Got an itch for a 350 Rem Mag.

The M-700 .350 magnum I had years ago fed well. I don't think I would go back to a .350 from a .375, but it was a good stepping stone towards powerful rifles. I still consider it a good sensible round that had be had in a neat package. I believe a full size rifle in .350 is a mistake, and such a rig would take a back seat to the .358 Norma, but they serve different purposes. The .350 is a well balanced black bear/moose cartridge where as the .358 Norma is encroaching on the .375, but without the advantage of the heavier bullets enjoyed by the .375 connoisseurs.
 
The more I think about this, the more the Model 7 in 350RM strikes me as a good moose/bear/elk rifle. Small and quick, open sights, and plenty of energy. I think maybe with a low powered scope on a QD setup...

Actually, it produces more energy than the 45/70 with some loads... and doesn't lose out over distance nearly as badly.

Looking at the ballistics tables, the Whelen seems almost identical in velocities, powder charges and pressures; just in a LA case. I suspect the Whelen might feed better, generally than the short belted mag...
 
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Silverado said:
The more I think about this, the more the Model 7 in 350RM strikes me as a good moose/bear/elk rifle. Small and quick, open sights, and plenty of energy. I think maybe with a low powered scope on a QD setup...

Actually, it produces more energy than the 45/70 with some loads... and doesn't lose out over distance nearly as badly.
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Exactly :) Just remember...I thought of it first ;)
Hey Jamie, hows the hunt for the TSX's?
 
I like the 35 caliber and grabbed one of the Rem 700 Classics when they came out...it later went into a McMillan stock and got EAW mounts and a Canjar 3 lever with set trigger and Tubb speed striker. It is light to carry and very quick without the scope if you are on the move - and both scopes return to zero ok for me.....
 
Wrong Way said:
Exactly :) Just remember...I thought of it first ;)
Hey Jamie, hows the hunt for the TSX's?
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I thought I PM'd you???

My bud went south and told me he got TSX's... they were Original X bullets...

I'm headed down this weekend. I'll get 'em this time for sure!
 
Wrong Way said:
Exactly :) Just remember...I thought of it first ;)
Hey Jamie, hows the hunt for the TSX's?
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I thought I PM'd you???

My bud went south and told me he got TSX's... they were Original X bullets...

I'm headed down this weekend. I'll get 'em this time for sure!

On another note, did you send me brass back? I can't remember... or was I going to load some more?
 
I think that I'd go for a .35 Whelen were I to go the .35 cal route. I really don't mind the longer action, plus brass is easy to come by.
No flies on the .350 RM, though I really didn't care for the now discontinued guide gun.
 
Sorry to be so slow Paul. The rib is held on w/ screws. It means you end up w/ 3 or 4 plug screws in the barrel, but I don't find them too objectionable.
 
mpwolf said:
Sorry to be so slow Paul. The rib is held on w/ screws. It means you end up w/ 3 or 4 plug screws in the barrel, but I don't find them too objectionable.
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Alot better than that "harpoon like" front sight and rib. ;)

Remington missed to boat on those guns. Why not a regular laminated stock with a good pad and a 20" bbl, with normal sights?



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I just started working with a Whelen CDL, I don't think I have eve played with a 700 that feeds as smooth. I bought it because I wanted a thumper and with the 250 gr speers over 56 grs of re15 it thumps, energy is similar to my 300 win mag at the muzzle but the recoil feels really different, more of a shove that a punch.
 
Just about any flavour of .35 you choose, you simply can't go wrong.

The wife whacks 'em with a Browning BLR that Bill Leeper rebarrelled to .358 Winchester (the caliber was out of production at the time, so I bought a new .308 Win, took the barrel off and stored it around here somewhere, and Bill did his thing). I vacillate and wander back and forth between the 35 Whelen and the .358 Norma Magnum. While thinking I need a 35 Newton.

Of course, there's the 358 Hawk, sort of a Whelen on steroids. Same old 30/06 case, but 225 grain bullets at 2900 fps and 250 grain bullets at 2750. Falls nicely between the Whelen and the Norma, and makes very efficient use of powder to get there.

I tried to think of a reason to buy a 350 Rem Mag, but just couldn't come up with one.

Nope, you cannot go wrong with a 35, particularly the 358 Winchester and 35 Whelen, although my Husky in .358 Norma Mag is my personal favorite.

A little eye candy; a picture of Thor's Hammer - 'cause it weighs under 8 lbs with a full magazine, ready to go:
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Boomer said:
The M-700 .350 magnum I had years ago fed well. I don't think I would go back to a .350 from a .375, but it was a good stepping stone towards powerful rifles. I still consider it a good sensible round that had be had in a neat package. I believe a full size rifle in .350 is a mistake, and such a rig would take a back seat to the .358 Norma, but they serve different purposes. The .350 is a well balanced black bear/moose cartridge where as the .358 Norma is encroaching on the .375, but without the advantage of the heavier bullets enjoyed by the .375 connoisseurs.
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Know what you mean. A 358 Norma would get left in camp every every time over a 375 (the Ultra is my current favorite).
I love the 358 Win for what it is and for that matter in a light short rifle (dedicated to shots under 300 yards) I think it is probably the best choice. The 350Rm and Whelan offer a bit more speed but not enough to make them significantly more effective.

Have you tried RL-25 yet?
 
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Damn that's one pretty rifle Rick...
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Cost me $400 NIB, the 30/06 NIB that I bought at the same time was a little cheaper at $325. Still have the hang tags off them in my goody box. And there's a 7x57 in the safe that doesn't get out much, but I can't bring myself to sell it.

The Husqvarna featherweights were/are great rifles - at least from my point of view. Nice slim lines, shoulder and point very well, generally accurate enough to please just about anyone. I did put Timney triggers in all of them, and because I thought the original bolt handles were fuggly, I had Martin Hagn resculpt them into more of a Mannlicher-Styr profile - they're more out of the way like that as well.

Only thing I've never gotten around to is replacing the anodized aluminum trigger guard/floor plate with real steel. Doing that might be a bit tougher.

The only other rifles I've ever liked as much were the BSA Imperial Featherweights. My Dad bought one sometime in the early 60's and has been shooting goats, sheep, moose, elk, deer, bears, etc with it ever since. It may be even lighter than the Huskies, although I've never weighed it. The dragon call it came from the factory with can be a bit much when you're out hunting, however.
 
.350 Rem. Magnum

I have one...an original Remington 660...synthetic stock.....shoots a 250gr. bullet at MOA with the right loads...and factory ammo in 200gr. is available...a light, versative rifle....folks talk about recoil and muzzle blast but it is no worse than any light magnum rifle....

This is one of the original "short magnum" cartridges and in this rifle it is a dream...especially if you are old like me and don't want to carry around a 9 lb. chunk of railroad track...
 
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