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Schauckis
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As per the title: which caliber that fits into a short action (.308 length) is the most powerful?
.350 Rem.mag is my guess.

- Lars/Finland


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Maybe the 376 Steyr.


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Most punch out of short action

Hand loaded .450 Marlin is my guess!


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In a factory loaded cartridge I think you will find the .450 Marlin about as much as you can get.

"Hornady loads the .450 Marlin with a 350-grain flatpoint bullet at 2,100 fps. Brockman provided some ammunition for the bolt-action rifle loaded a bit hotter--a 300-grain Barnes XFB bullet at 2,360 fps, a 350-grain Barnes at 2,250 and a 400-grain Swift A-Frame at 2,150."


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In an non wildcat, probably the Rigby based .416 Maverick. ...or;.. .475 Lilmufu.
 
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I like the idea of the 376 Steyr necked up to 405 bullets. The short 405 bullets will fit in a 2.9" magazine length and has the same capacity as the 405 Win but can be loaded to higher pressure so 300 @ 2400+

400-284 Win?


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Apparently a number of people have done .416x.350 Remington wildcats; it seems a comparatively easy conversion. That said, I have no particular desire to convert my 673 as the cartridge would seem to have very limited utility, while the .350 Remington does most things very well.


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Originally posted by Schauckis:
As per the title: which caliber that fits into a short action (.308 length) is the most powerful?
.350 Rem.mag is my guess.

- Lars/Finland


The 350 Rem mag case is belted.
Do you want to consider a non-belted case?




 
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"Consider" is the wrong term here as I'm not really considering; merely asking out of curiosity/academic interest.

I'm toying with the thought of a good caliber combo for short action guns although I probably never will acquire any as I'm a lever action man.

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358 Win has all the power you need and you get an additional round in the magazine.


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358 Win has all the power you need and you get an additional round in the magazine.


Dr. Lou,

I had the 358 Win in mind when I made my previous post.

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I would guess 284 Winchester as it probably has the greatest ratio of muzzle velocity to bullet weight of any of these "short" cartridges.
 
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I would think the .325 Win Short Mag would also weigh in as one of the most potent non belted short action cartridges.


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358 Win has all the power you need and you get an additional round in the magazine.


"Dr. Lou,

I had the 358 Win in mind when I made my
previous post."

Great minds think alike!

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.350 Rem.mag ...
Since I've worn myself out on Wildcats, that was my pick. It is a VERY Adequate Cartridge for Deer, Hogs and Black Bear.

Hearing protection is definitely required with a 20" barrel. I doubt it will ever get re-barrelled, but if it did, I'd have at least 22" and possibly 24" out there to hold the noise away a bit more.
 
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338 Ruger Compact Magnum, 225 gr bullet at 2750 fps.
 
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Con is making a 358-300 RCM. The 300 RCM is longer. The necked up 35-300RCM will have about 75 grains capacity or about the same as the 35 Whelen AI since the 300 RCM has 72.7 grains capacity. Rechamber a 35 Rem Mag.


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