Craig Boddington was the senior contributing editor of our modern gun and ammunition caliber dictionary. Craig was involved in the development and testing of many of these and writes from first hand experience. This dictionary was written exclusively for Wholesale Hunter with unique information found nowhere else.
GUN CALIBER DICTIONARY
Rifle Ammo
350 Remington Magnum
The 350 Remington Magnum and its companion, the 6.5mm Remington Magnum, were probably the first of the short, fat magnums, introduced in 1965. They are based on the belted 300 H&H case shortened to 2.170 inches so as to fit into short bolt-actions. The 350 Remington was introduced in the short and extremely light Remington Model 600 carbine. It quickly got a reputation for ferocious recoil, which it surely has in a very light rifle. Despite numerous efforts to revive it in heavier platforms the 350 Remington Magnum has never become popular. However, it has a small but extremely loyal following among big woods hunters who want their bucks, bears, and boars anchored on the spot. This it does, but it is also fairly flat-shooting and versatile, very similar in performance to the 35 Whelen--but in a shorter action. Remington's remaining factory load features a 200-grain bullet at a respectable 2775 feet per second. — Craig Boddington
