Has the 350 rem mag gone the way of the doh doh bird?
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c-fbmi - same here -got two M7KS/350s to play with - top one is set up with a second hole drilled and tapped in the rear bridge for the two piece steel weaver bases. It has also worn the 1.5x5 Leupold glass in the past. The 350RM is not dead in my world either.
Shameless plug - I have a WSM rifle for sale now on EE that would be a perfect donor gun - also good for a 350WSM chamber too (I have the reamer for that) which almost equals the 358Norma in a short action - http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/958949-Winchester-M70-325WSM-625-plus-shipping
I think a Kimber 8400 in a WSM would be a great donor for a lightish 350 Mag.....
Alive and kicking!
When I head south I'm happy with a .44 mag carbine.
When ramblin' the Cariboo mountains a .350RM is comforting.
I plan to get this particular rifle down around five and a half pounds by swapping the stock and taking the barrel down to 18.5". NECG sights as well.
For the time being it does the trick, however that scope I have mounted in the lower picture is a real piece of sh$t!
When I head south I'm happy with a .44 mag carbine.
When ramblin' the Cariboo mountains a .350RM is comforting.
I plan to get this particular rifle down around five and a half pounds by swapping the stock and taking the barrel down to 18.5". NECG sights as well.
For the time being it does the trick, however that scope I have mounted in the lower picture is a real piece of sh$t!
Worst I've seen ! Beauty rifle and country you roam!
Sun_and_Steel_77 - FYI - my Custom KS 350s have a light Kevlar stock - though there are even lighter aftermarket ones made I gather. Also they have a M7 standard action but with a much slimmer than normal barrel. They weigh in as pictured above like this. Get an uber light stock and 5 1/2 may be possible.
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Remington's M-600 and 660 carbines should have been a great success, but perhaps due to their odd appearance, they didn't catch on. Today's M-7 is arguably a better rifle, particularly the KS version, and combined with the .350 chambering, provides power with portability.
Thanks Doug!
Thanks Doug!
got two M7KS/350s to play with
You are a lucky man Whelen B. If I had the good fortune to own even one KS I'd never let it out of my sight.
It was tough enough for me to find the second CDL of mine.
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I've thought the same. If a guy was to use irons they would have to be pretty tall like the Caprivi or Talkeetna, as the Kimber stock has very little drop. The stock design of the Montana really disperses recoil well, it would be interesting to see if it worked better than the Model Seven. Magazine length would certainly be better. Hmm...
Yep - gotta M600, M660 and a Ruger M77 in 350RM too - an embarrassment of riches it could be said. Three decades for me shootin and huntin those 35s.
Great pics Boomer - thanks.
Interesting how those four M7/CustomKS camo paint jobs look the same at first glance yet each one is a little different. Obviously they were painted so each is unique. When I acquired my first M7 CustomKS I couldn't convince a local gun shop owner that it was a factory original finish. He said it was a home grown back yard bubba camo job. I can see why considering the slick licensed camo prints used these days. However he was finally convinced after I acquired a second one to compare - and brought him both together to look over. I like that old school camo - has a bit of charm I think - though the newer ones are technically/artistically better I suppose.
Another difference is one of mine has a smooth bolt knob and the other one checkered.
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well, this caught my eye! while everything on Wikipedia should be taken with grains of salt, I'm seeing this thing can move 200g bullets in excess of 3000fps.
count me interested!
count me interested!
well, this caught my eye! while everything on Wikipedia should be taken with grains of salt, I'm seeing this thing can move 200g bullets in excess of 3000fps.
count me interested!
I run 225s out of my KS @ 2900 fps......
Yep - gotta M600, M660 and a Ruger M77 in 350RM too - an embarrassment of riches it could be said. Three decades for me shootin and huntin those 35s.
Another difference is one of mine has a smooth bolt knob and the other one checkered.
I've never seen a factory Seven or 700 with a smooth round knob before. Very cool!
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I've been using 350 RM's for about 30 yrs now. It is an extremely useful round when used at normal hunting ranges on large game. I've never had a problem finding components, I have formed my own brass from 338 WM on occasion but this was very simple process.
I've owned an original Remington 700 in 350, which my brother now owns and will never part with. I built one on a 98 Mauser that I gave to a very good friend, it is his main hunting rifle and he loves it. I currently own a Ruger 77 that is very accurate with Hornady 250 gr sp's at a little over 2400 fps using RL-15 or Nosler 225 partition's at just under 2600 using 4320. I dont have a problem with heavier bullets protruding into the powder space and to be honest I never have. It may be a problem with the shorter actions on the 600/660 series but I've never owned one so I'm not qualified to comment on that.
I don't know if its gone the way of the Do-Do just yet, it was never a common catridge at the best of times, but it never seems to totally disappear either. Personally, I love mine, and with its Leopold M-8 4X scope on it, consider it to be one of my most practical and reliable large game combinations that I own.
Others may dismiss it as obsolete, but I'll keep mine till they through the dirt on top of me.
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I've owned an original Remington 700 in 350, which my brother now owns and will never part with. I built one on a 98 Mauser that I gave to a very good friend, it is his main hunting rifle and he loves it. I currently own a Ruger 77 that is very accurate with Hornady 250 gr sp's at a little over 2400 fps using RL-15 or Nosler 225 partition's at just under 2600 using 4320. I dont have a problem with heavier bullets protruding into the powder space and to be honest I never have. It may be a problem with the shorter actions on the 600/660 series but I've never owned one so I'm not qualified to comment on that.
I don't know if its gone the way of the Do-Do just yet, it was never a common catridge at the best of times, but it never seems to totally disappear either. Personally, I love mine, and with its Leopold M-8 4X scope on it, consider it to be one of my most practical and reliable large game combinations that I own.
Others may dismiss it as obsolete, but I'll keep mine till they through the dirt on top of me.
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I like this idea! Hmmmm....what would be involved to do this?
Rebarrel and chamber, that's it...........................it's not rocket science!!!
I would sadly say that all of the 35's have gone that way. It's an in between caliber; between the 338, and the 375, that is. Like the 257 diameter, it will always fill a very small niche market, but it won't explode on to the scene.
The 358 Norma magnum was a hell of a cartridge; it almost had as much as the 375H&H, and it fit in a standard length action, but it wasn't legal in Africa, and it was thought to be too much for North America.
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The 358 Norma magnum was a hell of a cartridge; it almost had as much as the 375H&H, and it fit in a standard length action, but it wasn't legal in Africa, and it was thought to be too much for North America.
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There is an ever so slight difference in the diameter of the case heads IIRC. WSM is slightly larger diameter, bolt face may have to be opened-up a hair depending on the type of action.
I can remember cycling 300WSM rounds through my 350 Model Seven awhile back, it fed them from the magazine without two much hassle.
Have you got a picture to share? Was it a lightweight build? Did you go re-stock with a wildcat?
I always love seeing your work, give us some details.
Lightweight was not the goal. It was built to pay homage to a rifle my father had, and I had been using a 660 for a few years, so it was a combo of the two. It has a 20" sporter weight Bevan King barrel, stainless SAUM action dropped into a factory laminate m7 stock - nothing too fancy, just a short little thumper.
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Rembo and limit time, were talking about going from a WSM to a 350 RM which presents no bolt face issues at all, if there were any issues it may be with the action rails failing to hold the cases in the magazine but I doubt that would be a problem either.
Douglas
