Any Recipes for the .348 Winchester?

MrMinks2

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Oct 29, 2014
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My son recently inherited one of these rifles (and it's a beauty!) and due to the lack of readily available ammo I plan to reload the 40 cartridges that he currently possesses. I have all components but am curious to hear what you has been most successful for any of you. As of right now, I plan to use the Hodgdon recommendation of 47 - 52 grains of IMR 3031 behind a Hornady 200 gr. soft point with Winchester and JBA brass, F210 primers.
Any help appreciated!
 
I was asked to look for this thread and respond.

the best response I can give you is to pm Pat, Scotty and Fotis --if --they do not respond to this thread, all three of them have done extensive reloading work with the 348 and will be able to guide you properly. although I do use the 348 ( with 250 woodleighs) I do not do the reloading for it and I dont change loads, so I am a one trick pony as these other fellows can give you a variety of recipes to choose from and try until you find the correct recipe for your rifle. Best of luck
 
I'm thinking that with a .348, the recipe you'll need most is for cooking the game you clobber with it! (y)
 
I can tell you what you should not do with a 348 Win. An old man in WV told me of hunting with one he was showing me one day and it was a beauty also. There was a lot of snow at the time he was hunting and he was sitting under an evergreen tree that camouflaged him and there was not much show under it. He was watching a deer trail that ran by it. This buck comes down the trail and he shoots it dropping it in it's tracks but did not realize that the reason that there was not much snow under that tree. It was all caught up in the evergreen tree bows and when he fired that 348 Win it buried him in show.
 
I use 55-56 grains of RL17 and the 250 Woodleighs. Winchester cases and CCIBR2 primers in my 71. Shoots plenty good for what I'm using it for.

 
Thanks to all for the comments :) . BTW SBJ358, with how many grains of RL 17 were you pushing the 200 grain Hornadys?
 
200 Hornady either FP or Flex tip

Code:
Cartridge          : .348 Win.
Bullet             : .348, 200, Hornady FP 3410
Useable Case Capaci: 66.462 grain H2O = 4.315 cm³
Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 2.795 inch = 70.99 mm
Barrel Length      : 24.0 inch = 609.6 mm

Predicted Data for Indicated Charges of the Following Powders.
Matching Maximum Pressure: 40610 psi, or 280 MPa
or a maximum loading ratio or filling of 107 %
These calculations refer to your specified settings in QuickLOAD 'Cartridge Dimensions' window.
C A U T I O N : any load listed can result in a powder charge that falls below minimum suggested
loads or exceeds maximum suggested loads as presented in current handloading manuals. Understand
that all of the listed powders can be unsuitable for the given combination of cartridge, bullet
and gun. Actual load order can vary, depending upon lot-to-lot powder and component variations.
USE ONLY FOR COMPARISON !

