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.358 umt ???
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<blockquote data-quote="Outlaw6.0" data-source="post: 962006" data-attributes="member: 23486"><p>Knowing that this post is ~4yrs old, I can't help but comment as the .358UMT has intrigued me since Bryce wrote about it all those years ago. </p><p> </p><p>Is it a niche cartridge? Yep. But one has to admit it is still pretty bad ***. Why would one build it? Probably for the same reason anyone uses to build a wildcat, because they want to & they can. I built a .358STA some years ago, 225 Barnes @ 3000 fps... why not!?</p><p> </p><p>The greater cross sectional area of the .358 should make a noticable difference in impact on big critter, especially at RUM velocities (most noticable <1k yds). Why isn't the .358 caliber more popular? Just as stated before, there are no viable long range bullets in said caliber. Would the UMT still kill elk @ 1kyds? Dern tootin'. Not to mention it should offer greater bore life than the 7mm, 300 & 338 RUMs respectively.</p><p> </p><p>I think it would be a lot of fun personally, I've always tried to have the oddball cartridge in camp. That's why I chose the 7.82 Partriot over the 300WSM, that's why I chose the 6.5WSM, or the 22-243 over the 22-250 & the 6-284 over the .243 win. </p><p> </p><p>In the end the question most often posed is: "Why?". The most simple answer is: "Because I can".</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>t</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Outlaw6.0, post: 962006, member: 23486"] Knowing that this post is ~4yrs old, I can't help but comment as the .358UMT has intrigued me since Bryce wrote about it all those years ago. Is it a niche cartridge? Yep. But one has to admit it is still pretty bad ***. Why would one build it? Probably for the same reason anyone uses to build a wildcat, because they want to & they can. I built a .358STA some years ago, 225 Barnes @ 3000 fps... why not!? The greater cross sectional area of the .358 should make a noticable difference in impact on big critter, especially at RUM velocities (most noticable <1k yds). Why isn't the .358 caliber more popular? Just as stated before, there are no viable long range bullets in said caliber. Would the UMT still kill elk @ 1kyds? Dern tootin'. Not to mention it should offer greater bore life than the 7mm, 300 & 338 RUMs respectively. I think it would be a lot of fun personally, I've always tried to have the oddball cartridge in camp. That's why I chose the 7.82 Partriot over the 300WSM, that's why I chose the 6.5WSM, or the 22-243 over the 22-250 & the 6-284 over the .243 win. In the end the question most often posed is: "Why?". The most simple answer is: "Because I can". t [/QUOTE]
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