Bullet Diameter: .357 inches (All 350 Legend) Shell Case Length: 1.71 inches (All 350 Legend) Bullet Size: 180 grain; Muzzle Velocity: 2,100 fps; Muzzle Energy: 1,762 foot-pounds ; Velocity (200 yards): 1,466 fps; Energy (200 yards): 859 foot-pounds; 350 Legend vs Other Straight-Wall Cartridges. CMMG announced the first AR-15 (in their Resolute line) chambered for the .350 Legend, Ruger is introducing rifles in the caliber and Winchester Repeating Arms has announced a new Model XPR Compact bolt action in .350 Legend. Gold $$ Contributor. .357 Maximum is an incredible round out to 200yds(but just limited to single shots), but even the .357 Mag out of a lever gun with heavy bullets, is pretty good inside 100yds with less recoil than the gun weighs. I decided against the 350 because their are not alot of bullets in the 355 or 357 range capable of withstanding those velocities, maybe some designed for the 357 magnum but few and far between. It will be offered in the Winchester XPR line and presumably AR rifles as well. In 357 max 24" Douglas premium barrel 1in16 twist shoots 180 pointed flat point over 4227 with CCI 450 primer .7 inches at 100 don't have to worry about resale I'll keep this one. The closest one will probably be the 180 xtp which is popular in 357 max. They kill just as well but don't exit. Nov 9, 2019 #3 I love the 150gr raptors. The 357 Max got a lot of undeserved bad press from armchair "type-peckers" back in the day. Consequently, the .350 Legend is a legal hunting rifle cartridge there. I would love to have a single shot in 357 max, and I may end up building one, but as Someguy2800 said, the 350 legend or the 357maxAR have more likely market today due to available use in ar rifles and bolt guns. The rimless versions work in modern magazine designs better than rimmed stuff, and end up costing less to steal someone else's magazine design. The youngest of three cartridges is Winchester’s .350 Legend that was introduced at SHOT Show 2019. Ps should've gone with 26" would be better. Some Reloaders have even reported ability to use .358” rifle bullets like the 180 Speer HotCor. Winchester Ammunition and also the rifle company have unveiled a joint project: the .350 Legend. The 350 Legend is not .357 caliber; I think the claim that the 350 Legend has more energy and penetrates better than the .243 Winchester is mostly bogus as well. The moniker “.357 Max AR” stuck with the round for 3 reasons, 1) it was a 5.56 case expanded to straightwall, maximizing its capacity, 2) it uses load data very similar to the 357 Maximum rimmed revolver cartridge, and 3) the “Max-AR,” Auto Rimless, was really only meant for use in AR-15’s, so the AR suffix stuck in minds. $300 with dies! I'd kill for a 160 partition in a .357 diameter. .350 Legend vs .450 Bushmaster Ballistics. The .357 Max will out perform the .350 Legend except in one area - rimless. Reactions: GotRDid and Gb300wm. Not a single one. (The case length for 223 is 1.760″.) At reasonable straight-wall cartridge hunting distances, for both velocity and trajectory, there is no real out-and-out winner between .450 Bushmaster vs .350 Legend. The 450 was more established, being around longer, and didn't want a fad cartridge that comes and goes kinda like the 223 wssm, 243wssm, which can be a nightmare on reloaders due to brass … Bfh_auto and Meeks36 like this. It’s called the .357 Remington Maximum, a SAAMI-approved cartridge designed in 1983 by Remington & Ruger. I can't speak to the 350 legend's accuracy but my 357 maximum is no slouch in the accuracy department shooting MOA from a 13" contender, so I wouldn't say that either is more accurate than the other. I doubt that you will find any … Lite recoil and is deadly. Joined: Sep 30, 2005 Messages: 16,577. A lot like the .357 Maximum you could say. Some have even put together rifles that would shoot the 357 magnum round. If they weren’t then you could end up with some pretty high pressure spikes. 350 Legend SBR - How I'm loading It - Testing NOE 183 GC "Taco's" ... Colt 601: The AR-15 Becomes a Military Rifle - Duration: 22:52. Headquarters for everything .357 Remington Maximum. Home; About Us; Services; Gallery; Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Newsletter; Contact Us; Gallery.357 Remington Maximum in action. mcb, Sep 23, 2019 #11. sawcarver. over the veteran .30-30 Win., yet delivers less recoil than the old deer classic. (** Velocity based on a 16” Test Barrel) * Refer to ANSI/SAAMI Z299.4 for pressure guideline interpretation description.