remington firearms questions

**goatee** · 04-21-2012, 06:39 PM

i recently picked up a 350 rem mag with 120+ rounds of reloads the owner made. he also wrote down grain info. and put that info. into each box of loads he made. (and date) all of which date around 70/71
there is also a weaver scope on it. i have the receipt for the scope as well. $47 bought on 8/18/69.
i can only assume the rifle was purchased in 69 as well. why make loads for a gun you dont yet own? right?

so,, i go to Remington.com and look up center-fire rifles by caliber.
http://remington.com/products/firear...seven-cdl.aspx

there is only one in that caliber, claims it is still in production. (no asterisk next to it) and that it was introduced in 1983. wrong gun i assume... so what gives?

here is the page before.
http://remington.com/pages/news-and-...bycaliber.aspx

**Bobbers** · 04-21-2012, 06:53 PM

What model is the rifle? Remington did make rifles in that caliber since the mid 1960's.

**goatee** · 04-21-2012, 06:58 PM

http://remington.com/products/firear...seven-cdl.aspx

now im even more confused.

model 700

**goatee** · 04-21-2012, 06:59 PM

sorry,, when you go to the last link,, go to the right of the page and click on "specifications"

**goatee** · 04-21-2012, 07:01 PM

http://remington.com/comparison.aspx

**Bobbers** · 04-21-2012, 07:08 PM

They made the model 700 in 350 Rem Mag (1969 – 1973,1985 – 1986, 1985 Classic).

**noelekal** · 04-21-2012, 07:11 PM

A very nice rifle in an uncommon chambering. Worth a premium for the .350 Remington Magnum chambering.

That is not a factory stock on the rifle but a really nice custom stock with a first-rate checkering job. Love the look. The rifle itself appears to be a typical Model 700 of the era.

**goatee** · 04-21-2012, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by noelekal

A very nice rifle in an uncommon chambering. Worth a premium for the .350 Remington Magnum chambering.

That is not a factory stock on the rifle but a really nice custom stock with a first-rate checkering job. Love the look. The rifle itself appears to be a typical Model 700 of the era.

really? you think its a custom job stock?

**noelekal** · 04-21-2012, 08:13 PM

Neither the grade of wood, the stock shape, nor the checkering look factory for a 1968-1970 Remington Model 700 ADL or BDL.

Here's a link to a garden variety Remington 700 BDL showing a factory stock typical of the era.
http://www.gunauction.com/search/dis...temnum=8876211

Here's a link to a garden variety of the lower cost Remington 700 ADL showing a factory stock typical of the era.
http://www.gunauction.com/search/dis...temnum=9041457

Your checkering is much more well done and possesses more lines to the inch than the factory checkering of the era and the portion of the stock beneath the action opening appears to be custom contoured. The style of the stock as a whole is different. The wood itself looks to be more highly figured than most standard equipment stocks of the era. While not a sure-fire indicator, the butt pad is not Remington either though similar pads could be added to any factory rifle.

I see these rifles all the time, have a brother-in-law and several friends who have 700s of the era and your stock is a cut above.

**goatee** · 04-21-2012, 09:21 PM

well thats cool. i cant wait to shoot it.

**goatee** · 04-21-2012, 10:49 PM

maybe this wasnt the best idea. i am having a tough time finding ammo.

**Acmemfg** · 04-22-2012, 04:13 AM

Beautiful rifle, but yeah ammunition is going to be an issue. Midway is usually a good bet but don't be surprised if they are often out of stock/backordered.

In a sense though that can be a blessing in disguise; last I saw, that particular caliber was going for about $70 for 20 rounds. Tad pricey for certain

**Jim** · 04-22-2012, 04:28 AM

Based on looks and finish I think it is a custom stock-many of the big companies did do semi custom work through the factory. Looks like you may have to start reloading if you want to use this very often. I would never use reloads made by another person I did not know. I would break the ammo down and save the components for reuse.
Congratulations on a fine purchase.

**Bobbers** · 04-22-2012, 05:48 AM

With that caliber reloading you own ammunition is the way to go. With the ammunition you got with the rifle you have to me careful of it. The ammunition should work fine I have shot rounds that my dad reloaded, that have been sitting around for 40 years and they worked fine. I would be cautious about shooting reloads that someone else made. You do not know what level of reloading experience they had or what they were trying to load they ammunition to do. Did they load them on the low end (which would work fine) or did they load them as hot round (which could be bad). You also do not know if the brass has been load 1 time or 5 times. With the Magnum round the more times it is shot the weaker the brass gets. I have also heard but not sure if it is true but brass can get brittle with age and then can not be reloaded as many times as new brass. Just some food for thought. Everything should be ok but with any gun it is better to be a little cautious at first.

**rearviewmirror** · 04-22-2012, 07:22 AM

I second what Jim said: NEVER TRUST A STRANGERS RELOADS

**goatee** · 04-22-2012, 09:09 AM

reloaded the day i was born. or at least this box was... most of the rest were in 71.
im thinking this guy didnt shoot very often.

**goatee** · 04-22-2012, 12:26 PM

could not resist.

**Jim** · 04-22-2012, 12:30 PM

Nice! check your action screws- vertical stringing can indicate some looseness there from stock shrinkage.

How do the fired cases look?

**goatee** · 04-22-2012, 12:45 PM

not sure what im looking for on the cases so, heres a photo.

**noelekal** · 04-22-2012, 12:46 PM

Thanks for posting this. It's an enjoyable thread. The .350 Remington Magnum is a bit off-the-wall and a round not often encountered. That makes it more appealing to avid handloaders. It really does fill a niche as a cartridge that offers a bit more bullet weight, a larger diameter, and a useful level of power for the fellow who wants something a bit larger than the ".30 caliber or less" tribe of cartridges. I love my standard cartridges but also love playing with semi-obsolete and outright obsolete cartridges too. Looks like it would have great application as a timber cartridge for elk, bear, or large deer. With the heaviest .35 caliber bullets it would do well at any North American game to 200 yards or a bit further if the rifleman was good.

The .350 Remington Magnum was an admirable cartridge for its day and it did make sense to market it to American hunters.

It's also fun and instructive to see the photos of the handloads too. A cursory look at only a single source of published loading data shows that the 200 grain load using 4895 is still a couple grains below maximum, a reasonable place to be.

The second load shown using the 25 grains of 4198 and the 275 grain cast bullet is a very mild load. The handloader who assembled it probably had a low recoiling target or plinking load in mind.

The main problem possible with using another's handloads for which one is not familiar is that, despite what may be notated on the box or on an accompanying slip of paper, the loads may have been mixed, replaced, or perhaps the handloader subsequently reloaded the cartridge cases with something completely different and didn't bother to record the data.

I've used handloads inherited or acquired from respected handloaders that I knew with no issues but it bears mentioning. When in doubt, just disassemble the cartridges and use the case for preparing a known handload.