Ny rifle opener last Saturday. I shot a big fat doe with the 350L. She died on the way to the dirt. 180 grain Winnies were $19. Make no mistake, this is not just a round for straight wall states it’s an amazingly effective load for all eastern style farm and wood lot hunting and in fact useful countrywide.

Anyone in Ohio who is confused on .350Legend's legality. Its 100% legal, I've even confirmed with ODNR.

Great video! This is the most comprehensive summary of the 350 Legend that I've seen. Earned my subscription! Looking forward to the rest of the videos.

For my straight walled cartridge, caliber choice. I believe you have me sold on the .350 Legend

just run .358 through a sizing die, thats what i do, size to .356, shoots fine

First day I have heard this channel !! Wow ! Loads of Knowledge, thank you , Merry Christmas from an Ohio Ruger Collector

I've been loading 357 pistol bullets for my model 8 and 336 35 Remington for a decade now. In that time I have been salivating to get a 35 R.E.M. barrel and bolt head made for a short action Stoner rifle. This year I think is the year. With 158 jfps I'm getting 2500 fps out of the Mod 8. With no cycling issues in that crazy Browning action and minute of deer accuracy

You did a great job! So clear and up front. Good charts. Yes, everyone has their favorites that fits there needs.

The most informative with least amount of blathering about how this cartridge is not as good as so and so cartridge. Good video. I bought a .350 complete upper and added it to a build lower. Have not hunted with it but for hitting paper and metal gongs, I like what I have seen so far. Waiting for an opportunity to over power a feral hog with this round.

A warning statement for anyone who wants to shoot 350 legend in a Ar15. It comes with alot of reliability problems. If you can legally buy a 300 blackout for hunting go with blackout over 350 legend. Or 450 bushmaster if you need straight wall cartridge

Excellent review. Articulate and fact filled. Great job.

I have a Bear Creek Arsenal 350 legend upper assembly. Made it to an Aero Precision Lower with a rise armament trigger. It is amazing. Love that rifle and cartridge. It devastates Texas feral hogs.

Buy the cheap ammo and reload your saved brass for hunting for cheap. The reason they did not go to .358 is that Winchester wanted a monopoly on the hunting bullets.

When I see the .350 Legend makes me think of the old 350 Win Self Load round.Also looks like an enlarged .30 Carbine round-bigger and more powerful,of course.Just similar cartridge shape.

This younger man hosting this video has a creepy look of death in his wide serious eyes. The black facial hair enhances the spine-chill factor. This man could easily pass for an Army drill sergeant or a Marine DI with a shaving profile. This looks like a man not to make enemies of.

Thank you for the very informative video! The limited firearm zone in Michigan changed and now I have to consider something else to use.

I am in Texas and just finished a AR build in 350 legend for hogs. I am always trying new calibers on the piggy’s. I have been happy with accuracy at 100-150. Been producing consistent 1” 1/4 groups. It’s a pretty sweet little round but I can see why people hunting in the restricted states haven’t transitioned yet.

The balance between weight and operating velocity is a good reason to put this out in .357. The heavier .358 bullets will not perform at the velocities this cartridge can manage.

What an excellent and very thorough video presentation... Thank you!!!

I get the legality aspect and I like seeing things like this developed to further utilize the AR platform. For me however, not having the need has me completely addicted to 6.5 Grendel and your chart shows why it's such a great cartridge. Still. I'm starting to come around on .350 legend more and more. It's a neat idea and I love that it still uses the 5.56 BCG.

Winchester and Hornady both have bullets available for reloaders, good luck finding them in stock for a while

I wonder if this round would do well in a shorter-barrel, a carbine/AR pistol with this round would be awesome.

Probably my favorite all purpose rifle cartridge.

The 9mm critical duty 135 gr round would make an excellent hunting round at 2000+ fps. The round was designed with limited expansion out of a pistol, so you should have a great expansion window.

I dozed off while you were sitting there droning on. I woke up and you were still sitting there droning on. Thanks for the nap time. As for the video, you didn't sell me on the ideo of investing in a 350L.

