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This is going to be primarily for elk.

I've killed elk, both bulls, with my M7 .350RM using both the 225 Sierra and 225 Nosler Partitions.

Both bullets worked at 2730+ FPS. Prefer the NPs because of the increased BCs although the Sierras were "slightly" more accurate. This issue right now is going to be availability as I've been looking for Nosler's, Sierra's and Barnes 200 grns for a while now.

What were your loads?

I ran 2 bullets in mine for hunting:

225 Sierra for deer
225 Partition for an Elk load

158 RP HP/SP were hell on milk jugs at 200 yds but fell out.

In a 35, driving the 225s to around 2700, I feel that is the best balance of usable trajectory, with great bullet construction, BC/SD.

I think the 200 is a better bullet in the 338/08 or a 338-06 or bigger capacity for deer. BC/SD is the reason.....

IMR4320, 60.7 grns, over FED215. Pretty much right out of the Nosler manual. My M7 is from the custom shop with a 20" barrel.

For deer lately I've been loading Hornady 200SP Interlocks, mostly because I can get them, and they shoot well. I'm working new loads now using TAC trying to get a little more MV, plus IMR4320 has gone extinct and I've only got about 3/4s of a lb left.

The Sierra 225 is my favorite. I run it about 2600fps. I’ve killed 6 elk with that bullet, 2 out of a Whelen. 5 of the elk were drt, one went 10 feet. Also killed a handful of deer with it, one of those made 2 bounds. The rest hit the dirt.
I limit my range to 350 yds with this combo. Drops like a cannon ball after that.

If it’s still made, the Speer 220 is another great bullet out of the 350.

Thanks fellas.

Fotis;
Good morning to you sir, I hope the day in Cheyenne is behaving for you and you're all well.

With the understanding that none of this is my personal experience with the bullets, I'll offer what I've been told.

Last year a friend asked that I give him a hand getting a .350 Rem Mag built on a SS 700 LA as his work as a geologist often has him out and about without cell service.

After a couple smiths who'd never done one, I called Greg up at Corlane Sports in Dawson Creek, BC and chose them for the task within a couple minutes talking with him.

He's part owner of the place and I want to say they've got 4 or 5 smiths working there so do a fairly good business working on mostly rifles.

Greg said that he used a .350 Rem Mag when guiding up there and had built a few for other guides as well. Usually they were building them on Tikka T3 actions so then they didn't have the short action magazine restrictions.

When we talked about bullets, he said they've had very good results with the 225gr TSX on everything up north - moose, elk, bison and though there's no season now - grizzly when we still had a season - as well as being not the worst choice for deer or sheep. He also had very good things to say about the 200gr TSX.

When he agreed to do the rebarrel job I was looking to get done, he said he'd have to change out the factory detachable box mag system because they just didn't have luck making them feed 100%.

They ended up putting in a Quick Klip system for buddy - which Greg said they've had very good success with - and supplied a pair of magazines which they tested to ensure feeding. Buddy reports they both feed 100%.

While buddy has found 250gr Partitions, 200gr and 250gr TSX and loads that shoot them, he didn't connect with anything last season so no bullet testing on game with his rifle so far.

Hopefully that's useful for you or someone out there.

Good luck with your hunt whichever bullet you end up using and all the best.

Dwayne

For those of you guys that are using the 200 grain TTSX is a doable at 2.8 in overall length. Is there enough shank to seat into place. Are you using a crimp?Thank you

I’m a huge Barnes fan, but with your velocities I’d look very seriously at the Hornady 250 grain Spire Point! They’re great bullets at your velocities and are usually very accurate! memtb

At 2.8" overall length??

That TTSX 200 will be longer than a cup/core being copper.......so your bullet length will be longer than say a 200 SP. I think it will have plenty to have neck tension.

Curious what ranges will you be typically shooting on game?

Under 300 for elk

250gr Speer's in my 35W for bears and moose out to 250ish.

Definitely capable to 300y, 200 gr is the lightest I would run personally in a 35. Not run ballistics to see drop, retained energy of 200 vs 225s, but would be interesting. Given the caliber, I would suspect it will open fine to that range, being a mono.

Yes, yes and no. I am using it in rem custom shop KS model 7 with TAC.

2842 fps out of a 20” barrel.

Edit: TSX not TTSX

350 Rem Mag
Sierra 225 SBT's
IMR 4895 (58-59gr)
Fed 215

seated for the appropriate mag box(s)
velocities per Bbl length(s)

700 BDL
700 Classic
Seven KS
Seven AWR
660
XP-100R

This is my M-10, 98 Mauser in 350 RM. I built it with a 1-14 twist 26" Shaw barrel. Cut a big leaf maple stock, rear is a similar to a Richards dual grip, pistol grip forward is a Mauser cut with Madagascar Ebony tip, recoil bolt plugs and cap, stained with steel wool soaked four days in vinegar acid wash. 100% glass bedded action and bottom metal w free floated barrel. The maple is a bit denser and heavier than walnut, on purpose.

I use the 200 Rem RN and 200 RCBS hard cast for fun and deer. The 225s for more serious work. Mostly I use a fairly stout load of H-4350 and load it like my 35 Whelen in a M-700, the reason for the dual grip and the thick recoil pad. I can if necessary use the 250s with the long action. This rifle will shoot 1/2" groups with the 200 grain bullet combinations,

This is the best load I had today. Theoretically this is one grain under max ..... max being 64 grains of tac. Velocity is way up there and I can tell you it is absolutely maximum load. It did show some slight ejector mark but she scooting.



All else being equal I wish you was a hundred feet per second less with the same accuracy I just don't like being close to Max

How bad were the groups that went 100fps slower?