(disclaimer) My load notes and development data is not warranted safe in your rifle just because it was in my rifle(s). Therefore, what I present of my own load development experiments - my results and thoughts - is for educational comparative purposes only. Hence I use the term "load notes" and not "load data" in the sense of load "recipes" per se. Also any and all other reloading data presented here - or any and all reloading data linked from my site - must be treated cautiously. Consult several reputable reloading manuals for starting loads and then use normal, safe reloading practices to work up to maximum loads carefully and safely! I accept no responsibility for your safety. |
For the 35 Whelen [Ackley Improved version and 350 Remington Magnum too] I have found that the best powder to give me the greatest velocity with the least signs of excess pressure is Reloder 15. This seems true for all bullets I have. I have pushed the Hornady round nose 250 gr. to a hair over 2700f.p.s (instrumental reading)in experimental testing. This bullet seems to produce less pressure than other 250 grains (even some 225 gr. weight bullets tested) with the same powder charge.
This observation was verified in two different rifles and suggested that about 2 grains LESS of Reloder 15 was necessary for safe pressures with other jacketed bullets of the spire point design. Of course other manufacturers round nose bullets may not produce these results (comparatively slightly lower pressures).
I can get 2600 fps with any of my 250 grain jacketed bullets with Reloder 15 (and to date ONLY Reloader 15!!!). Beyond this velocity up to 2650 fps is still reasonable but approaching on the ragged edge of practical hunting use in a variety of temperatures and where reliable functioning is paramount.
I tested and used other powders for years before I tried Reloder 15. They did not give me much over 2400 fps in some cases (IMR 4064, IMR 3031) and 2500(+) for others (AA 2015) before evidencing excess pressure signs. They are good performers in their own right but do not give the near "338 Win. mag." type ballistics and energy possible out of the old plain jane 35 Whelen with Reloader 15. One other powder that may work almost as well may be WW748. A friend has used it to reach comparable power levels with acceptable pressures. But he found it lacked the accuracy in his gun. I will have to try some.
All my 35 Whelen load development was with my Remington Classic Model 700 with a factory tube (22"), and with my Custom 98 with a 20" Shilen tube. The Shilen tube is "fast", I guess, since velocities are close between the two regardless of the two inch length difference. Also, a friend's Remington 7400 semi in 35 Whelen bears out the same results with Reloder 15 (and incidentally, cycled well with full pressure loads into the 2630fps realm with Reloader 15 and 250 grain spire points - but not the round nose). I now have my own 7400 and have begun testing loads with it (see table below).
Click on the link below to view 35 Whelen data recommended by Alliant, manufacturer of Reloder 15 and take note of the pressures listed for maximum loads with it. They are a slight bit on the low side of max. I've found, in my Whelens, that I can safely increase the recommemded maximum charge weights for Reloder 15 (to get velocities with 250 grs. described above). Be careful working up loads and PAY ATTENTION to any signs of excessive pressure.
Finally, in case it isn't obvious, without an accurate chronograph you can forget about trying to develop the highest velocity loads that are safe for your rifle. Every individual combination of rifle and cartridge components is a law unto itself in terms of pressures and velocity. Trust me on this if you are new at this stuff, often enough combinations can give velocity results that are very suprising (significantly slower or faster than expected from accepted published load data velocities). Therefore, ONLY with a decent chronograph do you have any sense of reality as to "actual" (as opposed to "imagined") performance.
Here we are talking about safely wringing out MAXIMUM hunting horsepower out of the necked up common "ought 6" case (very close to two tons of energy at the rifle's business end). You must read every possible indication of pressure as well as record carefully chrony results. Quit shovelling in more powder BEFORE any signicant failure of brass occurs. The most I have ever experienced in over fifteen years of this type of experimental loading is about 3 primers that dropped out after an action was opened after firing and the very occasional slightly sticky action to open - both usually indicative of excessive pressures. Of course, these were not my settled on hunting loads but "experimental" loads. No hunting load should ever be close to producing such unreliable and potentially dangerous shenanigans! Here is a thoughtful article on this topic of max pressures
In my way of thinking, accuracy analysis logically follows this initial development work - if you are developing loads for hunting horsepower (not just target shooting).
