.358 Winchester

US rimless rifle cartridge

.358 Winchester

From left: .308 Winchester, .338 Federal, .358 Winchester

Type

Rifle

Place of origin

United States

Production history

Designer

Winchester

Designed

1955

Manufacturer

Winchester

Produced

1955–present

Specifications

Parent case

.308 Winchester

Case type

Rimless, bottleneck

Bullet diameter

.358 in (9.1 mm)

Land diameter

.350 in (8.9 mm)

Neck diameter

.388 in (9.9 mm)

Shoulder diameter

.454 in (11.5 mm)

Base diameter

.470 in (11.9 mm)

Rim diameter

.473 in (12.0 mm)

Rim thickness

.054 in (1.4 mm)

Case length

2.015 in (51.2 mm)

Overall length

2.780 in (70.6 mm)

Rifling twist

1-12

Primer type

Large rifle

Maximum CUP

52,000 CUP

Ballistic performance

Bullet mass/type	Velocity	Energy
180 gr (12 g) SP	2,700 ft/s (820 m/s)	2,914 ft⋅lbf (3,951 J)
200 gr (13 g) SP	2,500 ft/s (760 m/s)	2,776 ft⋅lbf (3,764 J)
250 gr (16 g) SP	2,200 ft/s (670 m/s)	2,687 ft⋅lbf (3,643 J)

Test barrel length: 24
Source(s): Hornady^[1]

The .358 Winchester is a .35 caliber rifle cartridge based on a necked up .308 Winchester created by Winchester in 1955. The cartridge is also known in Europe as the 9.1x51mm.^[2]

History

This cartridge came over 30 years later than the .35 Whelen which is based on the .30-06 Springfield. The relationship in performance between the .358 Win and the .35 Whelen is similar to that between the .308 Win and the .30-06.^[1] It created a round more powerful than the .35 Remington and .348 Winchester.

Popularity of this cartridge has dwindled^[2] but Browning Arms Company still produces the Browning BLR in .358 and numerous other rifles, such as the Winchester Model 70, Winchester Model 88, and the Savage Model 99 are available on the used gun rack; a number of companies (see availability below) still produce the ammunition. Noted web firearms author Chuck Hawks agrees with the Speer reloading manual that "the .358 Winchester is one of the best woods cartridges ever designed."^[3]^[4]

Performance and Availability

The Winchester Super-X Silvertip consists of a 200-grain (13 g) pointed soft point bullet with an advertised muzzle velocity of 2,490 ft/s (760 m/s), and an advertised muzzle energy of 2,753 ft⋅lbf (3,733 J).^[5]

Cartridge cases can be formed from .308 cases.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading Vol I (6th ed.). Hornady Mfg Co. 2003. pp. 539–541.
^ ^a ^b Barnes, Frank C. (2006). Skinner, Stan (ed.). Cartridges of the World (11th ed.). Gun Digest Books. p. 83. ISBN 0-89689-297-2.
^ "The .358 Winchester". Chuck Hawks.
^ ^a ^b Speer Reloading Manual Number 13. Speer, Blount, Inc. 1998. p. 372.
^ "2010 Winchester Ammunition" (PDF). Winchester International. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2022.

External links

Winchester's Sleeper. . .358 WCF, by Paco Kelly
Western Powders Handloading Guide Edition 8.0 Reloading info from Western Powders (p. 43)

Cartridges derived from the .30-03 Springfield

Prototype

.30-01 Thick-Rim

First generation

Based on .30-03 Springfield	.30-06 Springfield

Second generation

Based on .30-06 Springfield	.250 Savage .25-06 Remington 6.5-06 A-Square .270 Winchester .280 Remington .30-06 JDJ .338-06 .35 Whelen .400 Whelen .44 AMP .50 BMG wildcat cartridges

Third generation

Based on .250 Savage	.22-250 Remington 6 mm XC .250 Ackley Improved .300 Savage
Based on .280 Remington	.280 Ackley Improved
Based on .50 BMG	.416 Barrett .460 Steyr .510 DTC EUROP .55 Boys 14.5mm JDJ

Fourth generation

Based on .300 Savage	.308 Winchester/7.62×51mm NATO
Based on .22-250 Remington	.22-250 Ackley Improved

Fifth generation

Based on .308 Winchester	.243 Winchester 6.45×48mm XPL Swiss .260 Remington 7mm-08 Remington .307 Winchester .308×1.5-inch Barnes 7.62×51mm CETME .338 Federal .358 Winchester .45 Raptor

Sixth generation

Based on .243 Winchester	.243 Ackley Improved
Based on .307 Winchester	.356 Winchester .308 Marlin Express
Based on .308×1.5-inch Barnes	.22 BR Remington 6mm BR .30 BR

Seventh generation

Based on 6mm BR	5 mm/35 SMc 6mm Dasher 7mm BR Remington
Based on .22 BR	.20 BR

Eighth generation

Based on 7mm BR Remington	.338 Whisper

.30 Thompson Center

Winchester firearms and cartridges

Rifles

Lever-action	Henry rifle Model 1866 Model 1873 Model 1876 Model 1886 Model 1892 Model 1894 Model 1895 Model 53 Model 55 Model 64 Model 65 Model 71 Model 88 Model 150 Model 250 Model 255 Model 9422
Bolt-action	Model 1878 Hotchkiss Model 1895 Lee Navy Model 1900 Model 1902 Model 1904 Model 43 Model 47 Model 51 Imperial Model 52 Model 54 Model 56 Model 57 Model 58 Model 59 Model 60 Model 60A Model 67 Model 68 Model 69 Model 70 Model 72 Model 75 Model 121 Model 131 Model 141 Model 320 Model 325 Model 670 Model 770
Pump-action	Model 1890 Model 1906 Model 61 Model 62 Model 62A Model 270
Semi-automatic	Model 1903 Model 1905 Model 1907 Model 1910 Model 30 Model 63 Model 74 Model 77 Model 100 Model 190 Model 290 Model 490
Full-automatic	Olin/Winchester FAL Model 1917 WAR
Falling-block action	Model 1885

Shotguns

Pump-action	Model 1893 Model 1897 Model 1912 Model 25 Model 42 Model 1200 Model 1300
Lever-action	Model 1887 Model 1901 Model 9410
Single-shot	Model 20 Model 36 Model 37 Model 37A Model 41
Double-barrel	Model 21 Model 24 Model 96 Model 101
Semi-automatic	Model 1911 SL Model 40 Model 50 Model 59 Model 1400 Model 1500 SX-1