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I have been reloading for my new Rem 673 350 Rem Mag. I am using (currently) the 200 gr Hornady SP (not RN) and the Sierra 225 gr Boatail. I need your opinions and/or actual field performace reports on these 2 bullets. Please educate me on how they perform on game (range velocity etc.)and what game you would not use them on. I will eventually try the 225 Nosler partition, but for now I will continue to work with these since they are in my current inventory. TIA.... | ||
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I don't have a .350 Rem. Mag., however with that caeat in mind, I do shoot the .358 Win. and .35 Whelen. I like the 200 gr. Hornady SP in the .358 as it groups quite well. However, in the .35 Whelen, my bullet of choice is the 250 gr. Speer hot-core. It has proven to be quite accurate in three different .35 Whelen rifles I own. Neither have been used on game yet, as drawing tags for deer and elk in the more choice locations of Arizona is a flat out bitch. I keep trying though. I have not tried any 225 gr. bullets in the Whelen as I personally feel that round was designed for the heavier animals which call for the heavier bullets. I'm in the planning stages to build up two more Whelens, one on an FN Mauser and one on a Ruger #1. FWIW, I have several friends in Canada who use the Whelen and the 250 gr. Speer Hot-core. It's their favorite bullet for moose, and one fellow drew a coveted grizzly tag andused that bullet in his Whelen. Unfortunately, we never found out how it worked on a grizzly as he never saw one. Now he has to wait, I think, five years before he can put in again. best I can do for you on the bullet situation. Paul B. | |||
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I have used three .358 WIN-- 200 Hornady is a tuff little bullet took a 5pt with it neck shot- I tried it in wet news print and it failed to expand at 300 yards --of course I should not shoot that far took one deer with this bullet I have taken a number of deer with the 200 remington accurate fairly soft as I have a couple not go all the way through a deer with just a little angle- have used this one the most -6 or 8 taken? /jacket at the nose is about .024 the 220 speer is soft but pentetrates better /took a 7pt with one/ about as fast as the 200 in my guns jacket at the nose is about.018-- as is the batch of 250 Speer hot core I have 225 Sierra a little tough but has done well on deer usually all the way through if you hit a bone it is a bomb on whitetails--8-10 maybe more deer with this bullet-.032 225 Nosler Bt very accurate but way too tough as far as I am concerned for deer - I took three but all but one ran a long way -- a long way with chest shots - yes i foiund them slow expansion and great pentetration have taken 2 deer with the Nosler Part. big entrance holes and one had a big exit the othe was small but it killed well and fo course went all the way through. I hope this helps answer your questions | |||
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POP, I can't help you with those bullets or data on the 350 mag, but I have on hand a bunch of Speer Hot Core SP 250's, Hornady Interlock SP 250's and Barnes 225 XLC's for use in my Whelen. (The XLC's are showing great promise in just one chronographing session.) If you want to try any of those without having to up your inventory, let me know and I'll be glad to let you try some out. Take care. | |||
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Quote: I've used both in a .35 Whelen at about the same speeds as you'll get in your .350. I'm at my office, so I have no handy load data. I had very good accuracy with the Hornady until I was right at maximum, where 1" groups suddenly opened up to 3". I've also shot several whitetail deer with it. My cousin used it to shoot a medium sized black bear and it worked. They seem just a little hard, but did expand fine for me. None recovered. IIRC, I was driving them about 2,800 - low recoil, good accuracy, fine for deer. I also had excellent accuracy with the Sierra 225GK and have shot two or three deer with it. They seemed to be softer than the Hornady's and expanded pretty well, even with broadside lung shots. I'd want premium bullets and maximum loads for anything bigger than deer or black bear, though. I've also had great accuracy with Nosler 225 Ballistic Tips, but haven't used them on deer, but they are so easy to kill, I'm sure they'll be fine. | |||
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Quote:Quote: Are you shooting a 350 or a Whelen? If a 350 what loads did you use? | |||
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Quote: Shooting a Whelen. I can check the loads/velocities when I get home later this evening. | |||
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Quote: I appreciate the offer! | |||
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Your best choice for the 350 Mag. is the 180 grain Barnes X at 3050fps. Reloader 7 (max charge of 54.5 grains) is the most accurate powder charge in my 2 rifles. I would feel comfortable using this loading on anything but brown bear-- then I would move up to 250 grain Barnes X. When using Barnes X bullets it is important to be positive that all jacket metal is out of the barrel. So clean your barrel with Barnes CR-10 as directed on the bottle before testing your loads, a dirty barrel will yield poor groups. I get an average of 1 1/4 inch 5 shot groups with this load using 2 different guns and one load, a Remington 700 Classic and an old Remington 600. The 600 has a very light barrel. | |||
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