I would buy an AR if I could get one chambered in .45 Win Mag. Double duty as a deer rifle and a very potent Home Defense cartridge; it makes more sense to me than the either the 5.56 or .30 Carbine that I currently have.
Rmw Xtreme Inc
328 45th Street Court W
Palmetto, FL 34221-6700
Phone(941) 729-2451 This guy makes ar uppers in 45 win mag!
My thoughts also---I shoot a 358IDC on a win wssm action. others I know that work are Savage short actions in wsm and rem model 7's. I know these work because my brother owns the reamer and these are actions he has worked with.you can probably build a 358bfg off a bolt action for less than you will have in the ar setup and imo have a better rifle.
It can but generally isn't recommended due to action strength as suggested. There are some guys who have done it but are keeping their loading in the 2200fps velocity range which keeps the pressure down. The best "recommended custom chamber" for this rifle is the 357max with which you can obtain the same velocity range and still have a legal Ind deer. here is a link that gives some info on the ctg.Can a Handi Rifle be chambered in the 358 WSSM?
I just reread my last post and realized it is confusing---I don't think the 357max can reach the same velocity range as the 358wssm---what I meant was you can get it into the same speed range as the guys shooting a 358wssm in a handi(2200fps). If your twist is shooting a 180 now it should shoot one moving faster---bullet stability is also a function of speed---the same bullet will generally stabilize in a slower twist if shot faster---trick is getting the speed. My bet is you will need to go to the 358 to get what you want---sounds like you know the limits of the 357max.I've read the 357max site many time. My handi rifle is in 357 max now. I just not sure if the 18.75 twist is enough. Like most, I always want more. 2600 fps from a 180-200 gr bullet might suite me a little better. I still need to play with the 180s.
He says it is easily a 600 yard gun for deer
Not to thread jack, but this just shows how dumb our deer hunting regs are.He says it is easily a 600 yard gun for deer
If you can go deer hunting with a super short magnum with ballistics that exceed .30-06, why not let people just hunt with a gol-darned .30-06?
sounds like a lot of work just to kill deer...the new muzzle loader will shoot 200 yards...plus most Indiana guys dont shoot past 100 yds at deer...encore in 460S&W/480 ruger will do also
i went to supper last night with indygunworks and somonw was telling me about there 358???. they had no clue what version they were building but they were doing one just like there buddy who chronoed his 200gr loads @ 2980fps. i told him his buddies chrono was broke