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December 25, 2022
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What bullet did remington load for the 348 winchester, back in the day?
The LGS gave me a half box of Win. 348, 200 grain Silver tips. But there’s also 10 factory Rem 348 shells in the box.
I’m going to pull a bullet to see what weight it is. And it looks like a core-lokt bullet.
April 15, 2005
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Dave,
Winchester loaded 150, 200, and 250 grain factory loads. While I do not know for sure, I highly suspect that Remington offered the same.
Bert
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December 25, 2022
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Bert,
I pulled one of the Remington bullets, and it’s 200 grain. It looks just like a 35 Rem core-lokt bullet.
So I’m assuming it’s a Rem. 200 grain core-lokt bullet they loaded for the 348 Win.
November 7, 2015
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Dave M. said
What bullet did remington load for the 348 winchester, back in the day?
The LGS gave me a half box of Win. 348, 200 grain Silver tips. But there’s also 10 factory Rem 348 shells in the box.
I’m going to pull a bullet to see what weight it is. And it looks like a core-lokt bullet.
With the wide spread of possibilities you should be able to weigh the cartridge and determine the bullet weight. OTOH if there’s any doubt about them being factory loads pulling at least one is a good idea. If you are looking for factory rounds I believe Winchester made a run recently and they will likely be scarce again before long.
Mike
April 15, 2005
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Dave M. said
Bert,
I pulled one of the Remington bullets, and it’s 200 grain. It looks just like a 35 Rem core-lokt bullet.
So I’m assuming it’s a Rem. 200 grain core-lokt bullet they loaded for the 348 Win.
Not a surprise… based on what I have observed, the factory 200-grain load was the most popular with the people who shot & hunted with a Model 71. The 250-grain loads were a bit on the stout side, and only popular with the fellows who routinely hunted in the northern regions of Canada and Alaska.
Bert
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Hornady made the most recent production of 348 ammo. It is LeveRevolution with 200 grain FTX bullets. They claim 2560 fps.I bought 4 boxes at $60 each.
April 3, 2018
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The Winchester FP Silvertip 200 gr bullet is the bullet most frequently seen in new W-W .348 WCF ammunition. The older 150 gr bullet was abandoned by W-W due to a lack of SD and poor performance on game.
The Peters Cartridge Company near Cincinnati, OH. produced a 210 gr “Inner-belted” .348 bullet for their loaded ammunition until the 1950s. It was quite effective and came close to an ideal factory cartridge for the .348 Model 71 Winchester.
Those Model 71 owners who have owned their rifles for decades have learned to “load their own cartridges” to assure themselves of availability regardless of the whims of a fickle ammunition market. Quality bullets by Hawk, Swift, Barnes,Fury and Woodleigh may only be obtained generally in this manner. The older Kodiak- Alaska Bullet Works 250-gr bonded bullets are no longer with us. As also is the effective 200 gr Hornady bullet.
I still retain a box of the ABW Kodiaks, a few boxes of Hornady as well as an old box of the Peters 210 gr ammunition. Older sporting goods stores in Canada and the US may be the last holdouts for quality .348 bullets and ammunition.
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