I wanted to find an AR cartridge that would be a little better out of a shorter barrel for range fun & home defense, and landed on 350 legend. I also have started hand loading and landed on a super cheap 125gr .357” FMJ over 18gr of h110 for a cheap range round. Haven’t worked on a hunting load yet, but I have some 140gr FTX bullets I’d like to use for that.

There’s a fair selection of.358 bullets that you can effectively swage down to .356 Lee #90046, it’s for cast bullets but a similar .318” one works fantastically taking .323” diameter jacketeds down.

Man thanks for the detailed explanation! Really good information.

Love your video. Very informative. Thank you for the great information, loved your pistol hunting bench I have one just like it. I'm waiting for the Tikka rifle to come out in 350 Legend in tactical mode or model

As far as the 358 bullets . I know a fellow that sized down some speer hot core bullets. Has worked quite well so far.

It's funny how something number based like velocity has become a subjective term now. I guess anyone can say the 350 Legend is "Fastest" for straight walled cartridges at 2100 fps and just ignore the 375 Winchester ever existed.

I believe the idea and grandfather of this cartridge is the old .351 Winchester. It was the very best “in-between” round of its time. Not full rifle power but more power than a pistol. The .351 Winchester was well known and widely used by civilians and law enforcement right up until WW2 and a little thereafter. I wish they’d bring it back, but this will do for the time being lol.

Wilson combat makes 15 round mags but they work at 19+1. I bought 3 there doing me a fantastic job

.357 & .358 bullets can be resized with the .356 Lee Sizing Die Kit ($20).

The .350 Legend did for the .357 Magnum what the .300 Weatherby Magnum did for the .30-06 Springfield. Winchester took a venerable, effective, and ubiquitous cartridge, gave it laser-like velocity, sledgehammer-like punch down range, practical application, and reliability. Love mine in a 7.5 inch AR pistol configuration. Guns N Basses Forever!🔫🎸

I appreciate the video, thanks. I absolutely abhor the repeated assertions of "it takes 'x' ft. lbs of energy to kill an animal".. there are simply too many variables within a single caliber, let alone an attempt to generalize EVERY bullet for EVERY caliber in any given situation. It's just mind-boggling how seemingly intelligent individuals fall into this thinking w/o examination. To illustrate: a 62 grain. 223 FMJ has almost identical "energy" at 215 yards as a 200 grain .35 Rem soft point..so, same same, right? Good to go? IMO "energy" is useless information w/o the more important variables accounted for.

Great looking rifle. And I was going to go with the 450 but now I'm leaning towards the 350. And hopefully I can do this rifle I like it that much.

This may be my new favorite round. Zero recoil makes for accurate shooting. Tried it once on a nice bucks @ 150 yds he dropped in his tracks. In Ms we can use this round in single shot rifles in primitive weapon season. Sure beats being best up by 45-70s and 35 Welens! I like my CVA 350 so much I will hunt with it most of the time of I'm not taking over 200yds which is about where I feel it's effectiveness in deer goes to.

The most interesting component bullet option I've seen is the 165 gr. Hornady FTX. Unfortunately, I could not find them in stock.

No manufacturer ever tells the "whole truth" about a cartridge. The best thing about cartridges is they are pure physics, there is no "free lunch". A reduction in recoil = reduction in power. Plain and simple. 3rd law of motion. FYI, bullets designed for the .35 Whelen will NOT perform well at .350 Legend velocities even if you had not deformed them by sizing them to .355" The .350 Legend is nothing special. It's performance is slightly above that of the 112 year old .351 WSL. The .351 could easily meet the same performance except that the only rifle ever chambered for it was a blowback semi auto which required a specific level of velocity and recoil for reliable function. The .350 meets a very small niche in hunting. It provides a straight wall rifle cartridge where required by a very few state laws (and even parts of states) AND for people who wish to use the AR platform with a rimless cartridge for deer hunting. IF you do not have such restrictions AND are open to using any rifle except an AR, then there are many much better choices. I own both AR rifles and a Winchester Model 1907 in .351 WSL. I would choose the Model 1907 over an AR in .350 Legend any day of the week. Without restrictions, I would choose my Savage Model 99 in .300 Savage for the best deer rifle ever made.