178 loads produced a Loading Ratio below user-defined minimum of 90%. These powders have been skipped.
Powder type          Filling/Loading Ratio  Charge    Charge   Vel. Prop.Burnt P max  P muzz  B_Time
                                      %     Grains    Gramm   fps     %       psi     psi    ms
---------------------------------  -----------------------------------------------------------------
ReloadSwiss RS 60                   96.6     62.1     4.02    2672    97.0    40611    8530   1.272  ! Near Maximum !
Somchem S365                       104.1     63.4     4.11    2669    97.7    40611    8236   1.276  ! Near Maximum !
Elcho 17                            95.9     61.6     3.99    2661    96.0    40611    8349   1.275  ! Near Maximum !
Alliant Reloder-17                  95.9     61.6     3.99    2661    96.0    40611    8349   1.275  ! Near Maximum !
Alliant Reloder-16                 103.3     61.6     3.99    2652    95.2    40611    8191   1.279  ! Near Maximum !
Alliant Reloder-26                 107.0     70.5     4.57    2650    91.1    39243    9041   1.295
ReloadSwiss RS 62                  100.7     64.7     4.19    2646    93.4    40611    8237   1.284  ! Near Maximum !
Accurate 4350                      101.2     62.0     4.02    2634    94.1    40611    8082   1.298  ! Near Maximum !
ReloadSwiss RS 52                   91.1     57.6     3.74    2630    97.8    40611    7784   1.289  ! Near Maximum !
Norma MRP                          107.0     68.4     4.43    2620    87.6    39632    8587   1.294  ! Near Maximum !
Norma URP                          100.3     60.8     3.94    2619    93.8    40611    7941   1.287  ! Near Maximum !
Bofors RP19 ~approximation         100.4     60.8     3.94    2619    93.8    40611    7939   1.287  ! Near Maximum !
Vihtavuori N550                     97.3     60.9     3.95    2619    93.7    40611    8001   1.294  ! Near Maximum !
IMR 4831                           105.9     62.1     4.03    2613    94.2    40611    7855   1.294  ! Near Maximum !
PB Clermont PCL 511                 97.2     63.5     4.11    2609    91.0    40611    8007   1.286  ! Near Maximum !
Ramshot Hunter                     100.5     63.6     4.12    2608    91.0    40611    7995   1.286  ! Near Maximum !
SNPE Vectan SP 11                   92.9     58.8     3.81    2607    95.5    40611    7735   1.289  ! Near Maximum !
PB Clermont PCL 518                101.3     64.1     4.15    2606    90.4    40611    8005   1.286  ! Near Maximum !
Winchester 760                      94.9     61.5     3.98    2603    89.9    40611    7912   1.288  ! Near Maximum !
Hodgdon H414                        94.9     61.5     3.98    2603    89.9    40611    7912   1.288  ! Near Maximum !
ReloadSwiss RS 70                  102.7     67.0     4.34    2601    88.1    40611    8305   1.283  ! Near Maximum !
Hodgdon Hybrid 100V                103.1     61.1     3.96    2597    96.1    40611    7558   1.285  ! Near Maximum !
Bofors RP3                          92.6     57.4     3.72    2593    96.9    40611    7629   1.316  ! Near Maximum !
Norma 203 old                       92.6     57.4     3.72    2593    96.9    40611    7629   1.316  ! Near Maximum !
Accurate 4064                       92.2     55.3     3.58    2586    99.4    40611    7364   1.344  ! Near Maximum !
Rottweil R903                       94.7     57.4     3.72    2586    96.6    40611    7545   1.317  ! Near Maximum !
Norma 203B                          90.1     55.2     3.58    2581    95.8    40611    7536   1.308  ! Near Maximum !
Somchem S385                       106.3     65.8     4.26    2580    88.9    40611    7761   1.297  ! Near Maximum !
Alliant Reloder-19                 104.4     64.0     4.15    2575    86.6    40611    7817   1.289  ! Near Maximum !
Somchem S355                        93.8     56.2     3.64    2570    96.3    40611    7437   1.315  ! Near Maximum !
Bofors RP14 ~approximation         105.2     64.4     4.18    2568    86.5    40611    7754   1.290  ! Near Maximum !
Bofors RP4 NT ~approximation       100.4     62.4     4.05    2565    89.5    40611    7593   1.296  ! Near Maximum !
IMR 4320                            91.2     55.0     3.56    2563    95.5    40611    7269   1.289  ! Near Maximum !
Hodgdon H380                        91.3     57.2     3.70    2562    93.3    40611    7504   1.314  ! Near Maximum !
IMR 7828 SSC                       106.4     67.0     4.34    2560    82.2    40611    7929   1.288  ! Near Maximum !
ADI AR 2209                        103.4     63.0     4.08    2557    85.9    40611    7675   1.288  ! Near Maximum !
Raufoss RA4                        102.1     62.6     4.05    2553    86.3    40611    7575   1.291  ! Near Maximum !
Norma 204                           98.9     62.6     4.05    2553    86.3    40611    7575   1.291  ! Near Maximum !
Bofors RP4 ~approximation          102.1     62.6     4.05    2553    86.3    40611    7575   1.291  ! Near Maximum !
Vihtavuori N560                    107.0     67.0     4.34    2553    81.4    38508    8103   1.317
Vihtavuori N135                     95.1     52.8     3.42    2550   100.0    40611    6693   1.314  ! Near Maximum !
Lovex S062                          90.2     53.8     3.48    2549    97.3    40611    7175   1.321  ! Near Maximum !
Vihtavuori N150                     99.0     57.2     3.71    2548    97.7    40611    7116   1.308  ! Near Maximum !
ADI AR 2213                        106.8     66.1     4.29    2548    82.2    40611    7805   1.289  ! Near Maximum !
Lovex S070                          98.6     59.8     3.87    2547    90.4    40611    7475   1.317  ! Near Maximum !
Raufoss RA15                       107.0     66.3     4.29    2545    84.7    37763    8048   1.329
Bofors RP5/NP ~approximation       107.0     66.3     4.29    2545    84.7    37763    8048   1.329
Alliant Reloder-22                 107.0     66.3     4.29    2545    84.7    37763    8048   1.329
Elcho TR140 - preliminary data      90.5     57.2     3.71    2545    93.4    40611    7291   1.310  ! Near Maximum !
