I was pleasantly suprised to recieve a nice long box for my birthday present, with a spanking new 350 rem mag ruger inside yesterday. I've been wanting one of these since I heard Ruger made them.

I topped it with my leupy 2.5x compact, and now need to figure out what to load it with. I've been thinking 225 gr X bullets @ 2700 should be about perfection, and have Varget and RL 15, which should be the correct burning rate from my 35 whelen experience.

So, anyone have one, and how does it like to be loaded?

I have used I 4895 in mine and it seems to do well, no loads in front of me to offer you, but the 225's seem about right for this round.

I've had good results w/ 225 Nosler Partitions out of a 1-16" twist barrel in the 2500-2600fps range using IMR4320. Though as a disclaimer, I'm starting to think that 4320 is not consistent batch to batch and I may switch to one of the 4895s or 748.

I have your rifle which is 1-12" twist. I'll be working up loads using a 250gr bullet in the 2400-2500fps range. See the post below.

I do believe someone posted about problems w/ one of the X bullets from this same Ruger. He found that he could not get a crimp on the bullet when seated at the proper OAL and he gave his bullets away.

I had a rem alaskan wilderness rifle. It was so light it would kick the snot out of you. I settled on a load of 60 grains of Ramshot tac and a 225 partition. It shot about 2700 fps and was accurate. I've had a whelen and the 350, 35's seem to kill really good. I will have another 35 someday.

Would you guys with the Ruger 350RM like to make some dummy loads with a RN projectile and tell me whether yours feeds or not? I have lots of issues with RN projectiles.
Mine currently really likes the 250gr Woodleigh RN (MOA), but it wont feed . The 225gr NP doesnt seem to do well ... but I've only just started loading it. Fiddling with components might improve accuracy. The 200gr RN CoreLokt also shoots really well ... but also wont feed reliably. I have some 200gr Barnes-X but am yet to try them.
Cheers...
Con

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Originally posted by Con:
Would you guys with the Ruger 350RM like to make some dummy loads with a RN projectile and tell me whether yours feeds or not? I have lots of issues with RN projectiles.
Mine currently really likes the 250gr Woodleigh RN (MOA), but it wont feed . The 225gr NP doesnt seem to do well ... but I've only just started loading it. Fiddling with components might improve accuracy. The 200gr RN CoreLokt also shoots really well ... but also wont feed reliably. I have some 200gr Barnes-X but am yet to try them.
Cheers...
Con

Con,

What is your load data for the Woodliegh's?

Mine feeds SPs well including the factory Remington 200s but I did some minor flexing/adjustment on the extractor as mine pinched a bit too tight out of the box. Mine will even feed SPs w/ a 4th round in the box and will feed from both left and right side.


I've yet to try the Woodliegh 250 but want to work up a load. What's your load data for this bullet? The Ruger may need some minor smithing but I feel confident that it could be made to work.

Congrats on the nice surprise there , Paul . Should make a dandy rig for Alaskan use .

Paul, the 225 pt might be a great load for all around if it works in your gun, I have heard the Sierra 225 actually holds together very well in this round, and some people loved the 250 Speer not sure if it was a 'grand slam' or what but it is said to do a good job.

look at this site below for more info:

http://www.35cal.com/

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Originally posted by GaryVA:
I've had good results w/ 225 Nosler Partitions out of a 1-16" twist barrel in the 2500-2600fps range using IMR4320. Though as a disclaimer, I'm starting to think that 4320 is not consistent batch to batch and I may switch to one of the 4895s or 748.

I tried 4320 with the 225 gr. Partition and also found inconsistent accuracy (in a Remington 673, not the Ruger), and was surprised to find that changing from standard CCI primers to the magnums closed groups up quite a bit.

Having said that, the best accuracy that I've gotten so far has been with 250 gr. Partitions and a max load (per the Nosler manual) of 748, also with CCI magnum primers.

Thanks for the replies. I went looking for dies and brass yesterday, and only ended up with a box of 200 gr Rem factory fodder, and $28 for the box, ouch. Am hoping to score brass and dies at a shop across the street.

Anyhow, I pulled the firing pin assembly out and played with feeding the factory fodder through the mag last night. The mag can be stuffed with 4 rounds, but won't feed the 4th from the mag. I also found the extractor won't snap over a round single loaded in.

I do have some hornady 250 rn's that I'll work up a dummy and see if they'll feed. The gun seems to feed pretty slick, I even placed a 350 WSM dummy in the mag, and it picked it up and fet it in as far as it would go. I really don't think I want to launch 250's 2700 from a rifle this light, so will stick with the factory chamber.

Hopefully I'll be able to get to the range at lunch and break it in.

I'm definately set on 225's, either partitions or X bullets, and 2700 seems like a perfect combo for everything I'd use it on up here.

I know you like the 35s ,Paul. And if you ever want to take a step up, for what reason I don't know, I have the reamer for the .358 X.404 IMP I will let you use. roger

PaulH,
I believe Ruger use the WSM box in their 350RemMag, explaining why a 35WSM dummy feeds so well. I considered rechambering my Ruger also, but just don't see the need having played with it a little so far. Your going to love the rifle even more when you carry it in some steep, damp hunting cover . I'm using the Lee 350RemMag dies, and they are doing a great job.
Cheers...
Con

I'll pass on the 35X404 The 350 Rigby is enough of a good thing. After toting the 350 Rigby for a week, I wanted something lighter and weather resistant, but still 35 bore. All I had to give up was 25 gr of bullet weight for the same velocity.

Well, I just got back from the range. The upside is I put the target at 100 yds, lined up the bore with the target, dialed the scope to match and my POI was within an inch or two of where I dialed the scope. The downside was firing it shows the factory trigger needs work, and the factory rem 200 gr ammo sucks. We're talking 3-4" groups

I've been to three gunshops, found all three had factory ammo, no one had brass, and one had RCBS dies for $60

So I ordered a set of Redding dies, remmy brass and a couple boxes of 225 Sierras from Midsouth Should be up and running by the end of next week. I'll probably use some 357 dies to neck size the brass, and see what I can do with some 250 gr speers in the mean time.

Heck of a gun for the money, just needs a few tweaks to be perfect.

Anyone find the magazine is just too short for some rounds? I know where I can get a Ruger stainless in .350 for a good price but was considering building one on a M48 action instead so I would have a larger bullet selection. Am I in left field here?

I picked up one of the stainless model 77s last year. I have had no trouble with feeding and have found it to be very accurate. The magazine will handle oal of 2.900. My chamber will handle as long as 2.9200. I settled on oal of 2.895 with 225 grain seirras. I seated this over 57.2 gr of IMR4320. This load is capable of shooting sub 1/2 at a hundred yards. Recoil is a bit stiff so I changed to a simms pad. The rifle is now very comfortable to shoot. It does a number on whitetail too. Instant death the doe I shot last fall did not even twitch after the shot.

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Originally posted by mike7mm08:
The magazine will handle oal of 2.900. My chamber will handle as long as 2.9200. I settled on oal of 2.895 with 225 grain seirras.

Thanks, I was a bit worried when the Nolser book states their 225 is too long for standard magazines so I went to the shop the other week and had them try a 7X57 140 factory long in it and it didn't fit. That's why I considered using the M48 Mauser action so I could load some of the longer bullets out but still be shorter then an '06 length action. It will be a lot cheaper to buy the Ruger then to get the M48 set up right so I will probably go that route.

The Ruger is in a much better situation for magazine box length then the Rem673. And locally its also half the price! Wasn't a very hard decision for me to make personally.
Cheers...
Con