winchester 356 ammo

JMRvirginia · 04-20-2006, 12:15 PM

I own one of the perfectly fine winchester .356 big bore rifles, but ammo is very hard to find. Can this rifle be converted by a gunsmith to any other widely respected .35 caliber like the whelan or remington?

Jim Watson · 04-20-2006, 05:54 PM

.35 Remington is smaller and would require a new barrel. Custom made, Winchester didn't make .35 Rem rifles (except for a very few early M70s, now scarce and valuable.)
.35 Whelen is on .30-06 caselength and is too long for the action.

With the real Winchester factory closed, you could probably make a good trade for something more common.

anachronism · 04-21-2006, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by JMRvirginia

I own one of the perfectly fine winchester .356 big bore rifles, but ammo is very hard to find. Can this rifle be converted by a gunsmith to any other widely respected .35 caliber like the whelan or remington?

You need to take up reloading.

04-20-2006, 12:15 PM	#1
JMRvirginia Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9	.356 Winchester options for caliber change I own one of the perfectly fine winchester .356 big bore rifles, but ammo is very hard to find. Can this rifle be converted by a gunsmith to any other widely respected .35 caliber like the whelan or remington?

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04-20-2006, 05:54 PM	#2
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 875	.35 Remington is smaller and would require a new barrel. Custom made, Winchester didn't make .35 Rem rifles (except for a very few early M70s, now scarce and valuable.) .35 Whelen is on .30-06 caselength and is too long for the action. With the real Winchester factory closed, you could probably make a good trade for something more common.