Anybody shoot .350 Remington Magnum?

DR505 said:

Back in 2004 I picked up a Remington 673 Guide Rifle in .350 Remington Magnum. I have yet to come across a single soul who also uses the cartridge.

Factory ammo is no longer made, so I got 500 pieces of brass from Starline. I use AA2520 and mange to get 2500 FPS from the 22” barrel pushing a 250 grain Nosler Partition. Every elk I have shot with it either drops where it stands or takes 4-5 steps and lights out.

Does anyone else use this cartridge, or am I the last one?

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There was a thread on the 350 about a month ago. Try searching on Google with the high road after 350 Rem mag.
I have a Whelen which is its twin in a long action.

I do, Rem M7 Mannlicher from the custom shop. 20" barrel with Swaroski 1.25-4x and Leupold 2.5-8×36 in Warne QD mounts. I normally load the 225 NP at 2730 Fps, but have now worked out a 200 grn Hornady interlock at 2830 for whitetails. Both loads using IMr 4320.

From a pig hunt last FEB:



New 200Grn Horn load, 3rds at 100:

I want to but I’m saturated with too many calibers at the moment.

I have one. Bought 100 rds for it. Still have 98 left. Wicked recoil. This post has inspired me to sell it.

I built a 35 whelen due to a lifelong desire to have one, but I almost barreled my Savage in 350 Remington mag. The ammo looks cool, and you can't argue with the performance of the 350, even in short barrels. I will probably own one someday, since 35 cal is becoming my favorite rifle bore...

Jeff olson said:

I have one. Bought 100 rds for it. Still have 98 left. Wicked recoil. This post has inspired me to sell it.

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How much?

I have its little brother, the 6.5 Rem Mag. It was my first 6.5 caliber gun. I’ve shot it a lot but switched to a CM as it accomplishes everything I need.

'Semi'-custom Remmy M600 in .350 Rem.Mag.



One huge improvement was replacing the stiff factory pad with a perfectly fitted Kick-Ezz. All the factory plastic parts (vented rib, floorplate) were replaced with aluminum parts. Channeled the barrel in the stock. Added a 3-pt Ching sling. Slung but unloaded, it just touches 6.4lbs.

Another improvement for my style of shooting/hunting was to install a Williams rear aperture sight in the D&T-ed factory receiver holes and then reduce the height of the front 'shark-fin' sight to make it work, so POA = POI @ 100-yds with the primary 200gn load.



The 250gn load will hit lower but is easily corrected for by raising the 'peep' a few clicks. I'll worry about zeroing for that load if I ever get a brown bear tag.

Hesa Hard1 said:

'Semi'-custom Remmy M600 in .350 Rem.Mag.

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One huge improvement was replacing the stiff factory pad with a perfectly fitted Kick-Ezz. All the factory plastic parts (vented rib, floorplate) were replaced with aluminum parts. Channeled the barrel in the stock. Added a 3-pt Ching sling. Slung but unloaded, it just touches 6.4lbs.

Another improvement for my style of shooting/hunting was to install a Williams rear aperture sight in the D&T-ed factory receiver holes and then reduce the height of the front 'shark-fin' sight to make it work, so POA = POI @ 100-yds with the primary 200gn load.

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The 250gn load will hit lower but is easily corrected for by raising the 'peep' a few clicks. I'll worry about zeroing for that load if I ever get a brown bear tag.

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That is one slick looking little carbine!

Chuck R. said:

That is one slick looking little carbine!

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Thanks!

I see it as serving the same role, in the same terrain and at the same shooting distances, as a hunter would use an iron-sighted big bore lever-action carbine. An easily maneuvered, quick-pointing, brush and woods gun.

Deers are a given, but this cartridge would also cover hogs, elk, moose, caribou, and any of the bears - black, brown, or Grizz, which is why the M600s and even the 20" M660s are still popular in Alaska.

The 350 RM is basicly a 35 Whelen for a short action and it works well in a long action. I built a commercial Mauser action in one about 30 years ago, put it in a dual grip stock I copied in big leaf maple on my duplicator from a Richards stock I already had. It has a 24” barrel with Timney trigger, shoots sub .5 inch groups. Nothing wrong with it at all, just do not shoot it very much.

I almost bought a Remington 700 classic in .350 Rem Mag a few years ago. When I realized I really had no idea what I’d hunt with it, or where I’d find ammo around here, I let it pass.

They always did seem to be chambered in really neat guns though!

Stay safe.

Hesa Hard1 said:

Thanks!

I see it as serving the same role, in the same terrain and at the same shooting distances, as a hunter would use an iron-sighted big bore lever-action carbine. An easily maneuvered, quick-pointing, brush and woods gun.

