Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles What's with people using 350 legend ?

1680 is also my preferred powder for both max velocity and accuracy in my .357 Maximum with 180-200 gr. jacketed and cast bullets. I'm using 180 gr. Speers with 30 gr. AA1680 behind them and getting 2050 fps from my 18" barrel.

It is new & well promoted, Low recoil & ammo has been readably available. I expect very capable out to 125 yards, like most calibers if you put the bullet where it needs to be. Are you inclined to talk all, out of the 6mm ARC as well?

I do not personally have much use for the 350 Legend. The 6mm ARC in a mini Bolt action on the other hand, has great utility for me. Liked it enough to order a barrel for a CZ 527. Would I recommend the 6mm ARC to a non-reloader? Not at this point, due to price & availability of ammo. 350 legend is not suffering either price or availability issues of the 6mm ARC. So I can see some appeal for the recoil sensative person not wanting to shoot over 100 yards or so anyway.

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I like the idea of using the 6 ARC or the 6.5 Grendel in this same application, but factory ammo availability is extremely limited on both. Hornady, Winchester, & Federal all offer two or three suitable options sitting on the shelf ready to buy. If I want something I don’t see on the shelf, I am confident that some reputable online retailer will have it. Many cartridges out there check the box on some of categories, but the 350L checks the most boxes. Good woods carbine, affordable and available ammunition, great options for rifles, legal to hunt with in every state. It’s fun to shoot and does what it says it will do if you do your part.

For me, I've always wanted a 357 rifle, but didn't want to pay the money they go for. I can cast bullets for it and shoot it cheap, or load it almost to a 35 rem which will work for 99.9% of my deer hunting. The Ruger American I have in 350 is very short and handy, light and accurate.

I always thought that the 357 Maximum was a well thought out hunting round. But I wasn’t going to custom fit a rifle for it. I have owned a Marlin 336C in 35 REM, but ammo became so scarce that I decided to sell it to finance a M70 Featherweight in 270.

We have to use a straight wall cartridge in Iowa (recently changed to .35 and over) but we bought a couple of bolt guns in .350 Legend rather that shotgun slugs or muzzleloading. We have taken 7-8 in the last couple years and I have been pleasantly surprised at the effectiveness of the cartridge. Mild recoil and very accurate. Using the Winchester 150 Deer Season load. No deer has gone more than 30 yards or so, good blood trails etc.. Not hard to get at least 200 yards accurately. Have the Leopold scope that has the compensation dialed in for the .350 Legend

I've had a Ruger Ranch in 350 Legend for 3 years now.
3 200lb+ Bucks and a cow doe.
I use it in my stand for recoil and short barrel and 6lb weight.
This caliber is superb for deer and black bears.
Our whole camps uses it. 8lb recoil and hits like a friggin truck.
It's closest bullet would be 35 Remington of which I've used for 40 years.
It's a great caliber.
Put your bias away guys.

There is no comparison between 357 and 350 L.
350 legend is far superior in every way.
I have both. It's a powerhouse round for its size.

I like this thread
The more you hate it
The better it is for us for ammo
It sucks don't buy it.
Stay with 300 Win Mags

Ive just recently bought a 350 legend CVA scout SS earlier this year after hunting with black powder for as long as I can remember. I was actually looking for a 35 whelen but after a long discussion with the salesman, he made a good point. My shots for this rifle are 75 yards and closer, due to where I'm going to use it and its intent. So a 35 whelen was way overkill.

He also mentioned that Louisiana is only a handful of states that still allow a necked cartridge for primitive. He didn't say whether or not they will change the rule, but he did say that there are more states trying to go to a straight walled cartridge for primitive hunting. I tended to believe him due to the fact that he's in the business of selling and why stock up on a rifle that may or may not be legal in your state for certain hunting situations. I do also understand that a 35 is a hell of a round out to 200+ yards and could be used any time of the hunting season. But after talking to him a while about it, I bought the 350.

And with 150g winchester deer season XP ammo, it will put them damn near in the same hole at 75yards.

There's a primitive weapons season in Mississippi that allows blackpowder muzzleloaders OR "single shot, breech loading, metallic cartridge rifles (.35 caliber or larger) and replicas, reproductions, or reproductions of those type rifles with an exposed hammer".

It looks like I can expand my hunting season a bit if I pick up a single-shot 350 Legend!

I have no desire to own a 350 Legend rifle at this point but the CVA Scout pistol in 350 Legend has been on my mind lately.