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Ruger’s New Rifle in 350 Legend

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Ruger 350 Legend

It didn’t take long, and I thought it would have been a bit longer, but a major firearms manufacturer picked up the new to market cartridge, the .350 Legend, and ran with it.

First, let me say that it’s always exciting when a new gun cartridge comes out. Even more exciting is when a major gun manufacturer, like Ruger, shows support for that cartridge early on.

This essentially means that the .350 Legend is here for the long haul.

Earlier this year at SHOT Show 2019, Winchester and CMMG announced the latest in rifle cartridge technology with the .350 Legend and a set of AR-15 platform rifles to match. You can watch the video of the release from CMMG, here:

The result was the invention of the fastest moving straight walled rifle cartridge in existence. And of course, this fills the void of straight walled cartridge hunting restrictions in a few states.

Ruger’s President and CEO Chris Killoy had this to say in the press release we were sent while out at the NRA Annual Meetings, 2019:

We heard our customers loud and clear, and are proud to answer their call … we anticipate the woods of Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio and many other states will be full of new Ruger rifles this fall.

350 legend ar-15

Ruger’s newest rifle in their AR-556 line has an MSRP of $1099, which will likely come in a bit lower once it starts to hit gun stores across the nation. Here are the specs for this rifle:

  • Stock Black Synthetic, Collapsible
  • Handguard Free-Float With Magpul® M-LOK® Slots
  • Sights None
  • Barrel Length 16.38″
  • Thread Pattern 1/2″-28 x 0.4″
  • Twist 1:16″ RH
  • Capacity 5
  • Finish Type III Hard Coat Anodized
  • Height 7.30″
  • Weight 6.6 lb.
  • Overall Length 33.38″ – 36.63″
  • Length of Pull 11.10″ – 14.40″
  • Grooves 5
  • Suggested Retail $1099.00

And of course, ammunition for the .350 Legend is currently available, and can be found for sale, here, at a decent price considering this ammo is still so new. In addition to the AR-15 rifle, Ruger also announced a bolt action in this cartridge, as well, though I have zero pictures of that one.

You can visit Ruger’s page to learn more about this rifle.

New From CMMG (and Winchester) 350 Legend Resolute AR-15

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350 legend

One of the coolest new releases of SHOT Show 2019 is the new cartridge from Winchester and the corresponding “Resolute” AR-15 rifle from CMMG. We were there at the unveiling of the new rifle, and saw the 350 Legend cartridge first hand at the range.

I must say that it is an impressive round that does solve a handful of problems for people in certain states with restrictions on hunting.

Why?

Some states don’t allow hunters to use bottle neck cartridges like .223 Remington to hunt. Other states don’t allow you to use a caliber lower than .25 to hunt.

As you can likely imagine, this can cause a lot of problems for folks, not really giving them many options to put dinner on the table. So, Winchester made the 350 Legend cartridge to help with that.

Being that the 350 Legend is a straight walled 35 caliber cartridge, this solves both problems at once for numerous people struggling to effectively take the game this bad boy was designed for.

The rifle CMMG made is called Resolute and currently comes in three models. What’s pretty neat about it, is that, if you already have an AR-15 you don’t need to buy the whole rifle. All you need to do is buy their barrel, and the rest of the parts will stay the same since the parent case of the 350 Legend is .223.

The bolt and everything else you’ve already got can stay the same, even the magazine, with maybe the exception of the follower in the mag, can stay the same.

Winchester is saying that this is currently the fastest straight-walled hunting cartridge currently in development and that it transfers more energy than the 30-30 Winchester and .300 Blackout.

It’s meant to take game like deer inside 300 yards and is being touted as “the most versatile cartridge on the market.” Time will tell how true all this is, but what I can tell you for sure is that this was one of the most talked about releases of SHOT Show 2019.

There are currently five different cartridges being offered, starting at 145 grain weight,  and cruising up to 265 for the Super Suppressed cartridge.

What are your thoughts on this new AR-15 rifle and ammunition joint venture? Let us know in the comments below.