I find that careful use of this 4.3cc dipper size can give me approximate charge weights of ReLoder 15 as follows;
As an accuracy side note, Reloder 15 has proven accurate with a variety of 35 cal. rifles. Recently, a good friend was developing loads for his Reminton 673 guide rifle 350 Rem. Magnum (often called the ballistic twin to the 35 whelen). He was using WW748 and getting good velocity (2800fps plus realm) with his 225 grain bullets (Sierra, Barnes and Nosler) but accuracy was poor . He phoned me to say that he would barter/sell/dump all these bullets to me since he couldn't get his standard of acceptable accuracy with them. Of course I agreed to take them off his hands. But then he tried full charges of Reloder 15 and got excellent accuracy (sub MOA 3 shot groups with the 225s). The sad ending of this story (play the violin here) is that I didn't get a new supply of 225s for my own shooting fun.
Following here are some experimental loads fired in my 35s. I'm keeping the loading results in separate tables for each of my rifles.
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35 WHELEN (standard chamber) |
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56/IMR 4064 |
250 Hornady SP |
2399, 2420fps, |
OK pressures |
64/ReL 15 |
250 Hornady SP |
2643, 2661, 2697fps, |
consider as OVER MAX load, slight scuffing, bolt lift OK, lots in neck, 1/16" to lands |
59.5/REL15 |
250 Hornady RN |
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- accuracy yet to be tested |
66.5/ReL17 |
250 Hornady RN |
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- feeds slick |
64/ReL 15 |
250 Speer Hot Core |
2658fps, |
consider as OVER MAX load, slight scuffing, bolt lift OK, too little in neck |
34.5/SR4759 |
200 Hornady 200 SP |
2183fps, |
reduced load, very moderate pressure |
62/ReL 15 |
225 Sierra SPBT |
2652, 2679fps, |
near top load |
Remington |
250 grain Soft Point (RN) |
2361 fps, |
chronographed for comparison |
55/ReL 15 |
286 gr. Hornady SP/RP |
2309 fps, |
54/ReL 15 -????fps
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52/ReL 15 |
310 gr. WoodleighRN |
2157, 2170, 2166 fps, |
- feeds slick!
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35 WHELEN (standard chamber) |
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56/IMR 4064 |
250 Hornady SP |
2386, 2427, 2396, 2414 fps, |
feeds good |
? grs./ReL 15 |
250 Hornady SP |
2489, 2481, fps, |
feeds good |
63/ReL 15 |
225 Sierra SPBT |
2675, 2656 fps, |
feeds good |
Remington |
250 grain Soft Point (RN) |
2352, 2325 fps, |
feeds good |
35 WHELEN (standard chamber) |
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Remington |
250 grain Soft Point (RN) |
2229,2254, 2230 fps, |
feeds good |
53.0C/IMR 3031 |
200 Hornady SP |
2535fps av. , |
feeds -OK |
53.0C/IMR 3031 |
200 Remingtom PSP_CL |
2535fps av. , |
feeds -OK |
59.5/ReL15 |
250 Hornady RN |
2396, 2398, 2403, 2392 fps |
feeds well |
35 WHELEN (standard chamber) |
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58/ReL15 |
Hornady 250RN Interlock |
2365 fps (-4C) |
light roll crimp in canulure |
58/ReL15 |
Hornady 250SP Interlock |
2406 fps (-4C) |
- no crimp |
35 WHELEN (standard chamber) |
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58/ReL15 |
- Hornady 250RN Interlock |
2324, 2297 fps |
- acceptable iron sight accuracy |
59.5/ReL15 |
- Hornady 250SP Interlock |
2392 fps |
- acceptable iron sight accuracy |
59.5/ReL15 |
- Nosler 225 Ballistic Tip |
2507 fps |
- acceptable accuracy |
35 WHELEN (standard chamber) |
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57.5 IMR 4895 |
Hornady 250 RN (#3525) |
2464, 2460, 2430, 2378, 2431fps, |
LR primer - prob. CCI 200 (?) |
56/IMR 4064 |
Hornady 250 SP |
2364, 2359, 2372, 2358, 2376, 2368, 2354, 2375, 2381, 2359fps, |
OK pressure |
54/AA2015br |
Hornady 250 SP |
2562, 2547, 2539, 2551, 2547, 2543fps |
RP 30-06 brass |
65/ReL15 |
Hornady 250 SP |
2665,2650,2642fps |
- consider as OVER MAX load |
66/ReL15 |
Hornady 250 RN |
2609fps |
- consider as OVER MAX load |
64/ReL15 |
250 Speer hotcore |
2592fps |
- consider as OVER MAX load |
53/IMR 3031 |
Hornady 250 SP |
2385,2407fps, |
51.5/IMR3031/2303fps |
Remington |
250 grain Soft Point RN |
2280, 2232, 2333, 2276fps |
a bit pedestrian in my 20" Shilen barreled rifle |
My rifle in this calibre (see pic just below) is built on a VZ 24 Mauser 98 action with a 24" light sporter barrel of unknown pedigree (twist 1 in 14"). The stock is a Butler Creek composite with a decently thick and soft recoil pad. The gun is quite light. Wearing a 3x9x32 Tasco it weighs in at only 7lbs. 13 oz. empty. In order to acquire this rifle I horse traded away two other rifles ( a model 600 Mohawk in .222 and a model 70 Winchester in 308).
