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BCA put the uppers on for $264, which is a lot less than a RAR, so that made it a relatively cheap experiment. I notice Hornady now has a 170gr bullet for it.

I'm wondering if a typical 5.56 lower might benefit from a heavier buffer before mounting this upper?


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Originally Posted by tex_n_cal
BCA put the uppers on for $264, which is a lot less than a RAR, so that made it a relatively cheap experiment. I notice Hornady now has a 170gr bullet for it.

I'm wondering if a typical 5.56 lower might benefit from a heavier buffer before mounting this upper?


That's the way I went & just received my BCA upper. I picked up some of the Hornady 170gr loads for it too. Haven't tested for accuracy but a quick 10 round "function test" went without a hitch.
I'm no AR expert by any means, but if it uses the same bolt group and runs at the same pressure as 5.56, it would seem the same buffer would be fine?

I get it some folks are incensed with not being able to use .223 cases, but with readily available and relatively inexpensive brass and FMJ (<$10) plinking ammo, I don't see it as a huge stumbling block. In the big picture of things, it's a very small percentage of people who buy into the .350 that such things matter.


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After doing some looking into this I'm going to pass. I still want to do a heavier cal, ar15 upper but I want it to be easy to load for and get components for. If it gain some traction, the .300 Ham'r from Wilson shows good promise. I like the .458 SOCOM also but it would get expensive to shoot much.


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About where I’m at on the 30/35 bore in ARs. Nothing is a large enough improvement over my 6.8s for hunting, when all the variables are taken into account, for me to add another head stamp to the current collection. I do have a 300 BO that’s mostly a house/farm/truck gun. It’ll work for some close hunting, but the HAMR/TAC 30/Herrett would be better all around. The 357 AR is still a big step up from the legend, in every way except box labels.

I still have a stash of Barnes 30-30 bullets to load in something that a HAMR or Herett might really be nasty with, too.

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The BCA upper shoots well; after zeroing I put the first four into 1 3/8" at 100 yards.

Mags? Well, they are a problem. You can single load out of 5.56 mags but that's a headache. Guess I should bought some of the CMMG's when Midway had them smile


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Just take some Pmags apart, and file the front, inside guide ribs away, with a bastard file, and they’ll probably run like a champ.

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Originally Posted by hh4whiskey
Just take some Pmags apart, and file the front, inside guide ribs away, with a bastard file, and they’ll probably run like a champ.


Yeah, I have heard you can do that as well.


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Originally Posted by TonyRumore
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What is the bullet size for the Legend??


Unfortunately, it's .355

I also heard 2nd hand, that if you stick a .357" bullet in the case, it won't chamber. However, that may or may not be correct information.

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Looking at the Winchester web site, they apparently re-figured or unfigured something. They're now saying the bullet diameter is .357.
https://winchester.com/350-legend/faq

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Originally Posted by tex_n_cal
BCA put the uppers on for $264, which is a lot less than a RAR, so that made it a relatively cheap experiment. I notice Hornady now has a 170gr bullet for it.

I'm wondering if a typical 5.56 lower might benefit from a heavier buffer before mounting this upper?



I see there is a .355 165g FTX too, I wonder how they might fair in my 357 MAX. its a 357 bore and sees no difference with 358s, so I wonder how much another 001 or 002 would matter


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Saw the cartridge for the first time tonight.

It looks neat.

My friend's Nephew has one and it is for his Daughter to use deer hunting this year.

He tried some 357 pistol bullets but they would not fit in the chamber.

So i will pull them for him.

The thought hit me:Has anyone sized jacketed pistol bullets down a smidgen?

In the morning i will try and see what happens.

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Originally Posted by plainsman456
The thought hit me:Has anyone sized jacketed pistol bullets down a smidgen?


Yeppers. Done that. I sized some .312s through a .308 Lee bullet sizer die to use them in a .30-30. They actually come out .309 but that's better that .312. I have a TC contender barrel but haven't tested them yet. That was a last winter project, or maybe the previous winter project, that I haven't quite gotten around to.

Regarding the .350 Legend, the velocity that Hodgdon's site claims for a 147 grain 9mm XTP has me interested in one for winter jackrabbit blasting. I shot some with a Marlin .357 lever action and 158s at about 1700 or so .. bunny blew up leaving a hair (hare? :)) cloud drifting in the wind. A 147 at 2400 or so seems even more diabolically interesting.

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It will be. I’ve run 125-158 pistol bullets above far above 2400, in the 357 max, and coyote results are entertaining.

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The reason for the re-sizeing was he bought a box of bullets for a 357 mag and didn't notice the smaller bullet in the 350.

I used some imperial sizing lube and did the whole box in my RCBS sizer/lube press.

At first i thought it was going to break something but it went smooth after the first few.

Hit them with some carb cleaner to get the lube off and they all measured .355+-.

Thank goodness he only had 4 loaded when he found out the difference.

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Bought a 16" BCA complete upper and put on an Aero Precision lower I have. They were sold out of the 20" barrel.

FMJ 145's do "ok" out to 100 yds 2-3 MOA.

150gr polymer tips from Winchester were 1 - 1 1/2 MOA.

180gr Winchester Deer Season XP's.... whoa nelly!! 1/2-1 MOA at 100 yds. 2" high @ 100 and expecting 3" low out to 200 yds. Can't wait for deer season...


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I killed a spike the weekend before last with the .350. The shot was about 90 yards, broadside, and I hit him in the heart. He went 20 yards, blood pouring out both holes, and piled up. The load was the Winchester Factory 180gr softpoints, which group well. On game at moderate range, I think this setup is a very satisfactory deer rifle.

The BCA upper has carbine gas, and seems to correctly gassed, as it ejects at 3:30. Using a 10 round CMMG magazine, there's been no malfunctions. RCBS supposedly has dies coming, but I've not seen them in stock anywhere. Redding and Lee have dies but I don't like Lee and won't pay big bucks for the Reddings. Starline has brass, and Hornady has bullets.

My chamber only has about .002"-.003" neck clearance with the Winchester brass - which is probably why it shoots well. I've not yet tried seating .358 bullets, since I have no dies, but they won't slip into fired cases.

I don't know if this will prove reliable enough for serious social purposes, but I'm pleased, so far.

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.I wish you guys would stop grouseing about this round until they make some subsonic loads with 250 grain bullets, then I will be able to buy some cheap bullets for my 9mm mauser!!

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My BCA upper with a 16" barrel shoots sub MOA groups at 100 yds. with the Winchester 150 grain Deer Season XP ammo. Averages 2165 fps.

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