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Post by junebug on Oct 24, 2023 16:31:38 GMT -5
My local shop had 360 Buck Hammer ammo today[ first I've seen] as well as 350 Legend and 32 H&R mag on the shelf if your looking. Kygunco.com
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Post by Encore64 on Oct 25, 2023 1:54:15 GMT -5
I've been buying 360 Buckhammer Ammo and putting it back just to get the brass.
I think of factory ammo as sinful, but there's no bulk brass available this early in the game.
Wanted a Henry Single Shot, but for some reason they delisted it in this year's catalog.
I may end up just ordering a TC Contender Carbine Barrel so chambered.
This one is so similar to some of the ancient cartridges its eerie. Truly there is no new thing under The Sun!!!
It looks to be a reloader's dream.
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Post by boolitdesigner on Oct 25, 2023 13:26:46 GMT -5
Yes, and a little better than the 35 Rem. I wish they would get going.
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Post by woodtroll on Oct 27, 2023 14:36:10 GMT -5
Wanted a Henry Single Shot, but for some reason they delisted it in this year's catalog. I may end up just ordering a TC Contender Carbine Barrel so chambered. This one is so similar to some of the ancient cartridges its eerie. Truly there is no new thing under The Sun!!! It looks to be a reloader's dream. I, too, was interested in the Henry single shot in .360BH that Remington claims is available. I emailed Henry, and their response was basically that it was still planned but they had not produced any for sale yet. It might be worth the wait. This seems like a perfect round for a woods-walking single shot rifle. |
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Post by hampton on Oct 27, 2023 18:54:46 GMT -5
I had SSK build an Encore barrel at 18 inches -- so I could legally hunt with it in Macedonia and Hungary. So far, I really like the round and I'm shooting the 180 gr. Core-Lokt factory ammo. At this point, I've taken 9 head of game with it including water buffalo, red stag, huge boars, fallow deer, black bear, and whitetail -- all have fell to one shot. I'll be shooting this straight-wall cartridge more in the future. Groups inch and a half at 100 yards if I do my part. Not intended for long range pokes but inside 200 yards, the .358 caliber bullets seem to be performing well. There will other lever guns available over time and with the rimmed 30-30 case, works well in a single-shot too.
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Post by x101airborne on Oct 28, 2023 8:18:05 GMT -5
I tried looking it up on Load Data and found nothing. I was interested in the SAAMI drawing.
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Post by lar4570 on Oct 28, 2023 12:33:41 GMT -5
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Post by harold89 on Oct 28, 2023 19:19:58 GMT -5
If Henry had rolled out a SS 360 Buckhammer before the 350 Legend was launched, I would have went that route instead.
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Post by revolvercranker on Nov 3, 2023 14:46:02 GMT -5
boolitdesigner I think you should look at this link: www.marlinowners.com/threads/35-remington-vs-360-buckhammer-ballistics.655427/That's the general concesus on the internet. If anything the 360 Buckhammer only may just equal the 35 Remington. The only thing it has going for it is it meets the states that have straight walled cartridge restrictions and that's a very small market. This may be something you all don't know. Some rich Czech bought VISTA which owned a massive number of companies and of which is Remington ammo. This may change things. |
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Post by x101airborne on Nov 3, 2023 15:58:56 GMT -5
boolitdesigner I think you should look at this link: www.marlinowners.com/threads/35-remington-vs-360-buckhammer-ballistics.655427/That's the general concesus on the internet. If anything the 360 Buckhammer only may just equal the 35 Remington. The only thing it has going for it is it meets the states that have straight walled cartridge restrictions and that's a very small market. This may be something you all don't know. Some rich Czech bought VISTA which owned a massive number of companies and of which is Remington ammo. This may change things. And gave no promises that ammunition produced in the US would have US preferential supply. The Buckhammer uses a .359 inch bullet? Gonna be heck for those who dont cast to get commercial bullets. |
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Post by hampton on Nov 3, 2023 18:57:39 GMT -5
.358" bullets
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Post by Encore64 on Nov 3, 2023 19:01:40 GMT -5
Yeah, I expect that was a Typo on the drawing specs... Much more logical choice than the 350 Legend's .355"... |
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Post by revolvercranker on Nov 3, 2023 21:50:34 GMT -5
Here are some bullet diameter and groove diameter for some .358 caliber cartridges and this is from SAAMI. Remember all numbers are +/- The number given is the base number.
35 Remington Bullet Dia. is .359 Groove Dia is .357
35 Whelen Bullet Dia. is .359 Groove Dia. is .357
350 Mag Bullet Dia. is .359 Groove Dia. is .357
356 Win Bullet Dia. is .3593 Groove Dia. is .358
358 Win Bullet Dia. is .3583 Groove Dia. is .358
360 Rem Bullet Dia. is .358 Groove Dia. is .357
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Post by boolitdesigner on Nov 4, 2023 10:42:59 GMT -5
boolitdesigner I think you should look at this link: www.marlinowners.com/threads/35-remington-vs-360-buckhammer-ballistics.655427/That's the general concesus on the internet. If anything the 360 Buckhammer only may just equal the 35 Remington. The only thing it has going for it is it meets the states that have straight walled cartridge restrictions and that's a very small market. This may be something you all don't know. Some rich Czech bought VISTA which owned a massive number of companies and of which is Remington ammo. This may change things. Considering the possibilities, the better cartridge to deal with is the buckhammer. Having had the 35 REM in lever action, pump and semi-auto and not being able to find the bolt action, the cartridge has some deficiencies on what you can use and what you can achieve with it. Those faults are not present in the buckhammer. I’ve been loading and casting a very long time now and have experienced the problems with the 35 REM. I will not have those with the options the buckhammer cartridge. What I want is a nice 24” barrel on a 1885. |
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Post by revolvercranker on Nov 4, 2023 11:22:20 GMT -5
boolitdesigner
Lot of talk and no data or explanation of the deficiencs and problems you talk about on the 35 Remington. The two cartridges are so close that what you say about the 35 Rem some should show up in the 360. The biggest difference between the two is the 35 Rem has a slight shoulder and the 360 is rimmed. Some say the 35 Rem may have headspace problems because of the slight shoulder, but experience reloading it mutes that. If the 35 Rem has all these problems and deficiencies such as you say why is it still around and for a very long time and history. All Remington has done is reinvent the wheel because they want a small piece of the pie in states with cartridge and case restrictions.
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