dingo..that is a beautiful rifle...one of the few factory .350s I have never owned.
Traded a Ruger #1 .375 H&H for a 700 Classic in 1990 and haven't been without a .350 since. Have owned:
700 Classic
600
Custom 600
Ruger 77/MKII with open sights and a 18.25" barrel
Model 7KS Custom Shop
Montana Rifle Company 22"
Still have the 600 and MRC but should have never sold the 7KS...7# loaded with scope and sling...a joy to hunt with.
The .350 round is just made for the MRC basically Winchester Short Action. One can load all weight bullets so the base of the bullet is at the base of the neck. From the 22" barrel 250s run 2708 fps and 200s 2900 fps... It is 9# even ready to hunt.
Best bullet I've found so far for the Remington SA is the Speer 220 FP. Have killed three deer with it and none went more than 50 yards. Friend with a 673 shot three black bear and all were DRT. One recovered bullet from a 380# bear standing at a bait barrel was perfectly mushroomed after passing through the shoulder, lungs heart and stopping in the fat of the chest under the skin. It is cheap and doesn't have to be deepseated like the Nosler and Sierra 225s do... 60.0 grains of 748 runs 2660 from 22" barrel. 2520 from a 18.5". Factory 200s run 2670 in a 18.5".
Lee will make a Factory Crimp Die to hold any bullet in place... Too bad Remington doesn't have any more factory ammo or even brass available. I just saw 50 rounds of new factory brass sell for almost $150 on GB...
Bob