Just purchased an APF-15 that shoots 350 legend. I’m super excited to get out to shoot it! (And Yes I have a .223 upper to switch out)

I don't think it has enough velocity to provide reliable expansion with the heavier .358 rifle bullets. It is essentially a big pistol round moreso than a rifle round. Like how people used to have terrible results trying to load 30-06 appropriate bullets in the slow 30-30

I bout a KAK 358 Legend barrel. It does shoot everything.355, .356, .357, .358 , shoots all to same level of accuracy. They’ve been out for a while. I don’t know why but I’m glad I got mine when I did. Starline proving to be the best brass.

Great video. Being I shoot 45 LC I think this video sold me more on the 450 bushmaster. I have and reload for that .452 already and shows that the 450 and the heavier 350 had same trajectory with the 450 putting down energy much further.

big fan of the 35 caliber for hunting.

450BM is the way to go, bullets nearly twice the weight and moves out at the same velocity around 2200 fps, custom loads out of a bolt action rifle can push near 2400 fps, its more accurate in my experience, and has better range. Only downfall is price but are you hunting with it or planking with it, and a lot of guys are building these off of their AR's to hunt with not go shoot for fun lol, plus if being built off of an AR you already have you're your 223 barrel for fun.

Did Winchester tell the whole truth about the .350 Legend? Nope! No one who sees themselves as an ethical hunter, would ever try to take deer at the max range as advertised. I wouldn't try to take a deer at a range beyond 125-150 yards. Yes, it's an interesting new cartridge, but Win. folks were unethical in stating an effective range of 300 yards. Please, please guys and gals: don't go out and wound deer and other animals at those advertized ranges. Keep them under 150 yds.

My 45-70 with a 350gr bullet out of my Marlin 1895 Cowboy is hitting about 2400fps.

I figured that limited mag capacity was the factor that would keep die hard pig hunters from running this caliber. I know I was very excited for this caliber. When it came out I was in the process of looking for a single shot 357 mag to ream to 357 Maximum. For my daughter's to hunt with. The 350L falls right into that ballistic envelope. Only reason I shy'd away. Was early reliability issues, magazine issues, along with feeding troubles. That isn't the experience I wanted my girls to have while hunting. With a lot of those early teething issues addressed. I find myself considering it again.

I’m waiting for the day that we are finally past everyone comparing things to .223. I feel like if you’re gonna compare straight wall cartridges we should be comparing this to the 45-70, .450, and even .444 Marlin. Please let’s get these big bore cartridges back into style! A wise old man once told me, ammunition companies aren’t making new bullets and brass, but simply repurposing them. A lot of truth in the 350 legend being a .357 diameter bullet

FACTS ,, My son and myself have switched to the 350 Ledgend, I've hunted Deer for 55 years, I've used them All, In my opinion,the 350 is that one rifle I been looking for, Have pictures to prove it,,, it's extremely accurate ,shoots flat, the pentatration is great 👍, knockdown is fantastic , AND even using the 180 grain Winchester bullet there's no recoil , I'm Sold On the 350ledgend

I really do wish you had included the 300 Ham'r. I built one just before the Legend came out. It is a better cartridge and great for reloaders.

As a user of the 450 Bushmaster, I can state that the Hornady Black series with FTX bullets sell for $26.95 a box at my LGS. I reload for mine, but $26.00 plus or minus is about par for any premium hunting ammo for medium sized game. I will agree the 350 Winchester will offer more magazine capacity and a pocket full of cartridges will not pull your pants down like the larger straight wall cartridges. Another plus is the the cartridge uses the same BCG as the .223. I use standard AR mags with the 450 Bushmaster by means of a snap in follower that rotates in over top the AR follower. The 450 follower can be easily rotated out making my standard AR mags more versatile. I believe another good benefit of the 350 Winchester is the reduced recoil. The 450 Bushmaster, .458 Socom, and 50 Beowulf are not soft recoiling rifles and those persons who are recoil sensitive would benefit from the new Winchester cartridge.

