per psi. The 44mag runs at 36,000psi. The 357mag 35,000psi. 357max 40,000psi but was never chambered
in the 94 from the factory to what I remember.
Be safe with your choice,
Take care,
Rick
If you need some .358 brass let me know I have a new bag of winchester and may have some once fired. I bought a 700 remington chambered in .358 and converted it to .450 bushmaster for deer.Shotgun, Handgun, Black-powder Firearms Only Area The Department has received requests from deer hunters to allow for the use of .35 caliber or larger rifles capable of using certain traditional pistol cartridges to take deer in the Shotgun, Handgun, Black-powder Firearms Only Area herein referred to as the “Shotgun Zone.” These straight-walled cartridges have a minimum case length of 1.16 inches and a maximum case length of 1.80 inches. The longer barrel of the rifle with these cartridges should increase accuracy as compared to a short-barreled pistol.