.356 Winchester
Introduced in 1982 in an equally new variant
of the Model 94 Winchester called Angle Eject, the .356's only claim to fame
is that it was once available in more than two rifles while its
.307 Winchester
mate has never been available in more than one. For several years, the Marlin
Model 336ER was offered in .356 Winchester but the last rifles were produced
in 1987. Whether or not additional Marlin rifles will be built in this caliber
remains to be seen.
When we consider that it is far more effective on big game than the
.30-30
Winchester and
.35 Remington
and will do about anything the
.348 Winchester
and .358 Winchester will do, the .356's sad tale of woe is difficult to explain.
But then, when we consider what happened to the
.348 and .358,
the water clears up considerably. In 1987, only five years after its
introduction, U.S. Repeating Arms ceased production of the Model 94 carbines
in .356 Winchester but brought it back for another try in 1988. Hopefully,
it's reintroduction in the Model 94 was prompted by hunter demand.
Olin engineers who developed the .356 Winchester have cautioned against loading
the cartridge with roundnose bullets. This leaves us with the 180 and
220 grain Speer bullets, both of flatnose form. Excellent powders for
the .356 Winchester are
H335, H4895,
IMR-4064, and
W-748.
Source: Hodgdon Data Manual, 26th Edition
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