craigmcm270
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This year at SHOT Winchester debuted their new 350 Legend. Now I don't have any experience with this cartridge, but their numbers seem skewed. Their saying that the "Legend" with a 150 grain XP bullet has more energy at 200 yds than a 30-30 150 grain bullet and more penetration than a 243 at the same distance. Their advertised energy at 200 yds for the "Legend" is around 900 ft/lbs. Their advertised penetration at 200yds is I believe around 12 inches. And this all happens with less recoil than a 243.
None of this makes sense to me as I'm looking at a box of Winchester Power Max Bonded 150 grain 30-30 ammo right now. It's advertised energy at 200 yds is 965 ft/lbs. Now I don't have a penetration diagram at 200yds for the 243, but I have to believe a 95 grain or 100 grain Nosler Partition would have well over 12 inches of penetration at 200 yds, let alone the 9 1/2 inches of penetration that they're advertising the 243 has at 200 yds against the "Legend".
To me it really looks like Winchester is really trying to fudge with the numbers to market this round. Now don't get me wrong, I'm sure it has it's place where only a straight wall center-fire is legal. But come on!! At least advertise the correct numbers.
None of this makes sense to me as I'm looking at a box of Winchester Power Max Bonded 150 grain 30-30 ammo right now. It's advertised energy at 200 yds is 965 ft/lbs. Now I don't have a penetration diagram at 200yds for the 243, but I have to believe a 95 grain or 100 grain Nosler Partition would have well over 12 inches of penetration at 200 yds, let alone the 9 1/2 inches of penetration that they're advertising the 243 has at 200 yds against the "Legend".
To me it really looks like Winchester is really trying to fudge with the numbers to market this round. Now don't get me wrong, I'm sure it has it's place where only a straight wall center-fire is legal. But come on!! At least advertise the correct numbers.