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RJM, 22" the guy removed the front sight and had it Mag Na Ported but left the length alone.

Nice M70 there.

Don't know about everyone else here but recoil with these small light rifles start to get to me at a certain point...

When I first bought the M700 Classic with its 22" barrel 62 grains of Winchester 748 would run a 225 Nosler at 2750 fps...it was not pleasant... Backed down to 60 grains running 2660 fps and it was very accurate and shootable. I should not have been complaining as my all-around hunting rifle for about 7 years before that was a Ruger #1 .375 H&H... Was shooting 270 grain bullets at 2680 fps but the extra weight made shooting ok...

To me the M600 or the M7 KS is just what should be wrapped around a .350 ShortMag. Small, light, well balanced, quick to the shoulder, short bolt throw... If I wanted more power I'd go to the .358 Norma Magnum in a full size rifle with 24" barrel...

I've posted this link before and the guy has posted here on the CF in the past...lots of great information from a true .35 lover..

http://35cal.com/35bullet_study/35bullet_study1.html


Bob

For me, a 338 Win Mag or 7 RM even from round #1 is not pleasant.

For my 350 77MKII, it was about my limit, blast not piercing/more of a boom, could have used a soft recoil pad on the back end. Not sure what a lighter gun would feel like, I am sure more on the receiving end.

None the less, I could sight, shoot a few groups, w/o any problems, and I am recoil 'averse.'

Over the years I�ve owned and hunted with several rifles chambered .350 Remington Magnum.

Included in that mix was a Remington Model 7 MS from the Remington Custom Shop � a superb rifle that was a real hammer for short-range deer and dark-timber elk.





But my favorite .350 was and still is an original Remington Model 600 Magnum. A bit weird and wacky in a mid-1960s sort of way, but a great rifle to carry and shoot. For jump shooting elk in the dark timber, it�s the bee�s knees.

Here's one you dont see very often. Its a 1969 built model 700BDL .350 RM. It has a factory 24" barrel and is one of only 1500 built between 1969-1973. I changed the original stock (still have it) to a more appealing 1970's model 700 stock.

Man all this talk about the 350RM is making me want one bad. Largest caliber i have is .30 so i need something that will stomp a mudhole in a deer or elk!

dingo...that's a beauty!

I had a .350 Custom KS McMillan version that I hunted with for 5 seasons. Shown with Kahles AH2-7x36 and Warne 2 pc mount. With this gun I experienced something that I never have before. Usually this gun will just bowl a deer over like a Mike Tyson K.O. punch,but one time I shot a buck in the neck broadside at 60 yards with it, the buck was dead on it's feet and it fell TOWARDS ME very gently, not the usual drive 'em into the dirt scenario. I used the 200 gr factory load, and it expanded perfectly. No longer have the gun, had a 358 Win built and put them up against each other and sold the 350 Mag. I am a big fan of all things 35. Have taken game with the 35 whelen,.350 Rem Mag, 358 Win, 35 Rem, and .357 Mag. They all work well.

Nice guns guys, my experience in 35s like in a Marlin 357, spitting 158 JSP at 2050 atop Lil Gun, worked just fine on a doe about 70 yds, DRT.

Hope you guys get out and put something on the ground w/them this season - good hunting.

You guys are killin' me especially the Northeast Contingency. Makes want to run out and buy a 358 win or 350 RM

All kiddin aside, I had the pleasure to shoot with RJM last year and know he is a big 35 cal fan along with his friend Ken(Firearm44). My biggest concern is recoil. I've some shoulder problems over the last few yrs and it does bother me more than when I was younger. I have a 338-06 and like 65BR can shot a few rounds and a couple of groups but then it is unpleasant. That is my fear with the 350RM. Funny think is though, I ran some numbers in the recoil caculator and found the 358 win recoils a couple of pds less then my 338-06, so maybe, just maybe. For right now I'm am on the hunt for a 35 rem Marlin levergun. Love the Marlins and gets me to 35 cal w/o taken a beating.

The thing is up here in the NE, those 2 cartridges, 358 win and 350 RM can take care of about 95% of your huntin'

Good luck to all this season, I have 12 more days until CT opens and the anticipation is killin' me

Good to see you posting Timberline. I always enjoy your posts.

Chip...come shoot one of the .358s some time... Ken has one with a fairly heavy barrel that doesn't kick much at all...

Remember you can always load down a .358...you can't load up a .35 Remington... That being said the Marlin .35 Rem. is a nice rifle... I also know where a M600/.35 Rem is...if you are interested of course...