Preliminary analysis of this arm has revealed some good things I think. Feeding "seems" excellent with dummy rounds and limited testing (Ackley improved rounds can have problems feeding). It has a single stage trigger which seems fairly crisp. It may be a modified military one (hope not) or an after market one (I'll know of course when I take it apart for a look one day). After the trigger breaks however, there is alot of over travel. So I may look into installing a stop screw of some kind (?).
The magazine box is long and the throat suitable to that also. COALs of 3.380" are possible with the longer bullets I have - and maybe even 3.400".
Making a 1st dummy round, I seated a 225 Nosler Partition out at 3.365 COAL (only .272" in the neck however) and had about .045" jump to the lands. This is a pretty short bullet and probably would be better to seat somewhere around 3.285 COAL for about a calibre in the neck and a jump to the lands of about .125". I'll probably try this COAL or maybe 3.300 to begin my load development with this bullet. Accuracy does not always suffer with significant freebore situations. It can I guess - but not in most cases I think. I have some good input to support my view on that. Shooting should tell the tale on this gun.
I have around 45 fire formed 35 whelen Remington cases that came with the gun. Some of it looks a bit tired (slight cracks and tarnished). So I will be experimenting with fire forming some new stuff using Herco (since I have a can of surplus), corn meal and wax. I plan to report my results here.
Feb. 3rd/05 Update: Report on fire forming - used 7.5 grains Herco [Note - far too little - read on], filled an RP 30-06 once fired case with corn meal to within a 1/4" of the mouth and then jammed mouth into a parafin canning wax block to make a seal for mouth. When I fired it off it sounded and felt like my 222. It worked pretty well - sort of. No doubt that a 35 whelen AI popped out. The neck and shoulder and about 3/4" behind the shoulder filled out perfectly. I could easily slide a 35 cal bullet into the mouth with no resistance and some side play - just like a normal fired case. It measures 2.471". The shoulder seems quite well enough defined but not quite as sharp at the corners as the used cases supplied with my gun.
However there were some deficiencies. The main case taper behind this point (3/4" back of the shoulder) seems to dish in and then back out again nearer the case rim. If I hold a straight edge to the side of the case I can see about .002 light under the middle of this section. You can feel it with your finger tips if you sqeeze the case and slide along it. I may need a little more powder (rounded primer was very slightly protruding) Maybe if I had used a 35 Whelen case (instead of 30-06) the energy used to blow out the neck would have formed the case taper better. More to test before I go at reforming 50 or 100 new cases with this method.
[Note - fireforming problems corrected now since I've settled on using 16grs Herco (1.9cc Lee dipper leveled) with a 2.8cc Lee dipper level of corn meal tapped slightly to settle it, and the neck sealed with a little white wood glue or else a 1/4 sheet bathroom tissue wad for a plug (I found wax a pain to use). Leave for a day or more for glue to set. Upon firing the primers are not flattened and not protruding so pressures are reasonable and form cases satisfactorily.]
Incidentally I tested for adequate head spacing before I loaded this concoction and was pleasantly rewarded. AI chambers are supposed to head space about .004" shorter than normal and mine seems to be like this. When I put the 30-06 case into the chamber and began to carefully close the bolt (sans primer, powder, or bullet of course), I could feel the resistanceof the case shoulder beginning to be compressed when my bolt was about 1 1/2" away from being closed. I stopped right there and did not close the bolt. I ejected the empty and had a look at the shoulder. Happy day! There was a nice little bright line circling the brass about mid-shoulder indicating to me that this chamber probably has been properly head spaced - AKA the wise dictates of P.O. Ackley on this topic.