Thanks for sharing, pretty good comparison chart. I know that you could have added more like the 6.8 Rem SPC, but those other ones aside from the .223 and 6.5 Grendel compare in style to the .350 Legend. I want to build my own AR-15 mostly for predator/coyote hunting, starting with .223 since I already have some handloads using 65 grain Sierra Gamekings and 25 grains of CFE 223 (my brother took his AR back after 12 years to use for deer and hogs in SC). But my next upper probably would be the 6.5 Grendel or 450 Bushmaster since I live in WV and Ohio isn't too far from me, plus heavy thumpers seem fun. My brother built a .350 Legend AR-15 for under $500 including a 20" complete upper from Bear Creek Arsenal for around $200-225. I currently work at Walmart and the only ammo that we sell out of all of those on the chart is .450 Bushmaster in Hornady Black and Rem AccuTip and that is only because my dept manager ordered them after we finally got the Ruger Ranch rifle AFTER rifle season was over. We have been trying to get .350 Legend in since that is what everyone wants this year instead of the .450 BM that took us forever to get. But Walmart is super slow on the uptake with new ammo, cartridges, firearms and so much more.

i figured it like 35 Remington

Thank you for clearing this up. Also, that is a great looking rifle btw

Much higher number of available projectiles is why I chose .458 socom over 50 Beowulf or .450 bushmaster for my big bore AR build. Plus the fact that the rounds fit in standard AR mags was another big factor. This .350 legend is looking very interesting too.

It actually remindes me of the old 38-55

As a 50 Beowulf I get 300 grain round nosed copper plated bullets for $23 a box and some 350 and 400 grain hollow points for $28 to $38 a box

P. O. Ackley shot 8mm bullets in .308 caliber barrels w/o much problems. I'm sure some of the higher weight .358 bullets will work subsonic

I wish you had included the 44 Magnum in a Ruger Deerstalker carbine. Maxes out at about 125 yds and close to 1000 ft lbs depending on ammo. I'd like to see Ruger bring the carbine back in the 350 Legend using a clip magazine and keep the weight similar to the original. It was a wonderful woods rifle in NYS Adirondacks for deer and people are still trying to locate used ones.

Here in Ohio we are restricted to straight wall cartridges for deer hunting. I’d just go with a 45-70 in lever or bolt action. I haven’t seen many spots here where one would have a clear shot over 150 yards.

Bear Creek Arsenal has some very good prices for the Legend uppers

351 self loading re-run?

My local Cabala's has .50 Beowolf for $26.99 in the FMJ. The hollowpoint is $27.99.

I was surprised how more powerful the 458 SOCOM was over the Beowolf.

So could you push 358 diameter bullets through a Lee sizing die and resize them to 357 or 355 and then load them into the 350 Legend ?

really covered this round , make it sound a useful hand loader product

Pmag mod gives you ~25 round magazines

Cabela's carries .50 Beowulf. I've gotten it for less than $30 a box of 335gr. Ranier hollowpoint. The only downside for the Beowulf that I've found is recoil.

Doing bullets on Bambi, if you don't have to have a straight wall cartridge, 6.5 Grendel, next 6.8spc, then 350legend. for the ar 15 platform. I have not had any issues finding rounds for Grendel or 6.8 in my area stores. I believe the 6.5 Grendel to be the very best kid friendly deer round there is.

If it comes with a tungsten tip it could gain a whole new popularity !!!!!

if you want to run a .358 resize a .358 to .355-.357 done.

I love those big and heavy AR round, but every time, when thiking about getting one I realise that 45 70 can do better 😁

What are your thoughts on 350L in revolver length barrels? Mainly 4.5"-6.5". Would be wanting to run some hefty subsonics and stabilization is a worry.

Solid copper 90gr .355 would be zippy make for a great defense round

Great info thanks !

Mos-tec Makes a barrel that is bored for A 358 bullet That adds another group of bullets you can throw in the mix get up to a 280 grain swift Afraid

The people touting all the bottle neck rounds don't understand, or are too slow on the uptake. The 350 Legend was developed for the restricted states that only allow straight wall calibers. Michigan, Ohio, public land in Indiana, Iowa, and parts of Wisconsin.

