Charlie Plasters, SASS#60943 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 I tried this over on the Wire and didn't get any useful help. I have some. 358 Speer 225 gr Trophy Bonded Bearclaw bullets that were leftovers from a 35 Whelen that I no longer have. I would like to work up a load for them in my 358 win Savage 99 for elk hunt this fall. But I can'tfind any data for it. You guys here in the Saloon are so much more helpful so I am sure someone will have the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Neither my Speer #9 or #10 have any data. I suggest you call Speer and ask them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 If you you scroll down on this search there are links to forums with load data for .358 - 225 grain bullets. We can’t link forums here but we can link searches: https://www.google.com/search?q=.358 savage 225 grain load A lot of interesting info but no loads https://www.ballisticstudies.com/Knowledgebase/.358+Winchester.html Hodgdon has reloading data for the .358 Winchester in 225 grains: http://www.hodgdonreloading.com/data/rifle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Plasters, SASS#60943 Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: If you you scroll down on this search there are links to forums with load data for .358 - 225 grain bullets. We can’t link forums here but we can link searches: https://www.google.com/search?q=.358 savage 225 grain load A lot of interesting info but no loads https://www.ballisticstudies.com/Knowledgebase/.358+Winchester.html Hodgdon has reloading data for the .358 Winchester in 225 grains: http://www.hodgdonreloading.com/data/rifle yeah but nothing for that speer bullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 I would think that the weight and powder charge would be identical regardless of the bullet configuration, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Sometimes. Some bullets have a longer bearing surface that change the pressure characteristics. It might be time for buying a Speer manual. A great resource. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 The Speer #14 has nothing on the TBBC for the .358. It does for the Whelen. What I'm seeing for the Whelen is they dropped the charge weight very slightly for the TBBC vs. a regular soft point. I'd use the minimum charge for the regular soft point as a starting point. Not a lot of difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Plasters, SASS#60943 Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 Thanks for all the suggestions. I can't imagine why they don't list it in their reloading manual nor do any of the powder companies list loads for it with their powder. I don't have a lot of them left so probably not worth starting at minimum for the 220 gr speer bullet and working up. Guess I'll just give them to my son who now has the 35 Whelen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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