Why no high-end 350 Legend rifles?

[77TMK]

There are not high end guns readily available in .350 Legend because it’s a low-end caliber. If you’re already going to a bolt why stay limited to a caliber designed for AR magazine length, when it’s not even a good supersonic performer? Slow and it’s a relatively small bullet? Why not go for .450 Marlin or similar large bore when your wounding mechanic is stuck to linear permanent crush cavity, being too slow to impart hydrostatic effects or even effective fragmentation.

 

[wesfromky]

Tikka roughtech ranch. in .350 with a maven scope and limited run OCL hydrogen s 8.6. It's not crazy high end, but if feels great and shoots better than i can.

 

[Kyguy]

Bear Creek Ballistics does custom .450 Bushmasters bolt actions. I think with the straight wall rounds, people are buying them mostly as a tool. It's got a particular niche for its use, but other than that, there's not a lot of reasons to buy one. I've had a Weatherby Vanguard that was pretty accurate, and I currently have a 2016 production demo Winchester XPR compact that is exceptionally accurate with every factory hunting load that I've tried. Everything under 1 1/4" or less and more than enough 1/2"-3/4" groups three shot groups to make me wonder what I did to screw up and shoot a 1 inch group. LOL. It's even got a superb 3.5lb trigger in it, breaks like a glass rod. It's a joy to shoot, with low recoil. AND YET..... I'm getting ready to sell it because the ONLY reason I bought both of the rifles is because of maybe getting to hunt some family land (wife's side) in OH, that has yet to come to fruition three year running because they don't know what they want to do with the hunters who currently lease it. Whole other story.

.350 Legend is a sailboat at 200 yds with any kind of wind. If I don't NEED it, then I don't WANT it.

There's other low recoil rounds with an extra couple hundred yards of reach (easily) with no more recoil or even less recoil. Hello .223, the ARC's, the Grendel.

 

[Bluefish]

Being in a former straight wall state and now 35 cal minimum, the 350l just isn’t a long range cartridge. Most people who have one gravitate to the cheap options, either an AR or Ruger American. It’s a tool to take deer during a week each year. Midwest deer hunters seem to be a pretty cheap bunch.

It isn’t something you will take out west and not really a good choice for long range practice or any of the long range games. Now that we don’t have to use straight walls, I would not buy one.

 

[Marbles]

Get a Sako Bavarian in 223. Get a Tikka in 350 legend. Switch the barrels, sell the Tikka.

 

[Deere_Man]

Winchester 1885 in 350 Legend is fairly high end, especially compared to the typical plastic fantastic offerings.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1123966615

 

[EmperorMA]

Winchester 1885 in 350 Legend is fairly high end, especially compared to the typical plastic fantastic offerings.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1123966615

That is straight-up PIMP!

 

[Annapolis]

Get a Sako Bavarian in 223. Get a Tikka in 350 legend. Switch the barrels, sell the Tikka.

This is a really fun idea.

 

[Dave0317]

I agree with the others on manufacturers just not seeing it as a high end worthy kind of round.

Will add, it also maybe has a higher chance of becoming obsolete compared to other choices. It’s new, it overlaps some other options, and it’s basically made for a couple states that want people to use straight wall cartridges as a way of balancing harvest rates and opportunity. Those states could easily change some wording and kill the market at any time.

But in the meantime, it’s not super high end, but for that cartridge and purpose, the Henry Single Shot is pretty nice fit and finish. Quality wood and steel. And if the cartridge does become obsolete you aren’t stuck with a $2000 piece of art you can’t sell.

But I have a pretty practical mindset on this stuff these days.

 

[Kyguy]

I don't think it's going to become obsolete, it's big in the AR crowd. Hunting rifles might eventually phase out though, if states are progressive and lift cartridge restrictions. If I was NEVER going to shoot past 200, there's still a lot to be said about throwing a big chuck of lead at something in the woods.