mcb
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Late to the thread...
Personally I think Winchester intended/designed it be a 9mm rifle cartridge and then realized it would then be illegal in Ohio and have simply started stating in all the promo material that its a .357 caliber rifle cartridge. (see my thread on that for more reasons and conspiracy theories: https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...r-hunting-legality-i-dont-think-it-is.851085/) Either way....
I think it fits in an interesting if convoluted niche between 300 BO and 450 Bushmaster. It's a straight wall cartridge for those that have to hunt in straight-wall states and has more than enough power for deer hunting in short to medium ranges. But it also have the potential to be a great suppressed cartridge. It gives up no magazine capacity to 300 BO but can deliver more sub-sonic energy on target than 300 BO can. If I didn't already have a 450 Bushmaster and two 300 BO firearms I would give the 350 Legend a serious look, especially if I had a 9mm or larger caliber suppressor to run on it.
The whole form brass from 223/556 just does not hold much water for me. Sure its would be a neat feature, but I have well over 1000 peices of 300 BO brass and I bet less than 5% of that started life as 223/556. If the cartridge does what you want it to do you will invest in the brass whether you make it or buy it. I suspect that 350 Legend brass is going to last for a fair number of trips through the press.
Like 450 Bushmaster you will have lots of cheap pistol bullet to use for plinking ammo and yet there are still sufficient good tough bullets available to load good hunting rounds also. Like 450 Bushmaster, as 350 Legend becomes more popular you will get more and more cartridge specific bullets brought to market.
Personally I think Winchester intended/designed it be a 9mm rifle cartridge and then realized it would then be illegal in Ohio and have simply started stating in all the promo material that its a .357 caliber rifle cartridge. (see my thread on that for more reasons and conspiracy theories: https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...r-hunting-legality-i-dont-think-it-is.851085/) Either way....
I think it fits in an interesting if convoluted niche between 300 BO and 450 Bushmaster. It's a straight wall cartridge for those that have to hunt in straight-wall states and has more than enough power for deer hunting in short to medium ranges. But it also have the potential to be a great suppressed cartridge. It gives up no magazine capacity to 300 BO but can deliver more sub-sonic energy on target than 300 BO can. If I didn't already have a 450 Bushmaster and two 300 BO firearms I would give the 350 Legend a serious look, especially if I had a 9mm or larger caliber suppressor to run on it.
The whole form brass from 223/556 just does not hold much water for me. Sure its would be a neat feature, but I have well over 1000 peices of 300 BO brass and I bet less than 5% of that started life as 223/556. If the cartridge does what you want it to do you will invest in the brass whether you make it or buy it. I suspect that 350 Legend brass is going to last for a fair number of trips through the press.
Like 450 Bushmaster you will have lots of cheap pistol bullet to use for plinking ammo and yet there are still sufficient good tough bullets available to load good hunting rounds also. Like 450 Bushmaster, as 350 Legend becomes more popular you will get more and more cartridge specific bullets brought to market.