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Some strange things today...
Thursday, November 21, 2019, 18:12

My upper came in yesterday and I was very pleased the manner it was outfitted. The MLok forend is slim and goes all the way to the end of the 16” barrel. It is pretty close to the barrel, it might heat up. Personally I don’t like flat tops and usually have to raise the scope base 1”, plus high rings. So it does not hurt my neck. The big hole bored in the barrel livens up the balance. However my main intrigue is toying with the cartridge and handloading. It's longer than my .223 mock up, larger diameter at the web too.

My LGS had some 145 gr. ball shooter ammo for $11 a box, a nice surprise. Plus I got to hear about his Montana Elk hunt, he and his son, horses, two Elk, great stuff. Hunting ammo was $28, with the fancy projectiles. I have not read much about the specifics so I had to find out myself. The case had 18.5 gr. of some fine ball powder. It makes me think it’s a little on the fast burn rate side with a 145 gr. bullet. My inclination is to stoke it with 1680 or 4227, a heavier cast bullet, and have at it. The bullet was a bit of a shocker, it is actually .353”, what up?! I have a .352” sizer, and a .356”. This is a bit of a puzzle. We’ll see.

I need to buy a dedicated mag, they are cheap. The 20 rnd military mag seems to be able to hold and feed 2-3 so it will do for a test. The problem areas seem to be the highlighted parts. I read P-Mags mod easy too. Being a rifle pressure round and a lot of bullet surface area performance should be considerable. The factory ball is rated at 2250 fps, seems low. If anyone knows of a more technical article on the .350 I’d sure like to read it.