how does the .350 Remington Magnum round stack up ?

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Not sure why but lately while searching other things I stumbled across some interesting write ups on the .350 Remington Magnum.

Don't know much about it other than being an older round that I don't see in stores.

Case looks like wider neck .308 to me. Several seem to say the round does really well out of short barrel carbines.

Seems like .35 cal is getting some interest lately.

Any thoughts ?
 
I owned one. IMO a reloader only caliber, there are other calibers that would be much easier, even to handload. Much easier to source brass, loaded factory ammo, components, and rifles. The Whelan jumps right out, perhaps the 338-08, or even the 338 WM. About the only advantage that the 350 holds over any of those is the use of lighter short action rifles. It is unfortunate that the 350 has become a obsolete caliber, it is useful. Just in my opinion not worth the trouble, when there are similar and much easier calibers available.
 
Flattened a moose with my Rem 600 last year, it dropped like a rock a short handy rifle that fits across my quad sideways and excellent for pushing bush without getting hung up on branch's etc.
 
dan belisle said:
Ballistically it's a tiny improvement over the 35 Whelen, though there is no practical difference in the field. I've had three of them, like them a lot. Allows you to have a lightweight relatively powerful rifle. - dan
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From what I read that's exactly what appealed to me ..... "lightweight relatively powerful rifle", short action magnum.
 
Salty said:
Its a 35 whelen in a short action what's not to like other than its a bit odd ball. I was able to source Nosler brass recently its around.
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Ahhhh .... that would explain why my Dad was talking 30-06 and I was talking .308 when comparing the 350 RM and the 35 Whelen today.

I dunno, the caliber seems like a win to me. Too bad it's not more popular.

Nice to know there's still some brass out there. What other caliber brass can you blow out to work fro .350 RM ?
 
madashell said:
Not sure why but lately while searching other things I stumbled across some interesting write ups on the .350 Remington Magnum.

Don't know much about it other than being an older round that I don't see in stores.

Case looks like wider neck .308 to me. Several seem to say the round does really well out of short barrel carbines.

Seems like .35 cal is getting some interest lately.

Any thoughts ?
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It's a completely different case than a .308 Winchester. It is the same case as a 7mm Rem Mag only shorter with a 35 cal neck. It one of the original short magnums before we got the "new" short mags.

i have a chambering reamer for it and have built a few in the past.
 
I have one in a model 7. Excellent little rifle, light, very accurate for being a carbine and the horsepower it brings to the table. Shot my moose this year with it. One shot was all that was needed on a 150yrd running shot that got both lungs and a bit of the liver.

I have often said when I carry that rifle I fear nothing in north america, except the rifle, the recoil is how can I put it, interesting and unique!
 
nowarningshot said:
I owned one. IMO a reloader only caliber, there are other calibers that would be much easier, even to handload. Much easier to source brass, loaded factory ammo, components, and rifles. The Whelan jumps right out, perhaps the 338-08, or even the 338 WM. About the only advantage that the 350 holds over any of those is the use of lighter short action rifles. It is unfortunate that the 350 has become a obsolete caliber, it is useful. Just in my opinion not worth the trouble, when there are similar and much easier calibers available.
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At this point the 358Win gets the nod for a short action rifle. Never a problem with brass using 308Win reformed.
 
Works just fine for any big game in North America and they can be very accurate - although this can also be said of many other cartridges. If you reload there is no reason not to buy it unless you hunt small game more than deer & larger animals.
Assuming you are a reloader an excellent purchase would be a "form trim" die so that you can make your own brass.
 
.350 RM is actually a very well balanced cartridge... I have owned three, enjoy loading for them and shooting them... only sold due to downsizing and they didn't make the cut for my eastern hunting/shooting purposes... my favorite was the Ruger M77 MKII stainless pictured below;

Bottom Rifle;

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I have a custom set of 6.5 RM and 350 RM. Both were built by Bill Leeper and they are my favorites by far!

The 350 is a handfull when launching 200gr Barnes at 2950fps when the rifle setup weighs in the 6.5lb range. Leaves big holes in stuff!

It's well under MOA with everything I feed it.
 
I have the full set of Model 673 rifles and the 350 Rem Mag is by far the most fun to shoot. It doesn't get out much, but for any game from deer and larger it's all you might need. It's a hand loader's round for sure and can therefore be loaded from mild to wild. I let a friend shoot a Trail Boss round followed by a fully loaded 200 grain round. He was not speaking to me for a while. :)
 
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