350 Legend vs ......

Irony:

Guys that use not only various wildcats and obscure cartridges but also their own specific personally designed wildcat cartridges- that don't do anything remarkably different than a 308 or one of the various 375-06 cartridges- telling someone that their choice of a SAAMI registered cartridge with rifles you can buy from the factory is problematic.

Regarding the Legend, it is not a matter of "why not"... in Canada, it is a matter of "why?"
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Both the 30x57 Hoyt and the 375 Kemano are examples of "WHY?"
 
Gatehouse said:
Irony:

Guys that use not only various wildcats and obscure cartridges but also their own specific personally designed wildcat cartridges- that don't do anything remarkably different than a 308 or one of the various 375-06 cartridges- telling someone that their choice of a SAAMI registered cartridge with rifles you can buy from the factory is problematic.



Both the 30x57 Hoyt and the 375 Kemano are examples of "WHY?"
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Sort of like a multi-year banana campaign for a .375 that never swept the hunting field and is fading away in components? ;) We all have our ballistic crosses to bear.

The .350 Legend suffers a design compromise I’ve fought with at length myself and found a bridge too far, the case mouth headspacing in a rifle cartridge. If I can avoid it I will, and I’m also sure it works just as well as a .30-30 and makes people smile.
 
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Gatehouse said:
Irony:

Guys that use not only various wildcats and obscure cartridges but also their own specific personally designed wildcat cartridges- that don't do anything remarkably different than a 308 or one of the various 375-06 cartridges- telling someone that their choice of a SAAMI registered cartridge with rifles you can buy from the factory is problematic.



Both the 30x57 Hoyt and the 375 Kemano are examples of "WHY?"
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No irony in that at all... nobody comes on here and says; "what is the most difficult and expensive way to get this done?"

I don't make recommendations based on what I do... I am a gun nut, I get a quirky idea and say to myself... "yeah, what the hell, let's give that a go..." I don't mind the investment of time and money, I enjoy the process and the testing of the project and then the application in the field... but I sure as heck don't recommend that to someone who is asking a question. For the most part, guys like you mention know what they want to do and have their own reasons for doing it, but are disinclined to propagate that twisted passion on other shooter's.

You picked two great examples; Ardent's. .375 Kemano is a great and practical cartridge, clearly not for.the casual shooter. Also, I am on my third 7.62X57 HC and have chalked up quite a few head of game and really enjoy the cartridge, it is as easy as any to load for, has pleasant recoil characteristics, excellent accuracy and sits in the sweet spot for energy on medium to large game... again, NOT for the casual shooter... I wouldn't recommend it, but I certainly have zero regrets... my stainless 7.62X57 is away at the moment getting a new Jury barrel as I already ran through the first barrel.
 
rgp11 said:
This may sound dumb so pls be understanding but, I for some reason am fascinated by straight wall cartridges such as the 350 Legend but no one I know uses them. I have no point of reference as I have only started hunting and have only been firing my .270 and my wife's 6.5 Creedmoor. For comparison sake how would the 350 legend stack up for let's say whitetail hunting or am I really comparing apples and oranges or is it close to similar like a .270 to .308 comparison?
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I'd look at the 360 Buckhammer 1st. It's a better cartridge.

Saying that ...... I wouldn't buy either unless I was mandated by local laws to hunt with such a cartridge.
 
350 legend works fine.
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Joel said:
In reading a bit on other cartridges (like 44 magnum) it seems like Lil'gun likes a strong crimp. That might be a reason here.
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When I used lil Gun in 45 Colt I would put a decent roll crimp on the bullets as the recoil could be substantial and having the bullet move was (in theory) an issue. I do not think the powder needed a crimp for proper ignition but some people feel crimps can improve consistency for speed and accuracy
 
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