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Yeah, I want it in an AR15. Then again, I might just distill all the info and run a batch of .350L barrels myself for the AR15 that solves the problems. Guess that is a benefit of running a barrel company.
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That sounds cool! Let me know when you do--I might order a barrel from you. I have occasionally increased the radius (diameter, not depth) of the chamber chamfered opening to allow better ingress of the larger pistol bullets which can hang on the chamber wall at enough of an angle sometimes. That could have been the strategy of the opening on my barrel (I didn't touch it) by the manufacturer. I think a max headspace closer to 1.715 or would like be the way to go for an AR. For some reason mehavey still hasn't answered my burning curiosity for what the headspace is for his CMMG.
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Mainly because if it ain't broke.... OK, I'll get around to pulling the extractor and shimming a case (one of these days)
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1.715" barely closes with feel
Likely 1.713 given tape compression. Last edited by mehavey; January 27, 2020 at 07:20 PM. |
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Here's the fired hornady AW case--it looks very much like your handload bulged case.
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I've determined the barrel configuration is IMO inherently unsafe. Optics Planet who I bought the barrel from refuses to to take it back, insists I have to settle with Faxon. I've tried several times getting through with text and phone messages to Faxon but no response so far. I'm not even so much concerned about getting my money back as I am that others might blow their guns up if their barrel is like mine.
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born again
Got back from a lengthy trip--though it was cut short due to the coronavirus thing. Awaiting me at the post office was a new replacement 350L barrel from the fine folks at Faxon--quick headspace check showed that it passed with flying colors. It's still winter cold here and blowing strong, but I'll try to do a basic function check later today.
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It was blowing much too hard and my target box was waving around in the gusts, but I still got 5 shots before I bagged it. First shot to get on paper, then the next four at 36 yds. Everything went perfectly, cycling, ejection and lock back--the rifle just "feels right." The brass looks happy too. With a reddot it tips the scales at 6.5 pounds, very handy for a 20" medium contour barrel. Obviously this barrel is vastly superior to the first one and credit must be given to Faxon for working to make it right.
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Just when I thought I had it made!
Today I tried some handloads using Barnes Tac XP pistol bullets. No matter what people say, the 350 legend is a 9mm rifle, I think of it as the 9mm Viagra.
I was getting intermittent failure to feed with the bullet nose jamming. Took a look inside and sure enough Faxon had not put the ramps on their extension, though they had machined off the middle lower lug, a la larger pistol bullet barrels like the 458 socom. Got a little grinding to do.
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Yep. I had to do the same when I made my 450Corvette barrel. Had a stock extension and a .45 caliber blank. Jigs help.
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Good idea.
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I ended up taking the extension all the way down where it's flush with the receiver's ramps. I did this mainly because I shoot a wide variety of 9mm pistol bullets, including many which are FN's and loaded to short COL's. I bought many thousands of them from RMR and have an endless supply of them for all my 9mm needs.
The 350 legend is nothing but a higher velocity 9mm cartridge IMO, I'm not even going to waste any more of my time messing with so-called 30-30 equivalent loads. It's a 9mm Luger rifling--and as such I'm going to keep my bullet selection to 9mm pistol bullets for best overall performance; probably in the 115 to 147 grain range. Here are RMR's 124 gr jacketed FN's ready for testing.
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I could swear we've had this discussion before
SAAMI Bore/Groove/Twist/Area 9mm LUG = 0.346/0.355/10/0.967insq 357 MAG = 0.346/0.355"/18/0.969insq 350 LEG = 0.346/0.355"/16/0.967insq BARREL BOTTOM LINE(s): 9mm = 357M = 350L No practical difference as far as SAAMI's concerned, save the 9mm's considerably faster twist As to performance (CMMG upper), it's running 1" groups with the Speer 180 HotCors (LEE sized to 356/7), and "not-too-dissimilar" groups with cast Accurate 36-180LGs, Lee358-200RF, and SAECO 352-240s. Once I switched to Winchester brass & the CMMG upper -- it's fed, run, performed perfectly/no complaints. (It ain't no 35 Whelan, but it's a whole lot more than the 357MAG/MAX) . Last edited by mehavey; April 5, 2020 at 08:11 AM. |
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Yup--we have discussed this before. ; ) I've shot fairly small groups at 100 yds also with the rifle bullets--but have found very small variables can induce HUGE variation in consistency; I personally decided it's not what I would use with confidence unless I knew exactly the performance parameters and repeated them exactly under hunting conditions--if that's what I was using its for. Not for me. Personal decision.
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