Deers are a given, but this cartridge would also cover hogs, elk, moose, caribou, and any of the bears - black brown, or Grizz, which is why the M600s and even the 20" M660s are still popular in Alaska.

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I bought mine for the same reasons, there's few hunting "problems" that can't be solved with either a 225 grn at 2700+ FPS or a 250 grn at 2500FPS. At the time I was stationed at Ft. Lewis, WA and dragging a full sized magnum over deadfalls and through the timber just sucked. When I arrived I owned a 24" barreled .270 and a 26" barreled 8x68S, neither were "handy" in that environment. At the same time I wanted something that could cover 300yds for the occasional clear cut. The .350 in an M7 fit the bill nicely.

I found the 1.25-4X Swarovski to be an excellent scope for both woods and intermediate ranges. I zero'd it for the 225 NPs and the irons for the 250 NPs. This year I wanted a little extra flexibility so I added the 2.5-8x36 Leupold. The Warne QD mounts making swapping a snap and the 8X top end extends the range some.

Anybody handloading coated hard-cast boolits for their .350RM?

How about .358" dia/.357 pistol bullets? Jacketed or hard-cast?

DR505 said:

Factory ammo is no longer made, so I got 500 pieces of brass from Starline

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I didn’t know starline made .350 rem mag brass

horsemen61 said:

I didn’t know starline made .350 rem mag brass

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Might have been a special run....I checked, they don't list it now.

I've got a saved search for Rem .350 Mag brass as my initial 150 pieces is getting a little long in the tooth. I can find Nosler, but it's a little $$$. Honestly though it's not one of my high volume calibers and what I've got on hand will probably last my lifetime. I might have to buy a Redding trim Die and go the forming route just in case. I've read about it and watched a couple videos, doesn't seem all that hard.

I am a .35 caliber junkie, raised on the Marlin 336 .35 Remington... so I obviously needed the .350 Remington Magnum!! I started with a 673 .350 RM, but that rifle is so heavy and NOT what the 600 was intended to be so it was replaced by a Rem 600 .350RM. The 673 still looks cool, though the barrel should have been 18"-20" instead of the 22".

Next grail guns are a Rem 600 in .35 Rem and some rendition of a .35 Whelen (most desired is a pre-'64 Winchester Sporter to match my father's 30-06)

Also have a .358 Winchester Ruger 77 Frontier rifle I love.

Ruger tang-safety M77 with an ER-Shaw 20" barrel. When I traded for it I got about 300 rounds with it including a bunch of brass.

Great cartridge and of course you can load it down to any velocity you want. It can be a .35 Rem if desired, or a .358. I have an old box of the original Barnes 300 grain bullets. Just in case I go T-Rex hunting. Don't see any need for a NP ($$$$$) as even top velocity of the .350 is still low enough where any good bullet will work great. I just happen to have a good supply of Speer 250's for it (also thrown in with the trade) so that's what she eats. Otherwise I'd probably choose a Hornady bullet for it.

I find peep sights to be the best for my rifle, but once in a while I get the urge for a scope...then wind up taking it off and going back to the peeps. However the .350's trajectory is not much different, if any, from a .30-06 so it's a solid 300 yard cartridge for sure.

Hesa Hard1 said:

Anybody handloading coated hard-cast boolits for their .350RM?

How about .358" dia/.357 pistol bullets? Jacketed or hard-cast?

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I have not, but the guy I got my .350 from used to shoot them a lot, got super good accuracy with them. I seen the targets with me own eyes, my rifle will certainly shoot them well.

Riomouse911 said:

I almost bought a Remington 700 classic in .350 Rem Mag a few years ago. When I realized I really had no idea what I’d hunt with it, or where I’d find ammo around here, I let it pass.

They always did seem to be chambered in really neat guns though!

Stay safe.

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Hunt anything. Again, you can load it from mild to wild. From .35 Remington to .350RemMag. One can even load it down to .357 magnum with pistol bullets, which will still take deer and probably recoil like an air-rifle. !!! Possibly a "if I only had one rifle" cartridge.

Armorer 101 said:

The 350 RM is basicly a 35 Whelen for a short action and it works well in a long action. I built a commercial Mauser action in one about 30 years ago, put it in a dual grip stock I copied in big leaf maple on my duplicator from a Richards stock I already had. It has a 24” barrel with Timney trigger, shoots sub .5 inch groups. Nothing wrong with it at all, just do not shoot it very much.

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Wait. I heard the Whelen was basically a .350 RM in a long action, that doesn't work well in a short action. ?