350 Rem Mag

Josh

Josh

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It seems I'll be acquiring a like new Remington Model 7 in 350 Rem Mag. I couldn't pass it up and have an affinity to oddball cartridges. So I'll be casting for the 358 Winchester's big brother and see what we can do with this rifle. If anyone has experience with the 350 Rem Mag, I'd be interested in your insights.

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Rick H

Rick H

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No insight, but that is a pretty little rifle in a very useful caliber. I like it. If Remington would have put the bolt handle on the other side I would have owned one of them. Yeah, I'm a southpaw.
 
Tomme boy

Tomme boy

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My late FIL has an original one. It was the Guide gun with the ventilated rib and laminate stock. He bought new to go Elk hunting and never went. Has about 100 rounds max through it from what I was told. I think there is still a bunch of brass up at the farm for it. I have the dies here for it.
 
fiver

fiver

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from the days when it needed a rim to be a magnum.
would have been a good/great round otherwise.
 
RicinYakima

RicinYakima

High Steppes of Eastern Washington
My brother bought the first Remington 700, 24 inch barrel, in 1970 to go elk hunting, but work always got in the way. When I moved west, he said he would come hunt with me but never made it, always some work issue at JPL. He bought 4 boxes of Remington 200 grain ammo that he shot over the years, and I reloaded them for him. Forget jacketed pistol bullets, top speed is about 2000 f/s. Cast bullets, RCBS 200's if I remember right, did very well with Unique and SR4759. The best 200 grain jacketed bullets were with H4895. With 200 grain bullets, you can use published 35 Whelen data. Case volume is reduced with heavier bullets and require reduced powder charges.

He sold it when he turned 75 and realized it was all he could do to walk from the computer to the car on pavement. FWIW.
 
358156 hp

358156 hp

At large, whereabouts unknown.
There was an article of cast bullets in the .350 Rem Mag in the book "The Art of Bullet Casting" IIRC. I gave my copy away but perhaps somebody else has some info for it.
 
RicinYakima

RicinYakima

High Steppes of Eastern Washington
richhodg66 said:
Isn't the .350 a ballistic twin of the .35 Whelen?
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Sort of a twin, the issue is that most of the magazine are so short, that with bullets heavier than 200 grains, the case volume is less. This is the classic example of what the bullet ogive and how deep it is seated is important. Other than that, yep 35 Whelen for a short action.
 
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Jeff H

NW Ohio
RicinYakima said:
Sort of a twin, the issue is that most of the magazine are so short, that with bullets heavier than 200 grains, the case volume is less. This is the classic example of what the bullet ogive and how deep it is seated is important. Other than that, yep 35 Whelen for a short action.
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I think a lot of cartridges, which were originally designed specifically for the short action eventually found their wings when someone got the bright idea to stick them in Mauser actions and benefit from longer bullets and longer seating depths. Longer than short, shorter than long...
 
CWLONGSHOT

CWLONGSHOT

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Back in 1985 I decided I was going to build a 350 Rem Mag.

I bought a Argentine 1909 Mauser as a action and a 35 Cal 1:14 barrel from Shillen.
Talking with my smith he was not confident cutting the bolt face and the rails for reliable feeding. He suggested the 35 Whelen as he could extend the box to accommodate a full
Length 3.4 Cartritage. I briefly considered the Ackley and the Brown-Whelen but die costs and availability was such that we decided a longer bbl could acheive same ballistics cheaper. SO, We built a 35 Whelen.

Yes the two cartritages are near identical. Whelen is better for longer heavier bullets as its action is usually longer. But in longer actions they are even closer.

I found a load shooting a 200g Hornady spitzer just past 2900 fps into 1" @ 100 yards. Its a lightning bolt on deer.

I found a 660 few years later but it was a 6.5 Mag and stupidly, I didnt buy it. The thought stuck with me and I built a 6.5/06 in 1995 to replace it! ;).

Good luck with it its gonna be a great rifle!!

CW
 
Bret4207

Bret4207

At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
CW touched on the rifle I was going to mention- the Remington 600 in 350 Mag. I had one in 308 and the day I sold it off is still one of the worst days of my life! STOOPIT!!!!! To have one in 350 was always a dream, but I've only actually laid eyes on 2 in my life, one was obscenely expensive and I think I would have had to murder the other ones owner to pry it from his hands! They do tend to bounce around a bit being kind of short stocked, not too bad in a 308 but a hot 350 Rem Mag might be a bit more fun than some like. Why Rem never brought them back I didn't understand, although the similar Model 7 probably did sell better.
 
RicinYakima

RicinYakima

High Steppes of Eastern Washington
In my opinion, the Model 7 ended up being a much better rifle. Especially the 18 inch 35 Remington, very easy to carry and hard hitting, but light enough recoil for almost everyone. At one time, very popular with Western WA elk hunters for the tree farms and dense woods.
 
CWLONGSHOT

CWLONGSHOT

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RicinYakima said:
In my opinion, the Model 7 ended up being a much better rifle. Especially the 18 inch 35 Remington, very easy to carry and hard hitting, but light enough recoil for almost everyone. At one time, very popular with Western WA elk hunters for the tree farms and dense woods.
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100% a friend has a 600 35 Rem I have tried to talk him out of for nearly thirty years! He passed last year (couff) and his brother got the guns and I was told all where sold.
I have another buddy in Indiana who had JES re bore a Model 7 to 35 Rem. Its a great and handy shooter! Its gonna be a airloom and his 10year old already has his eye on it.

CW
 
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Jeff H

NW Ohio
Always wanted a 35 Remington, but never made it that far.
Have wanted a Model Seven since they came out, but never made it that far either. I went the rounds with the Ruger Ultra-Light in 308, a USRAC Featherweight in 30-06, but by the time I tired of those, The Model Seven no longer had that neat, little walnut stock with the "schorta-schnabel" fore-end. Put it off. Watched, waited. Ran into rifle-timing issues, meaning that I never came across a Model Seven at the same time I had some cash.

Saw the cutest little Custom-Shop Model Seven at a show years ago, twenty maybe, with a laminated full-stock and sights. WOW!

When I got closer, I saw it was chambered in 35 Remington and all my whims and wishes went out the window, all my priorities changed,....

But the PRICE! Holy cow, that ol' boy most certainly did not really want to sell it. The seller told me he was selling everything but one and would sell all of them until he only had one left on the table and then take that one home.

It was pretty obvious he wasn't gambling on which one of his rifles was the one he intended to take home.
 
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