I'm thinking of buying a 350 Remington Magnum. I have a 375 h&h that I hunt just about everything with but have always wanted a 350. My plans are to use the rifle for hog hunting in thick brush at well under 50 yrds. I am a avid reloader and can't remember the last factory round I shot out of one of my rifles. My question is about the ability to obtain brass. Do you think this will be a problem? It appears that the catridge is not very popular and on the way out.

Brass can be obtained from most suppliers, I have stockpiled quite a bit in the past year. I also pick up every box of factory ammo I can. I have about 400 factory rounds put away. Get the gun the 350 is a great cartridge.

Brass is no problem for the 350 mag. You can buy it from midway and other sources. It's a great round and will stomp any hog you run across.
Good shooting, Weagle

Not to metion that it can be formed from 7mag and 300 win brass with the die set up

I had a .350 RM in a early Ruger 77 and I had not got used to it and the LOP was long for me. A little buck got up and bounded off and the rubber pad caught under my coat. So I went back to the car for lunch, got the .358 99 that fit's me and the buck came back to check me out.

This proves that the .358 Win is a better round.

Seriously that is a nice size cartridge but really obsolete. Even the .35 Whelan is not all that popular. If a .35 WSM comes out I will buy one. For what purpose I don't know, just to have one I suppose.

build one! you will not regret it.
22" tube. rem 700 action with a bit o' magazine work. 3.0" . you could even build it with a detachable mag if you so desire.
forget the 35 wsm. the 350 kicks hard enough. not bad, just hard enough. it will kill anything that you will hunt at a very respectable distance. brass is easy, dont sweat that.
note: always wear hearing protection of some kind. even when hunting. the muzzle blast is a bit much and you can do some damage. just an fyi.
you will not regret building one of these puppies. they are a blast to shoot and very accurate. mine has been anyway. seems to like anything i put in it.
it will do anything a 338 will do....................
my .02
woofer

In the last two months I've bought 100 rounds of brass from guys here on the forum. About three weeks ago a guy had a bunch listed in classfied. I don't think brass is a problem.

cfore I had a 350RM in a Rem mod 7 from the custom shop with a "plastic" stock and a 20" bbl. The recoil was not bad and the rifle shot real good to 200yards, the farthest I shot it. It was real handy. It was replaced by a 9.3x74R double. For a bolt action man that was a great gun, I would not be afraid to hunt Bear, Moose etc. with it.

Thanks for the input. Hopefully, I'll pick one up somewhere. I'm thinking of trying a 250 grain load with either Speer Hot-core or Hornady RN bullets. I've used both in different calibers. Does anyone have any experiences with these bullets?

Woofer I don't know where the hell you hunt but hearing protection is not an option for me when I am hunting. I always wear it at the bench and range, but hunting, never. Hunting is hard enough without handycapping myself.

Hey FarRight, I've got to agree with Woofer on this one. "IF" you shoot a 20" 350RemMag without hearing protection, you in fact will come close to "handicapping" yourself. I did it without thinking a few years ago and my ears still ring which is no fun at all.

Fortunately you can get Sonic Ear Valves for $8-$9 and they allow you to hear normal noises with them in your ears. There is a moveable baffle inside them that closes when the pressure pulse hits them.

They work great. And they come in a small case with a keychain so you can hook them to the trigger guard when not in use.

Any kind of short barrel with a BIG hole demands a lot of respect.

Hey cfore, Just tried to send an email to the address you have in your profile and it "bounced". I'm on the road tomorrow and won't be able to see this thread before Tuesday. If you have a chance, correct your profile email address.

thanks hot core for answering that question.
there isn't an animal on earth that i will give up the rest of my hearing for.
adios
woofer

Hotcore,

Fixed my e-mail. Thanks

Can anyone explain what a .350 Rem Mag will do that a .35 Whelan won't, except work through a short action?

I think that is the only difference.

cfore,
just a thought. i reread your post and thought i would pass this on.
my local dealer has been rechambering a dozen or so new remington pumps.
he bought them all in 35 remington, some in carbine and some in rifle.
they are all going to end up in 35 whelen. i think it is around $100 for the rechamber and the new clip.
i handled one and they sure seem fast. probably what you might be looking for. i dont like pumps as a rule but this one makes me second guess that.
very little smith work involved. might be worth your while to check it out.
good luck
woofer

Remington just introduced a new rifle chambered in .350 mag. It is the 673 I think. It has a retro 600 look with a 22" barrel and laminated stock. It has the vent rib of the 600 but with a better trigger and bolt release. I think it is a stock Model 7 action.

Kinda cool, but in a wierd sort of way.

Fast Ed