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Post by rock185 on Jun 3, 2017 14:09:37 GMT -5
I've not done a lot of rifle shooting in years, but here is one I enjoy occasionally, in small doses. It's a Remington 660 .350 Magnum carbine with 20" barrel and Leupold long eye relief M8-2X scope mounted in the "Scout" position. I've shot .375 H&H, 458 Win. mag,etc., but this little gun is the one that beats me up.  |
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Post by smith10 on Jun 3, 2017 15:24:45 GMT -5
Looks like a handy little scout setup there.
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Post by Jäger on Jun 3, 2017 16:45:53 GMT -5
I've not done a lot of rifle shooting in years, but here is one I enjoy occasionally, in small doses. It's a Remington 660 .350 Magnum carbine with 20" barrel and Leupold long eye relief M8-2X scope mounted in the "Scout" position. I've shot .375 H&H, 458 Win. mag,etc., but this little gun is the one that beats me up. Oh, I've felt your pain... but in slightly heavier doses...   Husqvarna "Husky" in 358 Norma Magnum. 22" barrel; just a tad over 7 lbs - not having a recoil pad saves weight, you see. Thor's Hammer; kills at both ends. A 250 grain bullet at 2830 fps is an attention getter for both sides. Just the ticket for elk hunting in the alder thickets around here that are lousy with grizzly bears. Actually is not too bad, as long as your attention is good and you're firm on the stock. Get preoccupied or forget what you are hanging on to, and it will punish you severely for your lack of respect. Did that once while stooping over to shoot under a bush at an elk I had bugled in - one of the better scope bite scars you will ever see. For sheer, undiluted nastiness, my brother bought a Ruger No. 1 in .416 Rigby as his answer to walking the grizzly trails through the alder thickets to get at the elk. With the conventional Rigby loads, it was a heavy pusher, but nothing to get too excited about. However, he loaded it with Barnes X-Bullets in something like 300 or 325 grain persuasion, which scooted along at nearly 3000 fps. Now that just plain old hurt, no matter how you held it, recoil pad or no recoil pad. Felt like getting sucker punched in a bar, every single time you pulled the trigger. The .35's are a badly overlooked rifle caliber; possibly due to being labelled "woods cartridges". My wife's Browning BLR in 358 Winchester puts Barnes 180 grain TTSX bullet out at a shade over 2800 fps. How that is supposed to be a short distance only caliber is a mystery to me. No different than a 30/06 with the same weight of bullet - but using less powder to get the same velocity, meaning less recoil. She's 130 lbs soaking wet with her boots on, and she doesn't seem to have any trouble shooting it. Attachments:
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Post by CXM on Jun 3, 2017 17:44:40 GMT -5
A 350Mag on a 660??? Jeez... you are one brave dude... I had a 600 in .308 back in the 1960s... it was downright painful to shoot... the muzzle blast reminded me of a 175mm and it was LOUD!! Fortunately, I found someone who liked it...  How is the 350 to shoot?? V/r Chuck |
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