Just curious as I ponder Winchester 71s in general....
I'm guessing a lot of the cast loads for it would require a gas check.
How hard are .348 gas checks to find?
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Hornady does not make them anymore. A few places may have some remaining supplies but, other than that, about the only other maker is Gator Checks.
Bullet Swaging Supply (home of Larry Blackmon's Gator Checks)
303 McMillan Road
West Monroe, LA 71291
(318) 387-7257
Fax (318) 325-7034
If you don't need enough to cover the order, let me know, I will spring for 2000.
Bullet Swaging Supply (home of Larry Blackmon's Gator Checks)
303 McMillan Road
West Monroe, LA 71291
(318) 387-7257
Fax (318) 325-7034
If you don't need enough to cover the order, let me know, I will spring for 2000.
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348 GAS CHECKS
I bought some from Buffalo Arms a while back and they still list them.They aren't cheap but they can still be had.I bought 5000 so I would have for a while.
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I'd stock up...
Were it me, and I thought I might want a 71 someday, I'd stock up on gaschecks now. They will be very helpful to getting the full power out of a 71 if you want to cast for them, and jacketed bullets for them are not cheap... you can do a lot of practice and even hunting with a good .348 cast bullet load. I bought 5000, myself not too long ago...
John
John
348 gas checks are getting harder to find and more expensive, but there are still some out there.
Take a look at this site for cast bullets http://www.customcastbullets.com/
This could save you setting up for casting 3 different types of bullet, plus they come with gas checks fitted and lubed. At 14 to 16 cents a piece they are a deal. I have not tried them yet, as I purchased a couple thousand 200grn hornadys off e-bay a year ago.
Take a look at this site for cast bullets http://www.customcastbullets.com/
This could save you setting up for casting 3 different types of bullet, plus they come with gas checks fitted and lubed. At 14 to 16 cents a piece they are a deal. I have not tried them yet, as I purchased a couple thousand 200grn hornadys off e-bay a year ago.
Hornady Sill lists them on their website for $37/1000
http://www.hornady.com/shop/?page=shop/ ... d45ecc5661
John in Oregon
http://www.hornady.com/shop/?page=shop/ ... d45ecc5661
John in Oregon
I found a dealer closing them out and got 4,000 for less than $100. Had he had more, I would have bought more. I was hoping he was sitting on a pile in the back and I could have shared the love with you guys, but 4 boxes was all he had.
I doubt the .348 is a round I'd shoot 4,000 rounds in more than a couple decades.
I doubt the .348 is a round I'd shoot 4,000 rounds in more than a couple decades.