Another aside - My 35 AI has the old school Mauser controlled round feeding - great when battling a man eating Simba while reloading laying upside down - but crummy with my herco sweetened corn meal marvels. I had to take the bolt completely out of the gun to place each round on the bolt face and then return it to the rifle [Now I have learned to place the round to be formed just resting inside the rear receiver bridge and actually place the bolt face down on top of it and into the receiver in one motion - saves trouble and time]. Then I carefully would slide it into the chamber. Without the bullet in the mouth to steer the cartridge into the gate, I couldn't make my corn meal marvels feed from the mag box below.
March 5, 2005 - Today I started load development for this gun. I fired off some rounds with the 200 grain Hornady spire points and some with 225 grain Nosler partitions. I used only Reloder 15 and here are my results for my first outing with this rifle. There were no sticky bolt lifts or other signs of excess pressures. I am quite pleased as I can see potential with the 250s also. Also I always just publish the chrony reading taken approximately 10 feet from the muzzle. If you want to add 10fps to each of my velocities you will probably be closer to the actual muzzle velocity.
35 Whelen (Ackley Improved - 40 degrees chamber) |
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64/ReL 15 |
200 Hornady Spire Point |
2821fps |
WLRM, RP 35 Whelen brass. |
64.5/ReL 15 |
225 Nosler Partition |
2829fps, 2827fps, 2845fps |
WLRM, RP 35 Whelen brass, started at 59 grains (2602fps) and worked up (60/2665, 61/2693, 62/2699, 63/2780, 64/2807 and "over the top" - 65/2776, 66/2762). Brass perfect - not even a hint of ejector slot imprint. Not at max. |
66/ReL 15 |
225 Sierra |
2839fps |
WLRM, RP 35 Whelen brass, Not at max.- little of bullet holding in neck (.220") |
62/ReL 15 |
225 Nosler Ballistic Tip |
2675fps, 2715fps |
WLRM, RP 35 Whelen brass, Not at max. Heavily compressed and bullet holding in neck .335". |
64/ReL 15 |
225 Nosler Ballistic Tip altered with tip cut off to bullet length of 1.200" |
2821 fps |
WLRM, RP 35 Whelen brass, Not at max. - little of bullet holding in neck (approx .187"). |
62/ReL 15 |
250 Speer Hot Core |
2637fps |
WLRM, RP 35 Whelen brass, started at 61 grains (got 2493fps and 63/2570fps - "over the top?). Still not at max |
62/ReL 15 |
250 Hornady RN |
2602fps |
WLRM, Fire formed Win. 30-06 brass, |
30/SR4759 |
287 LeadRN GC |
1814fps,1849fps, 1843fps |
WLR, fire formed RP 35 Whelen brass, neck sized only |
- I found CCI primers too hard (my best guess) so switched to WLR
- all of my 356 Win. loads tested in my Marlin 336ER with 20" barrel
- velocities listed are my instrumental readings approx. 10 feet from muzzle
- I tried 308 cases (necked up) being VERY CAREFUL with the headspacing issues(started with once fired cases and pushed the shoulders back with my FL sizing dies JUST ENOUGH to close the lever - no more) and potential differences in case capacities. However, I got one misfire when hunting a good size bear (never from the bench when testing - ???) so never used them again. My gun's hammer spring checked out as per factory specs. It could have been the CCI primers (?) but losing a bear soured me off 308 cases - at least for now. To date I'm still not really sure in what detail of this load was the culprit.
