The .350 Legend (9×43 mm), also called 350 LGND, is a

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-standardized straight-walled intermediate rifle cartridge developed by Winchester Repeating Arms. The cartridge was designed for use in American states that have specific regulations for deer hunting with straight-walled

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cartridges. Winchester claims that the .350 Legend is the fastest production straight-walled hunting cartridge in the world, although some .444 Marlin and .458 Winchester Magnum loads are faster. It is designed for deer hunting out to a maximum effective range of .

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's Deer Hunting Regulations allow the use of a straight-walled rifle cartridge with a minimum caliber of . Consequently, the .350 Legend is a legal hunting rifle cartridge there.

Overview

The .350 Legend shares many characteristics with the

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, such as an overall cartridge length of and a rim diameter of . Because of its similarities to the .223 Remington and 5.56 mm NATO, the .350 Legend is suitable for use in AR-15 type semiautomatic rifles, and will fit in most standard AR-15 magazines without modification.

History

At the 2019

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in Las Vegas, Nevada, the .350 Legend cartridge was introduced by Winchester Ammunition. The

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(SAAMI), the U.S. firearms and ammunition industry's technical standards-setting organization, announced the acceptance of the new cartridge and chamber standard on January 31, 2019.

Design

The cartridge was developed to deliver enough energy to achieve lethal terminal effects on large deer out to . The recoil is said to be less than a .243 Winchester. Winchester is currently offering five different loads for the new cartridge: a Deer Season XP at , a Power-Point at , a Power Max Bonded at , a FMJ in the USA ammo line at , and a Super Suppressed subsonic load at . The cartridge offers a flatter trajectory with less recoil and better terminal performance over current straight-wall cartridges while remaining compliant in most applicable states. The .350 Legend cartridge is designed to cycle in a variety of firearm platforms, and has been shown to operate in bolt-action rifles like the Winchester XPR. .350 Legend has no parent case. However, .350 Legend uses the same nominal rim diameter as .223 Remington. The .350 Legend case is a new design that maximizes terminal performance while optimizing the ability to extract the cartridge from the chambers of a variety of firearms. The .350 Legend did not adapt a .223 Remington parent case in order to incorporate a slight body taper (for extraction), as well as additional shellcase length and case volume. Winchester engineered .350 Legend hunting projectiles (such as the Extreme Point and Power-Point bullets) for use on big game out to . These bullets were designed specifically to maximize .350 Legend cartridge performance.

Technical Drawing

Usage

The .350 Legend cartridge is engineered for deer hunters requiring a modern straight-walled cartridge. It is capable of killing hogs, deer, and coyotes. With bullet weights ranging from , the .350 Legend is a highly versatile cartridge with many end uses. The ability to practice cheaply with low recoil, high velocity .35 caliber (9.1 mm) rounds legal for deer hunting opens the door for many new shooters whose recoil sensitivity precludes their use of cartridges such as .450 Bushmaster or 12 gauge

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guns.

State legislation

.350 Legend also addresses a rapidly growing market segment known as "straight-wall-cartridge-compliant" deer-hunting states. A growing number of states that previously restricted deer hunting to limited-range slug guns or muzzle loading firearms are now allowing rifles chambered in straight-walled centerfire cartridges. The .350 Legend was designed for deer hunting in states that have specific regulations requiring straight-walled cartridges for use on deer, such as Ohio, Iowa, Indiana public land, and the Southern

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region of Michigan. Illinois also allows straight-walled cartridges if used with a pistol. The pistol must be a centerfire revolver or centerfire single-shot handgun of .30 caliber or larger with a minimum barrel length of 4 inches. Single-shot rifles in those specified calibers will be allowed after January 1, 2023. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (Indiana DNR) website lists most cartridges, both bottlenecked and straight-walled, above .243" (6.2 mm) as allowed on private land. But when hunting on public lands in Indiana, the DNR cartridge specifications require cartridges with minimum and maximum case lengths of and , respectively, and a minimum bullet diameter of . It is a common misconception that Indiana is a "straight-wall state" for public land deer hunting. Many straight-wall cartridges are legal in Indiana, but they are not required, as some wildcat rounds (i.e. .358 Hoosier and .358 WSSM) with bottle necked cases still meet the state requirements.

References

External links

* Chris Eger
"SAAMI approves new .350 Legend", ''guns.com''
retrieved 15 February 2019. * Philip Massar
"First look: Winchester .350 Legend", ''americanhunter.org''
retrieved 15 February 2019. * Gary Zinn

retrieved 8 June 2019. {{Winchester Cartridges Firearms Pistol and rifle cartridges