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Skipper
09-03-2018, 09:14 AM
Looks like Huntington's may have some

https://www.huntingtons.com/store/product.php?productid=20741&cat=268&page=1

DonMountain
09-04-2018, 12:20 PM
Looks like Huntington's may have some

https://www.huntingtons.com/store/product.php?productid=20741&cat=268&page=1

I don't think they made more than a couple of these rifles, along with the 307 Winchester. Unfortunately I bought a "set" of them thinking I was going to upgrade from my 30-30. But, my wife kills her 3 deer with the 356 every year. At some surprisingly long ranges. I am lucky I bought 500 new brass for each of these rifles when I bought the rifles. But of course I later found out that appropriately loaded or reformed 308 brass work just fine in both of these rifles.

Shawlerbrook
09-04-2018, 12:52 PM
We believers are still making them. In the last 5 years I had Regan Nonneman rechamber a Marlin 30AS to 307 and JES rebore and “ trapperise” a 30AS to 356. Luckily I have a lifetime supply of brass for both because they were very under appreciated rounds. Deadly on our Central NY whitetails.

Beerd
09-04-2018, 08:01 PM
care to post what powders you are using with cast bullets in your .356?

MostlyLeverGuns
09-04-2018, 09:43 PM
444 Marlin can be reformed, trimmed to .356 and .307 (Starline,Hornady) if .308 brass won't work for you. On a 336, a .35 Rem bolt fit to your .356 should allow the use of .308/.358 brass. Most will take a .308 case, maybe some will need just a little relief on the bolt face.

White Oak
09-06-2018, 08:53 PM
I form all my 356 brass from 444 and actually prefer it to the factory 356 brass.

My go to powder for cast is IMR 3031.