I had one of the local guys stop by to show me a new deer rifle he had purchased
it was a RUGER,
and while its a nice light rifle thats sure to be useful, and will most likely be very popular, due to its low recoil,
he has some how developed the idea that its an absolutely devastatingly effective, stop anything in its tracks, rifle!
I had a hard time not bursting out laughing
the marlin 35 Remington that a few people think is inferior to the 30/30, is marginally more powerful,
all the 35 caliber rifles HAVE PROVEN EFFECTIVE,
EVEN MY BROTHER-IN-LAWS 357 MAG REVOLVER AND MARLIN CARBINE,
HAVE KILLED DEER CONSISTENTLY FOR DECADES,
while precise shot placements were and are extremely critical to making a good kill,
added range and impact energy certainly helps.
look over the ballistics
and both the 358 win and the 35 whelen stand head and shoulders above the 350 legends in power.
the only big advantage I see the legend has is its designed to function in an AR15 semi auto rifle,
but its been 4 plus DECADES since I needed more than a single shot from my 358 BLR to drop a deer!
so I don,t see having 4 or more, instantly available shots in a magazine in a 350 legend,
having any advantage over having 3 more in a 358 BLR magazine or a 35 whelen 7600 remington pump action.
the vast majority of deer are killed at well under the 350 legends roughly 225 yard effective range.
https://www.hodgdonreloading.com/data/rifle
look over the data for
new
the 350 legend 180 grain at about 2200 fps is about max
all THESE RIFLE CARTRIDGES LINKED HERE BELOW ARE at least 60 years older and more powerful
35 remington (1908)180 grain at about 2300 fps is about max
(its a well proven deer cartridge)
decades of use hunting elk with these two cartridges have proven them effective
358 win (1955)250 grain at about 2350 fps is about max
35 whelen (1922)250 grain at about 2500 fps is about max
358 win
35 whelen
it was a RUGER,
and while its a nice light rifle thats sure to be useful, and will most likely be very popular, due to its low recoil,
he has some how developed the idea that its an absolutely devastatingly effective, stop anything in its tracks, rifle!
I had a hard time not bursting out laughing
the marlin 35 Remington that a few people think is inferior to the 30/30, is marginally more powerful,
all the 35 caliber rifles HAVE PROVEN EFFECTIVE,
EVEN MY BROTHER-IN-LAWS 357 MAG REVOLVER AND MARLIN CARBINE,
HAVE KILLED DEER CONSISTENTLY FOR DECADES,
while precise shot placements were and are extremely critical to making a good kill,
added range and impact energy certainly helps.
look over the ballistics
and both the 358 win and the 35 whelen stand head and shoulders above the 350 legends in power.
the only big advantage I see the legend has is its designed to function in an AR15 semi auto rifle,
but its been 4 plus DECADES since I needed more than a single shot from my 358 BLR to drop a deer!
so I don,t see having 4 or more, instantly available shots in a magazine in a 350 legend,
having any advantage over having 3 more in a 358 BLR magazine or a 35 whelen 7600 remington pump action.
the vast majority of deer are killed at well under the 350 legends roughly 225 yard effective range.
https://www.hodgdonreloading.com/data/rifle
look over the data for
new
the 350 legend 180 grain at about 2200 fps is about max
all THESE RIFLE CARTRIDGES LINKED HERE BELOW ARE at least 60 years older and more powerful
35 remington (1908)180 grain at about 2300 fps is about max
(its a well proven deer cartridge)
decades of use hunting elk with these two cartridges have proven them effective
358 win (1955)250 grain at about 2350 fps is about max
35 whelen (1922)250 grain at about 2500 fps is about max
358 win
35 whelen
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