Loadeda new round tonight for the first time...

[boostedtwo]

358 Hoosier, now if I could get my own dies, 358 hoosier dies are about as common as blizzard in southern indiana

 

[baba]

What's the rest of the specs on that stuff?

-Brian

 

[Broom_jm]

Somebody needs an ammo box!

We need more details on the load; powder, bullets, velocity, etc.

 

[djones]

I'm glad there is a picture but I should would like to hear about how the brass was sized and the load development!

 

[HuntMeister]

I'm glad there is a picture but I should would like to hear about how the brass was sized and the load development!

Trim down some .308 commercial brass to just under 1.8", run through the 358 Hoosier sizing die, trim again to just under 1.8" and wallah, 358 Hoosier brass! That's how I do it anyway.

 

[ctbreitwieser]

Make sure you check that they fit in your chamber. My gun won't load any rounds that have been made with any brass except Winchester. That's for ones made from 308 at least. I'm trying some hornady 358win brass tonight

 

[HuntMeister]

Make sure you check that they fit in your chamber. My gun won't load any rounds that have been made with any brass except Winchester. That's for ones made from 308 at least. I'm trying some hornady 358win brass tonight

Who cut your chamber?

 

[ctbreitwieser]

Who cut your chamber?

I did.

The necks are just too thick on all other brass except Winchester. Ive tried just about every single brand of brass. Same thing in two of my friends' Hoosiers that were built by AJ Brown.

 

[boostedtwo]

sorry guys, ok I started with 308 brass, cut it down to 1.8", then formed it, then trimmed it back to 1.795. I used 41 grains of reloaders 10x, 200 grain hornady bullets, going to shoot this weekend. Http://www.bobsgunshop.net setup the rifle, started with a brand new never fired savage model 11, and he ordered the barrel, chambered it, threaded the barrel, and blued it. Should be around 2500 fps.


Bob has used 308 brass in his 358, (built exactly like mine) and it chambers fine.

 

[ctbreitwieser]

Just don't be surprised if your rounds don't chamber. Unless you used Winchester brass. Not saying it for sure wont work, but it's a pretty common problem.