350 Rem Mag (experience?)

My father hunted with a Remington 660 in 350 for years when he was younger and they first came out. Shot several elk, moose, bear, and deer with it. He loved it! Eventually a hunter he introduced to hunting somehow talked him out of it.... I have a stainless Model 7 in 350 now but I havent shot anything with it yet, I always seem to take my 338-06 instead.
 
I only know of one fellow with a lever gun in 350 Rem. He loved it and has taken a fair number of moose.

My preference is for the 35 Whelen in a bolt action.
 
I had a Remington 700 in .350 for a while--shot accurately and I killed one deer with it using a 200 grain handload--worked fine bu in the end I sold it and kept my .35 whelen.

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I have had a Rem Mod 7 KS for years. I have used it for deer, moose and elk. It weighs 5.75 lbs and I shoot 200 gr. Barnes TSX over either 3031 or 4320 and it shoots 3/4" moa and recoil is not a problem with this load that I have chrony'd at close to 2800fps. In my books it outperforms the 35 Whelan(which is no slouch) and if you had to choose it instead of the 350, you would still be well positioned for all N. American game especially if you wanted to use 250 gr bullets as in the short Model 7 action you have to seat these pretty deep and that cuts down on your available space for powder.

I have a 338-06 Imp in a Mod 700 AWR but in the bush it is hard not to go with the 350 as it is light, fast and short and since most of us carry a lot and shoot a little, the weight and barrel length is a real issue especially in heavy bush. You would not be sorry owning a 350. Brass could be an issue, but you can make from 338 Win Mag using a readily available forming die from RCBS. Just my 2 cents
 
I believe the big knocks on it were recoil and muzzleblast with carbine length barrels. I don't think you would have any problem with any game in NA. In Africa you would be limited by law on what you could hunt with it.
 
Awsome caliber! Bought one in a Remington Model 7 CDL. The gun loves 200 gr. TSX's.
Only used it for deer so far, but effect on game this size has been very impressive.
Buy one, you will not be dissapointed!
 
A 350RemMag is a handloaders round as only one factory load exists now.

Kills bears efficiently. I use 250s - Hornady RNs or SpeerHCs - at 2430MV in my M600 and M660. Never had any get away with that combo. Exit holes are the norm.
 
The .350 magnum was my first exposure to what might be termed a powerful rifle. It was the old style M-700 with the thin stock and pressed checkering. I doubt if the stock lasted a box of handloads before it split right through the forend checkering to the front swivel and behind the tang right though the pistol grip stopping just short of the cheek piece. I thought this would be a good opportunity to delve into the world of custom rifles, so I took the .350 to a well known Winnipeg gunsmith with directions to order a stock from Fajen and build me a rifle. He promptly declared bankruptcy, and I had to fight for the better part of a year to get my rifle back from the trustee. By then I was sufficiently disenchanted that I sold the rig sans scope for about 100 bucks.

Despite that early disappointment, I continue to think the .350 is a well balanced hunting cartridge, but it is at its best handloaded and the rifle is best a custom build rather than an off the shelf Remington or Ruger. Today I would build on a long action so that the bullet could be seated long without taking up valuable powder capacity. While the ballistics of the .350 don't require the use of premium bullets, mono-metal bullets are in such common use now that they are scarcely considered premium anymore. But they are long, and in a short action rifle with a short throat they would have to be seated well into the powder space. A standard length action mated with a 20" barrel still has a short overall length, and this would make a dandy moose and bear rifle for typical woods hunting when set up with a receiver sight or a low powered variable scope. For those who say that if you are going to choose a long action rifle anyway, you might as well have a .35 Whelen, you won't get any argument from me. The two rounds are ballistic twins, but the .35 Whelen does not give up as much powder capacity when loaded with long bullets seated to the specified length for use in a factory rifle.
 
I have both built on 98 actions. With the ability to set my bullets further out in the 350 case, I find it's about 50 fps faster then the 35 Whelen with the same bullets, basically a wash. And 30-06 brass will always be available. I would say for the average guy, the 35 would be a better choice (of course, in a std length 98 action, I would then opt for a 358 Norma Mag, but I digress) . But if you wanted to build a compact, lightweight boomer, the 350 would get the nod. Unless I had an itch for a 35 WSM, but that's another story. - dan
 
dan belisle said:
I have both built on 98 actions. With the ability to set my bullets further out in the 350 case, I find it's about 50 fps faster then the 35 Whelen with the same bullets, basically a wash. And 30-06 brass will always be available. I would say for the average guy, the 35 would be a better choice (of course, in a std length 98 action, I would then opt for a 358 Norma Mag, but I digress) . But if you wanted to build a compact, lightweight boomer, the 350 would get the nod. Unless I had an itch for a 35 WSM, but that's another story. - dan
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That's how we end up with too many guns Dan. The .350 and .35 Whelen are a big step up from the .35 Remington, and the .358 Norma is a big step ahead of them, which of course is justification for 3 rifles right there. It is cheaper, if less interesting, to simply choose a .375 which covers all the bases with a broader range of bullets.
 
Just learned how to post pics:rockOn:
Here's mine. Cloverleafs 200gr. TSX's.
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The 350 is a great all around caliber for moose/bears and elk.will reach out to 300yds with authority.225gr partition@2650 or 250gr @2550
 
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