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Found a LNIB Classic in 350 Rem Mag. It seems like an interesting cartridge...but not sure about the mag restraints in the 700.

Seems like a 3.00" mag box would be a better choice.

Any comments - pros or cons - on the cartridge and platform?

I'm a hunter/shooter...not a collector.

The intended purpose is feral hogs from ground blinds.

Great round, good luck finding ammo/brass.

If you buy it you will discover one of the most underrated or maybe overlooked cartridges out there today.

I have a 350R in a Classic, can't say enough good about it.
On my rifle I swapped out the recoil pad with the Remington Super Cell pad.
Not a perfect fit but good enough and I cover the stock/fit with a Bear Creek cartridge holder. It soaks up the recoil very well over the stock pad.

I go to Barnes Load Data and go a grain less with their loads.

You don't need a 3" box as the 2.8 is suffice.
Even with the slower twist I shoot the Swift 285's with moa accuracy.
They shoot at 2,450 with RL 15. That puts it right in there with the 9.3.

Shooting 250 NP's I get 2,700 with N540.

I use Tac for the 200 TTSX at 2,950 and the 225 NP's get 2,850

I've found the 200's shoot pretty flat out to 400 yards.
I use just the iron sights and hitting 10" rocks is easy at that distance.

If I had to settle on one bullet it would be the 225 NP.
It shoots pretty flat and in my penetration test came up only an inch short of the 250's.

I think the the 350 Rem will do anything a 338 Win Mag or a 9.3x62 can do.

You may have to search some for brass but it is out there and gettable.

It's been a great value for me. I use it for ferals too.

This. We had an old rem 600 in 350 rem mag and I loved shooting that rifle. Super accurate and an absolute hammer. Way underrated cartridge.

And a LOT more expensive to feed and a bunch more recoil for HOGS?

I'd get a 308 if I wanted BIG and a case or three of ammo and have fun.

Always wanted one in a Classic. I'll pass on the short barreled 600's. powdr

Great cartridge. Shoot it out of a model 7 ks. Hammer on everything Ive shot with it.


Just bought several boxes of Nosler 225 partition factory ammo when Midway had it on sale, havent shot it yet, but if the rifle likes it, I think that 225 NP can handle anything I want it to, and break bones my .308 would be iffy on.

As another poster stated both cases and ammo can be found without too much trouble. I also bought a used Lee Loader, and have no fear of running out of ammo, casings, powder, and .35 bullets in my lifetime.

I have a classic and a used 20" barrel from the Custom Shop and they're both sub 1" at a hundred and give a REALLY good blood trail on deer with either the 200 gr Hornady SP or the 225 Nosler Partition. A bit of "overkill" but it works.

Great point, blood trail. My .350 always exits, my .308 usually.

350 Remington Magnum?
I wouldn,t want to shoot that thing by remote control from the next county !

Great cartridge. I had 2 inches lobbed off the end of my classic. Handy as heck in the thick elk woods here in North Idaho. My favorite load is RL 15 and a 225 Sierra. I have killed 4 elk with that combo, 3 went straight to the ground one made it about 15 feet.

I really like the 220 Speer also, absolutely awesome combo on deer. Haven't tried that bullet on elk, but I suspect it would knock them in the dirt as well.

Another great think about that .358 bullet is there is hardly any blood shot meat at all, eat right to the hole.

I have a model 77 mk11 in 350 rem mag. I was able to get Nosler brass a few weeks ago at Cabelas up here so its around, haven't seen other brands lately though or ammo.

I like 35s, but the Whelen does have some advantages over the 350. Big long mag boxes and easy to find brass in resized 30/06.

The 358Win which work very well in a short action prolly stole some of the limelight from the 350 as well.

I've caught my share of 225gr Partitions.

If you can't kill a hog and get an exit with a 308 it's because you are a [bleep] idiot.

If I found a LNIB 350 Classic and had the change I would buy it for a squirrel gun if that made the difference.

