.358 umt ???

[Iowaboy]

Yeah I read the article in the NRA mag that they talked about the 358.

There is no way you can consider that its flatter than a 7mm mag. The 358 bullets have bad bc under .4 and aren't much faster or even as fast.

On the flip side up close they sure would be a hammer! Over 5000lbs of energy would put a hurtin on about what ever you wanted.

[Varminator 911]

If you want a real hammer get a 375 RUM!! Shoot the 350 SMK for long range or the 270 or 300 TSX for short range and dangerous game. Highly suitable, with proper bullet choice, for any big game anywhere other than elephant. And capable on elephant with a flat nose Barnes or North Fork solid.

If you want flatter and faster shoot the 7mm RUM or 300 RUM, same case again as 358 UMT. Higher BC bullets than the 358 and more speed.

Even the 338 RUM would be a better choice than the 358. The 338 RUM is a shorter case than 7mm RUM, 300 RUM, 338 Edge, or 375 RUM but not enough to make any real difference

[AK 358 Ultra Mag]

I sure do like mine, performs well with 200 gr ttsx or 225 tsx. Recoil is stiff but my rifle isn't one of the heavyweights either. Stainless 700 Bdl in a Rem stock. A friend of mine has the only other one known to be in Alaska, both were made by a professional barrel maker in AZ with a reamer I ordered out of OR. In 2009 a grown Alaskan Moose received 1 TTSX from a lasered 325 yds and promptly expired. He was good eating too! I have a 3-9 X 40 Pentax Lightseeker which has served me well. I don't shoot .338 and my 7MM is a SAUM (good for sheep or caribou), therefore I'm not sure about the comparison. I also have some cronygrapgh data at home tho I won't be there until 18 Jan. The fine folks in Nebraska made my dies from 3 fired cases. I'd be glad to share any more information I can about this rompin-stompin round.