358 vs 350 rem mag
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My FAV bullet in my 358 Win is the Sierra 225 gr SPBT RJ
https://www.sierrabullets.com/product/35-caliber-225-gr-sbt/
https://www.sierrabullets.com/product/35-caliber-225-gr-sbt/
I agree with your "verstility" point in a chambering. I was suggesting that if you're only going to shoot light-for-caliber bullets in a 358, you might as well use a 308.
I've had more than a few 35s (358W. 35W, 35R, 358NM) over the years. I always considered the 200s optimum for deer and 250s for larger. As one astute Yukon shooter of many moose said to me one time ...... "Why shoot varmint bullets in a big bore?".
An old friend of mine uses them in his Remington 760 for Moose , Elk and Bear . As you say , they are the real deal . Not a long range proposal , but work great inside of about 150 yards . I still prefer my 358W though .
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I agree with your "verstility" point in a chambering. I was suggesting that if you're only going to shoot light-for-caliber bullets in a 358, you might as well use a 308.
I've had more than a few 35s (358W. 35W, 35R, 358NM) over the years. I always considered the 200s optimum for deer and 250s for larger. As one astute Yukon shooter of many moose said to me one time ...... "Why shoot varmint bullets in a big bore?".
I say something similar.
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I figured that they would be a little tough at .35 Rem speeds. You load those at bolt action pressures, or warm lever action?
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Since everyone seems taken with metric cartridges, the 8.8X51 should be all the rage, but I have a soft spot for the .350 Magnum, although I don't currently own one. If I was in the market for a .35 caliber short action carbine today, the .35 Sambar might be the best option.
I've got a Ruger limited run in .358 and a takedown BLR in .358 win,
Not overly taken with the BLR, but sure like the ruger bolt action, it shoots well with most everything, and is outstanding with the 225 gr Seria and 200 AB, I've had a good run with it, number of nice clean kills, and thus far nothing has moved more than a couple steps, it's got a bit longer mag box and a 24" tube so pushes the 225 gr to almost 2650,
At one stage I was keen to get a 350 mag, but was unable to find brass,
Not overly taken with the BLR, but sure like the ruger bolt action, it shoots well with most everything, and is outstanding with the 225 gr Seria and 200 AB, I've had a good run with it, number of nice clean kills, and thus far nothing has moved more than a couple steps, it's got a bit longer mag box and a 24" tube so pushes the 225 gr to almost 2650,
At one stage I was keen to get a 350 mag, but was unable to find brass,
The 350rm is very simple to form from any 300 or 338 win mag brass (which I have done) and probably 264 win mag and 375h&h which I haven’t. A form trim die and a hacksaw a hand file and a reamer are all that’s needed and the process is reasonably fast. The nice thing is you won’t mistake it usually. I have a 350 rm and I am not sure I would see any difference with a 358w ... nice thing is that 358w uses a standard short action ..... OTOH I would like to try a 6.5 Rem Mag..
I'm on my second 6.5 Rem Mag, great little cartridge. I've taken five big game animals in the past 14 months with my current M77 MarkII, with boringly predictable results. I'm using Nosler 140 grain Accubonds and NBT's with equal accuracy. Made two complete pass-throughs with the NBT's on a large cow moose last week, both center lung hits with a rib on the way out... can't ask for much more than that.
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I have a Rem 600 and 660 in 350 Rem mag, both sub MOA rifles and will get a 250 grain bullet to 2500fps though I go to 2450. Powerful mid-bore capable of taking anything in NA and of ranges to 300+ yards. Very much like a 35 Whelan in a short action. I have a Savage 99 and a Browning BLR in 358. Both are 1.25 MOA rifles and capable of 2450 with a 225 grain bullet. You give up 25 grains of bullet weight or 150-200fps over the 350 Rem Mag. The Savage 99 gives you 5 rounds of ammunition in the magazine which is handy when hunting multiple caribou up here.
I have a Rem 660 with a 23' barrel in 6.5 Rem Mag. Much like a 270 or 6.5-06 improved and fulkly 600 yard capable on caribou and sheep, with the right optics set up. 130 Accubonds at 3100fps are the bomb!
If forced to choose one rifle I'd look awfully hard at the 350 Rem Mag. Power for everything in NA and decent trajectory (about like a 308). 200 grain TTSX bullets at 27-2800 would be a decent sheep/caribou load.
I have a Rem 660 with a 23' barrel in 6.5 Rem Mag. Much like a 270 or 6.5-06 improved and fulkly 600 yard capable on caribou and sheep, with the right optics set up. 130 Accubonds at 3100fps are the bomb!
If forced to choose one rifle I'd look awfully hard at the 350 Rem Mag. Power for everything in NA and decent trajectory (about like a 308). 200 grain TTSX bullets at 27-2800 would be a decent sheep/caribou load.
that's part of the fun of owning a 35 caliber
the 6.5 Rem Mag sounds excellent! ... I have to keep an eye out for one. My 350RM is a 700 'Classic' ... the rifle with that action length balances well and comes up nicely. On the subject of the 358W ... one of the members here who does a LOT of shooting had a really beautiful little Swedish Mauser carbine that he had rebarrelled to 358W ... it was a lovely elegant little rifle for whitetail.
This M77 MKII Stainless 6.5 Rem Mag started as a .350 Rem Mag as I had two of them. It wears a #2 McGowen at 22" and contoured the same as the original factory barrel. I still have the M77 Mark II Stainless .350 RM as well as a Stainless M77 Mark II Frontier .358 Win and a rare M77 Mark II RLS .358 Carbine. Pictured below are the pair of .358 carbines.