356 WINCHESTER |
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41/2015BR AA |
220 Speer FN |
2301fps |
WLR, necked up 307 brass |
40/2015BR AA |
250 Speer Hot Core altered with tip cut off to FN configuration (246 grains) |
2100, 2119fps |
CCI, necked up 307 brass |
43/4064 IMR |
220 Speer FN |
2064, 2100fps |
WLR, necked up 307 brass |
28/SR4759 |
200 Hornady Spire Point, 2.610 COAL |
2106, 2104, 2104, 2083fps |
not safe in tube magazine but potential is here with 200 RN or FN bullet for consistent and effective light deer load [yes - see 200RN loads now immediately below] |
28.5/SR 4759 |
200 RemRN |
2050,2089,2091fps |
CCI 200, necked up 307 brass, nearing max, accuracy to be determined |
41/AA2015BR |
200 RemRN |
2061fps |
CCI 200, necked up 307 brass, moderate pressure, (42grs/2257fps - pressure OK) |
46/IMR4895 |
200 RemRN |
2183,2196,2198fps |
CCI 200, necked up 307 brass, very moderate pressure, accurate consistent load, 1 1/2" groups |
Winchester Factory |
200 |
2189, 2225, 2245fps |
Win. Factory |
Winchester Factory |
250 |
2004, 2081fps |
Win. Factory - no longer available |
43/H322 |
220 Speer FN |
2310fps |
-have not tried this one |
358 WINCHESTER |
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29/SR4759 |
200 Hornady spire |
2150, 2117, 2102fps |
WLR, necked up RP308 brass, OK pressures, no pin extrusion, good extraction |
29.5/SR4759 |
200 RN Rem SP_CL |
2140, 2141 fps |
WLR, necked up WW308 brass, low pressures, no pin extrusion, good extraction, good feeding in BLR |
43.5/AA2015BR |
225 Sierra BT |
2418, 2415fps |
WLR, necked up Win308 brass, OK pressures, slight cratering around firing pin |
44.5/IMR3031 |
225 Sierra BT |
2340, 2337fps |
WLR, necked up Win308 brass, OK pressures, slight cratering around firing pin |
44/IMR3031 |
250 Speer HC |
2287, 2272fps |
WLR, necked up Win308 brass, OK pressures, slight cratering around firing pin |
43/AA2015BR |
225 Ballistic Tip |
2424, 2421fps |
WLR, necked up Win308 brass, OK pressures, slight cratering around firing pin |
40.5/AA2015BR |
250 HornadyRN |
2157, 2164, 2185fps |
WLR, necked up Fed308 brass, OK pressures, slight pin extrusion, primers still rounded |
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310 WoodleighRN |
----fps |
NOTE - 2.830" is just kissing the lands! |
47/H4895 |
225 Partition |
2510fps |
- not my load and have not tried it |
51/IMR 4895 |
225 Sierra SPBT |
2550 fps +/- |
- treat as over max |
I now care and feed for three different rifles in 350 Remington Magnum - a Remington M660, a M600, and a Ruger 77 Mk11. See pics and other details following.
My model 660 (see pic below) is bronze bedded now. I prepared 50 cases and primed them with WLRM primers. 2005 is the year I have decided to experiment with magnum primers. Initial results are good.
According to an article by Layne Simpson in Shooting Times, "When Remington discontinued the standard Model 600 in 1967, it had built only 80,944 units. The Magnum version is even scarcer: only 13,142 were made. Used Model 660s are not gathering dust in the gun racks of gun stores across the country either. When it was discontinued in 1971, production numbers stopped at 45,332 for the standard version and 5204 for the Magnum."
For an experiment, I also tried my new Lee FL sizing die to reform some 7mm Rem Mag brass to 350 Rem Mag. It worked great - even with old Dominion brass. No losses but I have a small problem however. The tiny vent hole that Lee drilled in the shoulder area of my die seems to want to gouge a small furrow in the brass as it pushes back the case shoulder. I'm going to try to remove any burrs at this hole (if they exist) with 4 ought steel wool spun ahead of an empty 350 case held in my Lee trimmer chuck. Let you know how it turns out [note - never needed to do this - read on]. I'm told RCBS dies don't have this vent on the shoulder. Hornady - I must check that when I get a chance. (I checked and found Hornady "new dimension" dies [260 REM] have this vent on the shoulder too so they probably all do). NOTE - PROBLEM SOLVED - just bought a second set of dies, used RCBS dies with no vent hole in the FL sizing die. It works well, reforming 7mm rem mag brass in one operation of my press handle (sans taper/depriming pin). The newly formed case necks may be too thick at the shoulder juncture. I'll check that another day before loading any of course.
March 12, 2005 - I just got my Remington 660 back today. It's professionally bronze bedded and ready to shoot - when I find time.
