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<blockquote data-quote="ducky" data-source="post: 2675862" data-attributes="member: 94420"><p>Honestly I wouldn't know I don't own a .44 caliber anything. I've just messed with an Encore in .375 JDJ which I formed out of .444 Marlin brass. So I had an idea on the case length, and know it's easier to trim than stretch a case.</p><p></p><p>My question for you is, why is the .350 Legend underwhelming? 165 grain FTX at 2200 fps should get the job done on any deer. It's going to have the same trajectory as a 265 FTX at 2200 fps from a .444 Marlin. However, I doubt even seating a bullet long you'll get back to 2200 fps out of a shortened case. The Encore is a pretty light rifle and the .350 Legend with 165-200 grain bullets will recoil a lot less than a 265 grain bullet out of a shortened .444 Marlin case.</p><p></p><p>I think you'll have better options for bullets in the .350 Legend, Hammer has one they claim you cab get 2500 fps with. If you get a .356 Lee bullet sizing die, you can resize .358 diameter bullets. John Barness wrote about it in the Dec issue of Handloader magazine. He really liked the 180 grain Speer Gold Dot resized.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ducky, post: 2675862, member: 94420"] Honestly I wouldn't know I don't own a .44 caliber anything. I've just messed with an Encore in .375 JDJ which I formed out of .444 Marlin brass. So I had an idea on the case length, and know it's easier to trim than stretch a case. My question for you is, why is the .350 Legend underwhelming? 165 grain FTX at 2200 fps should get the job done on any deer. It's going to have the same trajectory as a 265 FTX at 2200 fps from a .444 Marlin. However, I doubt even seating a bullet long you'll get back to 2200 fps out of a shortened case. The Encore is a pretty light rifle and the .350 Legend with 165-200 grain bullets will recoil a lot less than a 265 grain bullet out of a shortened .444 Marlin case. I think you'll have better options for bullets in the .350 Legend, Hammer has one they claim you cab get 2500 fps with. If you get a .356 Lee bullet sizing die, you can resize .358 diameter bullets. John Barness wrote about it in the Dec issue of Handloader magazine. He really liked the 180 grain Speer Gold Dot resized. [/QUOTE]
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