Some interesting views and observations, thanks fellas. @
grandpamac, very interesting about the twists, didn’t know that.
I have wanted a .358 Win Browning BLR for years, in fact I am pretty sure it was the subject of my first post here a few years ago when I got back from Aus. But I’ve not seen one come up (might have missed it, easily done) and the NZ importer wasn’t interested on bringing a new one in.
Anyway I ended up with a lovely .308, and will be experimenting with heavy .30 cal bullets to see how much short range punch I can get out of it without removing my shoulder. It’s a 12” twist, but that won’t matter as I’ve no need for long pointy high BC bullets for this rifle. Still undecided which bullet I’ll go with for full power loads, but the Sierra ProHunter RN 180gr is looking likely.