Bob Nelson 35Whelen
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@R.M.CIll bet it "knocks down pigs like lightning" lol . Awesome cartridge
@K E JohnsonI have a 350 Rem mag in a XP 100R. I have never shot the round in a rifle however.
I have taken whitetail deer with the XP. I wanted to buy one when they came out but ended up buying it second hand. Never got around to ordering one when they were in production.
I don’t personally have a need for a rifle in 350 Rem mag or 35 Whelen just because I am very partial to the 375 H&H and would probably just grab it instead.
With the scarcity of brass for the 350 and the fact I am a little too lazy to want to make cases from another caliber, I also have a XP 100R in 35 Remington.
rdog, what is the availability of 350 brass down under? Do you have to form them from another mag case?
Brass is hard to find but avail if you try hard enough. & no i have never had to form brass, the Ruger is light & has a fair amount of recoil so it is not the type of rifle you shoot tin cans with, i have enough brass to see me out.I have a 350 Rem mag in a XP 100R. I have never shot the round in a rifle however.
I have taken whitetail deer with the XP. I wanted to buy one when they came out but ended up buying it second hand. Never got around to ordering one when they were in production.
I don’t personally have a need for a rifle in 350 Rem mag or 35 Whelen just because I am very partial to the 375 H&H and would probably just grab it instead.
With the scarcity of brass for the 350 and the fact I am a little too lazy to want to make cases from another caliber, I also have a XP 100R in 35 Remington.
rdog, what is the availability of 350 brass down under? Do you have to form them from another mag case?
@rdogBrass is hard to find but avail if you try hard enough. & no i have never had to form brass, the Ruger is light & has a fair amount of recoil so it is not the type of rifle you shoot tin cans with, i have enough brass to see me out.
Don't keep us in suspense ses!!!Wait till you see my next .35.....
That’s a slick setup!The .35s are a great class of cartridges and the .35 Whelen and .350 Remington Magnum are clearly suitable for use on dangerous game, including the big bears.
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Way, way back in the day, the then-wildcat .35W was called the “Poor Man’s Magnum” - and for a good reason: for the price of a barrel and some installation work by a ‘smith, a man of modest income could upgrade his .30-06 to a snot-pounding .35W and usually retain the same mag capacity. That was back when surplus 1903s were widely available and a goodly number of those made their way to the Alaskan frontier.
For my contribution here, I inherited my Dad’s 18.5” Remmy M600 carbine in .350RM.
We upgraded it with some semi-custom work as follows: replaced all the old plastic parts (trigger guard/floorplate, vented barrel rib, etc.) with aluminum aftermarket parts; slightly inletted the stock to be able to attach a Williams peep sight (with twight gold aperture) to the factory mount holes on the rear side of the receive.
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For the Williams sight to work properly with the factory front sight, the height of the front sight had to be shortened so that POA would equal POI @ 50-yds with Remmy factory 200grn ammo. (The carbine was later re-zeroed for 100-yds with that ammo and an equivalent handload).
My ‘smith replaced the hard factory recoil pad with a KickEzz of the same size; floated the barrel in the stock channel; smoothed out the trigger pull and take-up.
Last but not least, the stock was set up for a 3-pt Ching Sling, which has proven great both for carry as well as a “hasty sling” for quick and accurate snap-shooting.
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At all of 6.4lbs, it’s the perfect, iron-sighted carbine for hunting deer, hogs, or black bear in thick timber or in the brushy boonie areas where 98% of your shots won’t be over 100-yds, and more likely under 50-yds.
@Jack StevensThe .35s are a great class of cartridges and the .35 Whelen and .350 Remington Magnum are clearly suitable for use on dangerous game, including the big bears.
View attachment 489290
Way, way back in the day, the then-wildcat .35W was called the “Poor Man’s Magnum” - and for a good reason: for the price of a barrel and some installation work by a ‘smith, a man of modest income could upgrade his .30-06 to a snot-pounding .35W and usually retain the same mag capacity. That was back when surplus 1903s were widely available and a goodly number of those made their way to the Alaskan frontier.
For my contribution here, I inherited my Dad’s 18.5” Remmy M600 carbine in .350RM.
We upgraded it with some semi-custom work as follows: replaced all the old plastic parts (trigger guard/floorplate, vented barrel rib, etc.) with aluminum aftermarket parts; slightly inletted the stock to be able to attach a Williams peep sight (with twight gold aperture) to the factory mount holes on the rear side of the receive.
View attachment 489289
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View attachment 489286
For the Williams sight to work properly with the factory front sight, the height of the front sight had to be shortened so that POA would equal POI @ 50-yds with Remmy factory 200grn ammo. (The carbine was later re-zeroed for 100-yds with that ammo and an equivalent handload).
My ‘smith replaced the hard factory recoil pad with a KickEzz of the same size; floated the barrel in the stock channel; smoothed out the trigger pull and take-up.
Last but not least, the stock was set up for a 3-pt Ching Sling, which has proven great both for carry as well as a “hasty sling” for quick and accurate snap-shooting.
View attachment 489288
At all of 6.4lbs, it’s the perfect, iron-sighted carbine for hunting deer, hogs, or black bear in thick timber or in the brushy boonie areas where 98% of your shots won’t be over 100-yds, and more likely under 50-yds.
Trust me they do get your attention. I shot one years ago, thought the trigger guard had broken my middle finger & yes, I was gripping it firmly!@Jack Stevens
Very nice and a great set up but at 6.4# she would be a handful in the recoil department. The good thing about the 200gr factory load is that Remington beefed up that light projectile so it would be suitable for game like moose. With a full power 250gr round nose she would really get your attention when tyou touched it off.
Love the 35s, they just work
Bob
Yeah, I don’t think the recoil from my M600 is that bad, frankly. The KickEzzz pad really dampens it, as does slinging up tight for each shot.My nephew's 350 mag has a composite stock and feels fairly light, but I don't remember feeling any more recoil than a 30'06 when I shot that 10 pt.
Suggest use the Speer 250gr and seat at 2.80” in Rem 600/660Good to know of an other Ruger 350 mag in Australia, a friend of mine bought one at the same time as me that makes 3. i could not get the 250 grain Woodleighs to feed how did you go?
@AlaskaSuggest use the Speer 250gr and seat at 2.80” in Rem 600/660
250 Speer
56.0 of IMR 4320 with Fed 210M primers
IMR 4064/4320 my 2 favorite powders with 200gr and 250gr
200gr Hornady RN with IMR 4064 @ 56.0
Fed 210M primer