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Quilly
02-04-2003, 03:31 AM
i am surpirsed that no one really has talked abotu this round? i know almost everyone i hutn with that lives in maine from family to friend uses a 35rem or a 30-06sprg out of a 7400.
but has anyone used a 358win hunting? i would like to know what you all think about this caliber and how it anchors the deer in it's spot.

BearHunter
02-04-2003, 09:31 AM
I own a Ruger 77 in 358 Winchester with a Weaver 4X scope. While I have not used it for hunting in Maine I have used it extensively hunting for deer in Tennessee. The reason I choose the 358 in Tennessee is the area I hunt has a large wild boar population. I found that the 358 with a 240 grain bullet will drop most boars in their tracks. I have taken a couple of dozen deer with the 358 and can only think of one that traveled more than a couple of yards when hit. Most dropped in their tracks.