Slip it in a TI stock and hide the wood. Talleys and a Leupy Shorty. Mid range loads with good bullets. It's about as easy a gun to shoot as you will know.

No way would I pass on a New Classic in 350....


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Thanks for the comments guys. GS wants more than I want to put in it. I'm keeping my eyes on it though.

Like the photo...looks completely at home in its surroundings!!

Nice rifle and nice cartridge, but ammo and cases are hard to find. It is a great rifle and cartridge for those that already have enough rifles and ammo. Kind of like the 303 Savage in that way.

Another option: I got a couple hundred 150 grn. Rem. core-lokts and loaded them down to 2800 fps. with IMR 4064. Accuracy was great and they are HELL on Mich. whitetails. Soft recoil and massive blood trails, although i never had a deer get out of sight. Plan to take it to Colorado this Oct. if we get drawn for elk. Am going to try the 200 grn TSX and 225 Part. over Tac and pick the one it likes best. If they are close enough to not matter will try the TSXs. If you reload, the 350 Mag is a lot of fun, if you have to buy factory ammo maybe not so much, i guess it would be up to the individual to decide. I like mine and would say buy it and have some fun with it.

Guy

My first, but not last, .35 was a 700 Classic in .350 RM. Had a 1.5-5 Leupold VX-III on it and it was a VERY accurate rifle. With 225 Nosler Petitions and 60 grains of Winchester 748 it ran 2660 from the 22" barrel. I had a couple of loads that ran in the 2700s but the recoil started to get less than pleasant. Have to look but I believe the 220 Speer runs 10 fps faster with the same load. Both shoot .75 MOA.

Back in the 1990s I would only own one hunting rifle at a time although I did have a Marlin .41 Magnum Carbine as a backup gun. When I found a Model 600 I bought it and liked its handy size so much I sold the Classic. Velocity of the above loads drops to 2530 fps from the 18.5" barrel but nothing hit with them ever knew the difference.

Since 2000 for some reason hunting rifles started to "accumulate".... Besides the 600, that now wears a Leeupold IER scope in a Detacho Mount on the rib, there is a Model 7KS, customized stainless Ruger 77MKII and a custom Montana Rifle Company stainless 22" rifle....that I bought for less than the price of the action.

Other than the Remington 200 grain load and the Nosler 225 Petition there isn't much of the way of factory ammo available. Reed's Custom Ammo does have three loadings however...

http://shop.reedsammo.com/350-Remington-Magnum_c206.htm

But reloading is really the way to go with the .350. In the Remington rifles with their 2.800 LOA restriction the best inexpensive bullet is the Speer 220 HotCore. The base of the bullet seats right to the bottom of the neck. I have killed three deer and a friend three black bear with this bullet and all have been one shot stops. The bear have dropped on the spot as did one deer. The other two made it 30 and 80 yards before piling up. And as was said above, eat right up to the hole. If one likes the all copper bullets than the Barnes 180s and 200s work just fine also.

With many other bullets of 225 grains and more, when seated to the 2.800 LOA the case mouth is actually a little past the shank of the bullet. Sometimes this results in neck tension problems. One batch of Nosler 225 Petitions so seated would telescope into the case if the nose was pushed hard into a carpet. This was solved by sending a dummy round to Lee Precision and for $29.00 they made one of their Factory Crimp Dies.

If one was going to build a custom .350 the place to start is with one of the Montana Rifle Company Winchester style short actions. There is no worry about LOA with those actions and an extra 150-200 fps can be gained in velocity. I have some 200 grain AccuBond bullets that are running in the 2900s and 250 Speers in the mid-2700s from a 22" barrel. I have some of the Swift A-Frame 280s but have not had time to load test them yet...

But for what the .350 RM was really designed for...a light weight fast handling carbine round, the Model 600 and Model SEVEN are the ideal hunting rifles... The Model 7KS Custom Shop weighs 7# even with sling and 1.75-6 Leupold scope. It is hard for me to hunt with anything else than that rifle...

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77MKII with 18.25" barrel and Tasco Titan scope...





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Great hunting round....Bob