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It's kind of pointless now these days with the SAUM and WSM that are necked up and down in all calibers but I was thking the other days, I don't remember seeing any wildcats based on the 6.5 and .350 Rem Mag. Are they or were they any?
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Yes.
Just recently JB and Charlie Sisk collaborated on the 9.3 B-S which is the 350RM necked up.
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Yes.
Just recently JB and Charlie Sisk collaborated on the 9.3 B-S which is the 350RM necked up. That's right, I forgot about that one. Anybody ever did a .25, .270, 7mm, .30, .338?
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416 Express - 350 slightly improved and necked to ...... yep....416  . Mines on a 98k with a 21 inch barrel and is about a hundred grains and a hundred fps (300gr x bullet at 2300fps)short of the "big" 416's (400gr at 2400). With Hawk and Northern Precision jacketed and my own cast bullets, it can be loaded lite for pigs and whithtails and is quite accurate. Full loads will get your attention in this relatively lite short rifle.
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I shoot a 375/350 Rem with an col of 3.0". Its about neck and neck with the 376 Steyr. Mine is on a 98 Mauser as well. I dont shoot it much anymore but it has been a good round.
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Steve, I remember one time I was attending a gun show about 20 yrs ago; there was one guy there who was an avid varmint hunter. His whole table was composed of dies, brass and other paraphenalia for his pet wildcat. It was the 6mm/6.5 Rem mag. I couldn't see where he had much on the .240 Wby...  But he was proud of it... On page 477 of the Handloader's Manual of Cartridge Conversions , it mentions the 7mm/.350 Rem Mag. It credits P.O. Ackley as a source. Of course, with today's 7mm SAUM and 7mm WSM, it's fairly redundant... GH BTW, I believe years ago I was reading where Col. Charles Askin had wildcatted the .350 Rem Mag to 8mm...
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That's right, I forgot about that one. Anybody ever did a .25, .270, 7mm, .30, .338? I had a 7mm x 350 Rem Mag. I don't now.
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I just find it strange that with the popularity of the WSM and to a lesser degree the SAUM, in .270, 7mm, .300 and .325, you now see guys wilcatting them in .25 and 6.5 in both SAUM and WSM. WSM in .338 and .358.
The 6.5 and .350 Rem Mag have been available for way longer but have been basically kept untouched by wildcatters.
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I've had a .30x.350 Rem Mag going on 10 years now. It's a rechambered 600 Rem and I love it. Since case capacity is almost identical to the .30-06, that's what I use for load data.
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I've always thought a .338/.350RM would be a handy big game rig.
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The personal hunting rifle of Melvin Forbes of New Ultra Light Arms is a NULA built on the shortened Model 28 "magnum" action chambered for the 6.5 Magnum case necked up to 7mm. He's been shooting it for a while now. Basically it's a belted 7mm SAUM.
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The personal hunting rifle of Melvin Forbes of New Ultra Light Arms is a NULA built on the shortened Model 28 "magnum" action chambered for the 6.5 Magnum case necked up to 7mm. He's been shooting it for a while now. Basically it's a belted 7mm SAUM. John, That exact wildcat was done by Aussie writer, Nick Harvey, maybe 25 odd years ago and dies were produced by IIRC, RCBS and stamped the 7mm Harvey Magnum. It was around the time Nick created what was to become the prototype for the Remington Model 7. That being said, it was likely in the 70's. JW
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I found this site while surfing for the 7mm Harvey Magnum. I bought a rifle here in MD that is 7mm/6.5 Rem Mag and I have to say it shoots light out .274" at 100 yds. Just a bit of a problem w/ getting brass.
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Most of the .350RM wildcats are listed in Ackley's books.He did not think highly of the parent round or the wildcats.Of course he didn't have any TAC. Wonder what he'd think of the WSMs? Monashee
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I always thought a 6.5mm RM necked to .264 cal would be a great short-action mag, personally. Rem really missed the boat on that... coulda gone against Win with a short action and lightweight rig. Everybody knows no patriotic American likes 6.5mms...
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With the limited availability of brass for the 6.5 and .350 Rem Mag calibers, I would think that any wildcating for a short magnum case should now be done on the Ruger RCM case. In my personal opinion this is what the WSM and SAUM should have been in the first place. Now if Ruger and Hornady would just make a factory 6.5 RCM cartridge and save us the expense of all the custom loading dies and necking down of cases. Wish,Wish!
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I have to say that a 6.5 RCM sounds particularly enticing!
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With the limited availability of brass for the 6.5 and .350 Rem Mag calibers, I would think that any wildcating for a short magnum case should now be done on the Ruger RCM case. In my personal opinion this is what the WSM and SAUM should have been in the first place. Now if Ruger and Hornady would just make a factory 6.5 RCM cartridge and save us the expense of all the custom loading dies and necking down of cases. Wish,Wish! What is so much better about the RCM than the WSM or SAUM?
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There is no rebated rim or belt on the RCM and feeds flawlwessly. The 338 RCM has essentially the same shoulder height as the 260 but with a 30 degree angle and with a grain or two greater case capacity of the 284 and the remington mag cases. The 300 RCM has 4 more grains than the 338 RCM (72 v. 68) I have a couple of picture of wildcats and a 6.5x338RCM compared with a 6.5 rem mag and a 6.5-284 on my desktop but do not have the mental capacity to actually post for your viewing...sorry. I'll be happy to e-mail them if you wish.
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Why would anyone want to be saddled with using only Hornady brass? The stuff i have used was awful, but that was 6-7 years ago. Has something changed?
And the 6.5 and 350 with their belts feed just fine if the rifle is built well. The only issue I hve ever herd of is the Ruger models using WSM boxes.
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