I'm a bit cautious about the idea of using the .358 bullets used in the likes of .35 Remington and .358 Winchester. I would think those would be your best choice for deer, at least assuming that you can propel them at least as quickly as they are out of .35 Remington and .358 Wincester to give sufficient expansion for clean kills.

This 350 legend is simply the latest flavor of the month, gun companies are forever trying to get the public to buy into the next great idea. People who live in areas with the restrictions you described have been use gun/ammo combinations like the 336 Marlin in .444 marlin which is far easier to buy and is far more effective on any game on the North American continent short of a rampaging T-Rex, and even then the .444 still holds the edge in effective penetration and knock down and speed..

I guess there is no love for 30carbine, that too is a straight wall cartridge.

Stuck in a zone where only shotguns and pistols are allowed. Went with 300 blackout....best performer out of a 10.5" AR. Wish my state didn't suck...

LCR 357 with a handle that would hold couple moon clips, and this caliber rifle would be pretty good package for a hunter that likes to keep it simple and cheap. I wish someone would make a boattail bullet for this, it could be able to squeeze a little bit more range with it.

It's just a modern 3030 so like a 3530

Looks like the new carbine load for military. Legend? Bad Legend? May be a good reloader chamber . Cast lead with black powder coat. Would still do about 1400 with 3x powder.

Thank you Gary for the information

Hornady sells the bullets now online all over the place.

I am building (almost done) piece by piece a Nerf gun look alike in 350 & i'm super excited to shoot it soon. Your video about 350 is AWESOME!! Thanks. I'm still looking for .50-ish cent rounds to no avail

Shoulda, coulda, woulda, yes a 358 Winchester and the 35 Whelen should have been 9mm rifle cartridges.

At 300 yards that thing has a drop of right at 3 feet not including the subsonic ammo that has a drop of 9 feet at 300 yards and 3 feet at 200 yards so it would be worthless for anything beyond 150 yards with supersonic ammo or 50-100 yards for subsonic ammo To give you an ideal if I set my 7mm08 to shoot 3 feet high at 100 yards with a 160 grain going 2710 fps muzzle I am sighted in for 1200 yards with over 850 ft lbs of energy at 1200 yards Where as the 350 legend would sight in at only 300 yards using a 158 grain starting at 2225 fps with only 620 ft lbs of energy left at 300 yards and only half the energy my 7mm08 has at 100 yards If i'm not mistaken a 300 grain sabot 12 gauge shotgun slug from a rifled shotgun barrel will have better ballistics and energy than the 350 legend has at 100-300 yards and I can bet you will probably get better ballistics from a muzzle loader 300 grain sabot slug also I think they called it the 350 legend because it will be legendary as to how many people got fooled into buying one because of the name only and nothing else LOL

You have my attention. Semper Fi

I was between investing in 450 bush and 350 legend. I went and got a 350 legend upper this weekend and took the plunge. Thanks for making these great videos it helped me find the direction I went. Let you know what I think.

You forgot cast powder coated bullets. There is a lot of people doing 350 legend with cast bullets. I have a great 147 grain let bullet I use for plinking can reload for less than 25 cents using brass I already have.

OMG, this time you showed up in my sub feed, unlike last time (thanks YouTwat)!

I'm 14 my dad bought me a Henry 45-70 for shooting and hunting my friend has a Remington in .243 that he used until his grandpa bought him a .350. I told him I'd rather go for a cheap Winchester 1894 or something in .35 Remington but he said he'd rather a semi auto. If you got the money spend it I guess.

.375 Winchester in a 94 is about the same power

A .358 rifle bullet can be swaged through a sizing die to .356-.357, but I have not tried this, and cannot confirm the performance.

I use .358 it’s easy and safe just buy a bullet resizer you shrink the .358 to .357 .356 or .357 I shrink mine to .357 from .358

For those of us in the straight wall cartridge states . This round is ideal ! Unless you really enjoy the punishment that a 12 gauge slug can do to your shoulder.