.350 Remington Magnum
| .350 Remington Magnum | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The .350 Remington Magnum is second from the right | ||||||||||||||||
| Type | Rifle | |||||||||||||||
| Place of origin | USA | |||||||||||||||
| Production history | ||||||||||||||||
| Designer | Remington | |||||||||||||||
| Designed | 1965 | |||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer | Remington | |||||||||||||||
| Produced | 1965–present | |||||||||||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent case | 7mm Remington Magnum | |||||||||||||||
| Case type | Belted, bottleneck | |||||||||||||||
| Bullet diameter | .358 in (9.1 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Neck diameter | .388 in (9.9 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Shoulder diameter | .495 in (12.6 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Base diameter | .532 (13.51 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Rim diameter | .532 in (13.5 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Rim thickness | .220 in (5.6 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Case length | 2.170 in (55.1 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Overall length | 2.800 in (71.1 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Rifling twist | 1-16" | |||||||||||||||
| Primer type | Large rifle magnum | |||||||||||||||
| Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||
| Test barrel length: 20" Source(s): Accurate Powder[1] | ||||||||||||||||
The .350 Remington Magnum was introduced in 1965 by the Remington Arms Company for the Model 600 rifle. It was later offered in the Model 660 and Model 700 rifles, as well as the XP-100, but was discontinued as a regular factory chambering in 1974 after a poor sales record. Remington has also offered the Model Seven MS from their Custom Shop and a limited edition 700 Classic in recent years chambered in .350 Remington Magnum. Remington began chambering the round in the new Model 673 Guide Rifle in 2002.[2]
History
[edit]The .350 Remington Magnum features a short, large diameter case, similar in design to the contemporary short magnums, though the .350 is a belted design derived from the .375 H&H Magnum family of cartridges. Its closest competitor, the .35 Whelen, was still a wildcat in 1965, though the .358 Norma Magnum had been commercialized six years prior. The case design of the .350 Magnum allowed for its use in compact, fast-handling rifles.[3] Though the Remington 600 and 660 chambered for the cartridge offered an excellent power-to-weight ratio, the combination failed to attain commercial success.[4]
Maximum pressure for the .350 Magnum is set at 53,000 CUP by SAAMI.
Use
[edit]The .350 Remington Magnum is a powerful cartridge primarily intended for use in "brush guns," which can readily be maneuvered in environments where hunting opportunities appear and disappear quickly at relatively close ranges. The .350 Remington Magnum is capable of taking any game animal on the North American continent effectively and humanely. Ballistically it is almost identical to the popular 9.3×62mm rifle cartridge, which has achieved widespread acceptance in African and European hunting fields.
See also
[edit]- .35 Whelen
- .358 Winchester
- List of rifle cartridges
- 9 mm caliber other cartridges of similar size.
- Table of handgun and rifle cartridges
References
[edit]- ^ ".350 Rem Mag data from Accurate" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
- ^ "A Blast from the Past in Field & Stream". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-17.
- ^ "The .350 Remington Magnum in Guns&Ammo". Archived from the original on 2007-08-17. Retrieved 2007-08-17.
- ^ The .350 Remington Magnum and .35 Whelen by Chuck Hawks