350 REMINGTON MAGNUM |
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61/ReL 15 |
250 Speer |
2547fps |
WLRM, virgin RP brass |
62/ReL 15 |
250 Hornady RN |
2556fps |
WLRM, virgin RP brass, pressures OK |
59.5/ReL 15 |
250 Hornady RN |
2440,2421,2454,fps |
WLRM, |
62/ReL 15 |
225 Nosler Partition |
2624fps |
WLRM, virgin RP brass, OK pressures Worked up from 59/2405, 60/2489, 61/2562, |
62/ReL 15 |
225 Sierra |
2631fps |
WLRM, virgin RP brass, OK pressures Worked up from 60/2436, 61/2552, 62.5/2611("over the top?) |
60/ReL 15 |
225 Nosler Ballistic Tip |
2592fps |
WLRM, virgin RP brass, OK pressure |
58/IMR3031 |
200 Remington PSP_CL |
2751fps |
WLR, virgin RP brass, OK pressure |
350 REMINGTON MAGNUM |
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This compact shooter weighs in at only 6 1/2 lbs sans scope |
I really like this little "Maggie". |
59.5/ReL15 |
250 Hornady RN |
2479,2461,2498fps |
WLRM, |
60/ReL15 |
250 Speer Hot Core |
???? fps |
WLRM, |
FYI - I have yet to try these myself but below are Layne Simpson's published fav loads for his |
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58/H4895 |
200 Rem SP C-L |
2650fps |
Rem brass |
53/H4895 |
250 Speer Spitzer |
2477fps |
Rem brass |
I own one these Ruger stainless rifles - model KM77RFP in 350 Rem Mag. Ruger announced them in 2004 but never shipped any until February 2005 I think. Mine was ordered about a year ago (spring 2004) I think. The wheels turn slowly sometimes at Ruger. I think I may have the only one in Canada [note - this comment made in March 2005 and a few months later I know of two more in Canada]. It will probably be a collectable someday - if I don't wreck its collector's value by rechambering it to - oh, say - 350WSM (rechambering for that wildcat just involves setting the barrel back a thread or two I think) (further note -YES -this rifle is now living life as a 350WSM -click here for details) It seems like a very good rifle in most respects except for it's shiny finish (I can have it bead blasted to matt finish for $100 CAN) and its mushy trigger. With a trigger pull gauge we found it factory set at 64 ounzes which is exactly 4 lbs. That's pretty good. But there is alot of mushy creep in the pull before it fires. I don't know if I'll be able to master it. I can't tell when it will "let off". I guess an after market trigger will be necessary to fix it. Incidentally, some years back I shot a couple of deer with one of these model rifles in 30-06 before I sold it (I planned to rebore to 35 Whelen but never did). I loved it - even with its older and less handsome "buck rogers" style stock. So I'm pretty sure that this model in 350 Rem mag will be great too. The mag box allows COALs of - 2.885". That's an extra .085" of usable neck volume over my little model 660. However, the throat is not as long (but still is long). But it does allow seating of most (but not all) bullets to 2.885" to precisely fit the mag and to maximize space in the boiler room. This rifle does NOT have as much freebore as my 660 does. I'm having trouble with feeding from the mag. The feeding hasn't smoothed out with use so I have to have it worked on by a pro. [Ellwood Epps has sent it to Ruger service centre now to repair feeding - six weeks they said][Rifle came back and STILL doesn't feed - so now (Dec. 06) in process of making it into a 350WSM - futher note - done that] The rifle itself weighs only 7 lbs. 3 oz. sans rings and scope and unloaded. With a Leupold VariX III 1.5 x 5 scope mounted in factory rings (which weigh a hefty 5 ozs themselves) - it weighs 8 lbs. 4 oz. unloaded.
350 REMINGTON MAGNUM |
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61/ReL 15 |
225 Nosler Ballistic Tip |
2649fps |
WLRM, virgin RP brass, approx .170" to lands, some ogive down in case mouth |
64/ReL 15 |
225 Nosler Ballistic Tip |
2795fps, |
WLRM, virgin RP brass, approx. .060" to lands, all of case neck holding bullet bearing surface |
63/ReL 15 |
225 Nosler Partition |
2728fps |
WLRM, virgin RP brass, OK pressures Worked up from 60/ReL 15/2623, 61/ReL 15/2623, 62/ReL 15/2670 |
64/ReL 15 |
225 Sierra BT |
2710fps |
WLRM, RP brass, quite mild pressure still - little case head expansion (.5085/.5293) pressures, 62/2693, 63/ReL 15/2728 |
62/ReL 15 |
250 Speer Hot Core |
2633fps, |
WLRM, virgin RP brass, |
65/ReL 15 |
200 Hornady Spire Point |
2702fps, |
WLRM, RP brass, |
58/IMR3031 |
200 Remington PSP_CL |
2809 fps |
WLR, virgin RP brass, OK pressure |
350 REMINGTON MAGNUM - same exact make and model but different rifle from above - |
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59.5/ReL 15 |
250 Hornady RN |
2551, 2567, 2520 |
WLRM, |
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200 Barnes TSX |
---- fps |
- have yet to try loading and shooting this bullet |
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