little joe
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Wondering how a Remington factory 200 grain CL bullet out of an 18" barrel would be as a short to medium range deer cartridge AS FAR AS DESTROYING MEAT. I've doped just about every other angle of the gun/cartridge combination, just not a lot of detailed information out about DOWN LOADING FOR DEER.
I've read that the actual velocity of the Remington factory ammunition is about 120-130fps slower than advertised. Which would make it about 2600fps and in my mind just about right for deer. Anyone with experience hunting deer with the 350RM ?
Can you SAFELY slow the 180 and 200 grain Speer or 200 grain RCL bullets down to about 2400-2500fps.
I know at the top end I can cleanly kill any animal in the Americas at reasonable ranges.
I'm leaning towards a Remington 600 in 350RM vice a 358WCF. If you can easily down load the 350RM for deer then I think the Remington 600 in 350RM is just about the PERFECT one gun, one cartridge mountain/brush gun.
My ONLY hesitation is how much meat destruction it would cause when compared to similar deer guns in the 308, 30-06, 35R, 358WCF, 44M, 444M etc. class.
Thank You for taking the time to respond.
I've read that the actual velocity of the Remington factory ammunition is about 120-130fps slower than advertised. Which would make it about 2600fps and in my mind just about right for deer. Anyone with experience hunting deer with the 350RM ?
Can you SAFELY slow the 180 and 200 grain Speer or 200 grain RCL bullets down to about 2400-2500fps.
I know at the top end I can cleanly kill any animal in the Americas at reasonable ranges.
I'm leaning towards a Remington 600 in 350RM vice a 358WCF. If you can easily down load the 350RM for deer then I think the Remington 600 in 350RM is just about the PERFECT one gun, one cartridge mountain/brush gun.
My ONLY hesitation is how much meat destruction it would cause when compared to similar deer guns in the 308, 30-06, 35R, 358WCF, 44M, 444M etc. class.
Thank You for taking the time to respond.