IMR 4350                            99.0     60.3     3.91    2534    88.9    40611    7282   1.298  ! Near Maximum !
ADI AR 2208                         90.9     54.0     3.50    2534    94.8    40611    7133   1.302  ! Near Maximum !
Hodgdon VARGET                      91.2     54.0     3.50    2534    94.8    40611    7133   1.302  ! Near Maximum !
Hodgdon H4350                      100.8     60.4     3.92    2534    88.8    40611    7284   1.298  ! Near Maximum !
Lovex S065                          96.8     58.0     3.76    2531    92.1    40611    7285   1.321  ! Near Maximum !
IMR 4064                            91.9     53.2     3.45    2530    95.1    40611    7053   1.308  ! Near Maximum !
Winchester Supreme 780             103.5     66.9     4.33    2527    85.9    40611    7414   1.294  ! Near Maximum !
ReloadSwiss RS 50                   90.5     57.7     3.74    2527    91.0    40611    7229   1.313  ! Near Maximum !
Bofors RP3 NT ~approximation        94.2     57.3     3.71    2523    91.9    40611    7096   1.298  ! Near Maximum !
Bofors RP7 NT ~approximation        91.9     56.8     3.68    2521    90.2    40611    7104   1.292  ! Near Maximum !
Hodgdon H4831 SC                   105.4     65.3     4.23    2521    82.6    40611    7395   1.294  ! Near Maximum !
Rottweil R904                      102.4     61.9     4.01    2520    84.9    40611    7252   1.298  ! Near Maximum !
Bofors RP7                          95.3     57.3     3.71    2509    89.1    40611    7164   1.320  ! Near Maximum !
Rottweil R907                       95.3     57.3     3.71    2509    89.1    40611    7164   1.320  ! Near Maximum !
IMR 4451 Enduron                    93.2     56.4     3.66    2509    89.8    40611    7095   1.306  ! Near Maximum !
IMR 4007 SSC                        92.3     57.3     3.71    2509    89.1    40611    7158   1.320  ! Near Maximum !
IMR 4955 Enduron                   105.5     62.9     4.08    2504    83.9    40611    7186   1.301  ! Near Maximum !
Accurate MAGPRO                    107.0     69.7     4.52    2503    78.1    37059    7890   1.344
Somchem S361                       101.8     66.4     4.30    2491    83.6    40611    7068   1.309  ! Near Maximum !
Alliant Reloder-23                 107.0     64.1     4.16    2485    91.5    33939    7890   1.384
IMR 4166 Enduron                    91.8     53.9     3.49    2482    90.1    40611    6848   1.316  ! Near Maximum !
Rottweil R905                      107.0     65.1     4.22    2475    81.0    36705    7480   1.351
Ramshot Magnum                     107.0     71.4     4.63    2473    83.2    37803    7635   1.336
Accurate 3100                      107.0     65.6     4.25    2472    88.7    34803    7502   1.386
Winchester WXR                     107.0     64.8     4.20    2465    82.5    34663    7722   1.378
Bofors RP15                        107.0     64.8     4.20    2465    82.5    34663    7722   1.378
Accurate 2700                       92.2     58.9     3.82    2463    88.6    40611    6726   1.327  ! Near Maximum !
Hodgdon H4831                      107.0     63.7     4.13    2449    80.9    37436    7132   1.344
Vihtavuori N160                    107.0     62.8     4.07    2438    83.0    37676    6884   1.346
Vihtavuori N165                    107.0     64.8     4.20    2428    84.8    35770    7052   1.370
Bofors RP5 NT ~approximation       107.0     66.8     4.33    2426    77.0    37087    7116   1.354
IMR 7828                           107.0     63.7     4.13    2407    78.2    34347    7310   1.387
SNPE Vectan SP 12                  107.0     70.0     4.53    2392    77.2    34534    7460   1.392
PB Clermont PCL 517                107.0     70.0     4.53    2385    76.9    34360    7430   1.395
Alliant Reloder-25                 107.0     65.2     4.22    2382    83.8    31574    7621   1.432
ADI AP 2214                        107.0     68.0     4.41    2372    76.6    35366    7055   1.381
IMR 7977 Enduron                   107.0     64.8     4.20    2320    71.2    37121    6090   1.374
Lovex S071                         107.0     62.0     4.02    2308    84.7    28709    6939   1.497
Norma MRP 2                        107.0     65.6     4.25    2260    74.1    27809    7052   1.527
Bofors RP30                        107.0     65.6     4.25    2260    74.1    27809    7052   1.527
Hodgdon H1000                      107.0     64.8     4.20    2221    72.0    29751    6376   1.483
ADI AR 2217                        107.0     64.8     4.20    2221    72.0    29751    6376   1.483
Vihtavuori N570                    107.0     69.1     4.48    2184    62.7    27316    6642   1.546
ADI AR 2225                        107.0     65.9     4.27    2133    69.8    25525    6360   1.576
Hodgdon Retumbo                    107.0     65.9     4.27    2133    69.8    25525    6360   1.576
Lovex D100                         107.0     70.5     4.57    2129    61.6    29040    5648   1.530
Vihtavuori N170                    107.0     64.8     4.20    2110    65.6    25655    5856   1.603
Alliant Reloder-33                 107.0     71.1     4.61    2096    59.9    25466    6188   1.601
Vihtavuori 24N41                   107.0     69.8     4.52    2081    56.5    27483    5515   1.565
ReloadSwiss RS 80                  107.0     71.1     4.61    2036    57.5    24355    5838   1.637
ADI AR 2218                        107.0     69.8     4.52    2029    52.5    25700    5358   1.609
Norma 217                          107.0     64.6     4.18    2009    64.8    21418    6012   1.717
Hodgdon H870                       107.0     67.7     4.39    1987    58.1    22115    5648   1.701
Somchem 12.7-0                     107.0     67.7     4.39    1928    50.4    23683    4632   1.680
Hodgdon 50BMG                      107.0     66.6     4.31    1927    49.4    22404    4913   1.704
Hodgdon US 869                     107.0     69.8     4.52    1911    51.4    22070    4889   1.721
 
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