Bob

I've owned a few different .350's thru the years but the best shooting one I've ever had is the one below. It's just a 673, trigger smoothed up a bit and the rib removed so the barrel de-stressed. For some reason it loves Rem factory ammo and will throw them into .75 or less all day at 100 yds. My range at home has a 340 yard max distance and at that groups with 225 gr Partitions average around 2.1". She isn't just for short range work. I also have a bedded synthetic MDL 7 stock for it that it slips into with no visible point of impact change. If you really wanna make a deer leak...wind up a 200 gr TSX to 2900 with some TAC. pretty wicked medicine.....

65BR,

Here are a few more pictures of 35's. The KS in the middle is the one I just purchased on Gunsamerica for $800.00. Looks to un-fired. Missing part of the rear sight but no biggy.

TOP: 660 mounted in 600 laminated stock
Middle: New to me KS
Bottom: Another KS
These 3 are 350 mags.

358 Win

TOP: Model 7 stainless 20" Douglas barrel
Middle: New Grice Browning A-Bolt "Sweet Rig"
Bottom: 700 SA E R Shaw 20" #3 contour. Call it my "LTR"

Top: T/C Encore 24" Nice shooter also
Bottom: Custom 600 Tack Driver. RJM put 3 bullets in the same hole. Factory 200gr SilverTips.

Chip, Any time we can get together with Bob for a shooting day so you can try the 358's.

Ken

Thanks Ken we will have too after deer season. Beautiful wood on that 600

I don't have the 660 magnum I'm going to buy fom a neighbor yet. It's going to a Remington repair center for the trigger recall. The gent that owns it doesn't want to sell it as is because it snaps off when you close the bolt. I have a start on it thanks to RJM. I now have a very nice trigger guard. The rifle has a 1.5 x 4.5 Weaver with a plain crosshair reticle mounted with a one piece base and Redfield type ring set up (windage adjustable rear ring). I figure Dednuts rings or Leupold dual dovetail base and Burris Zee rings. I can't decide what scope to mount but I'm leaning toward a fixed 4x with a bold reticle. I'll wait and see how the trigger is but I'm thinking a Timney trigger with the safety lever you depress to unlock the bolt.

Question: do you guys crimp your bullets?

Load #6 of 7 on a 58" moose bull. KS with sights removed, 250 hornady sp, 2.5x ultralight, talley lightweights. I plan to switch to deadnutz as they're a touch lower and will help my cheek weld. Also will run fixed 4x in the future.

Dave...yes, I crimp the bullets in place. Sent a dummy round with a Nosler 225 Petition set to 2.790" to Lee Precision and for $29.00 got back a custom made Factory Crimp Die...does a great job of securing bullets in place without collapsing the shoulder as often happens if you try and crimp other than in the crimping groove..

Shot the Model 7 KS today with some 220 Speer flat points. Firearms44 was also there with three of his .350s...

At 200 yards it put three rounds in 2.25".

Anyone ever weigh their .350?? I did tonight and got the following. Each gun was loaded with three rounds of 225 grain Nolsler Petitions and had a Uncle Mike's Mountain sling...just the way it would be hunted with. Weights were taken with a very accurate Normark electronic fish scale.

1) Remington Model 7 KS. 20" barrel that is .605" at the muzzle and .620 at the 18.5" mark. Aluminum Weaver one piece base with Burris low QD rings. Scope is a 1.75-6 Leupold. Total weight 7# 7 oz.

2) Remington 600 18.5" barrel that is .625 at the end of the barrel. Weaver aluminum base with low Leupold QD rings with a 1.5-5 Leupold scope. Total weight is 8# 5 oz.

3) Ruger 77MKII stainless/synthetic with a 18.25" barrel that is .660 at the muzzle. Warne steel 30mm QD rings holding a Tasco Titan 1.5-6 scope. Total weight 10# even.



Bob

You guys have some very nice guns.
I have been looking into getting a Remmy 7 CDL in .350

Don't have any pictures of the gun. I'd built a 350 rigby mag on a 98 mauser, but after toting it around Montague Island for a week on a deer hunt, it needed to go on a diet. So put a hint in with my better half, and on my birthday got a Ruger M77 mkII ss 350 rem mag. Put the 2.5x leupold compact on it that had been on the mauser, and headed to the range.

Dies and components hadn't arrived, so I picked up a box of factory 200 gr ammo. First range session was not good, 3-4" 3 shot groups, but I had 10 fireformed cases for handloads.

Next session was the first handloads through the rifle. I figured that 35 whelen data was a good starting point, and tried a 225 sierra over 57, 58 and 59 gr of Varget. Much more pleasing results at the range.





Unfortunately work and family obligations have kept me spilling blood with the rifle, one of these days.