350 Legend round. It’s the hot new thing in the wide world of deer cartridges. “The . 350 Legend combines three main benefits: low cost, low recoil, and large-caliber effectiveness on medium-sized game — 50 to 300 pounds — all in one caliber,” Masinelli said.

350 Legend-specific bullets. But even those shooters who don’t roll their own ammo can afford to shoot this cartridge. With a tough bullet this rifle will be perfect for hogs out to moderate ranges, and this cartridge will make an excellent option for hunting black bears over bait.

With this 350 Legend, you have the option of shooting 150-grain Deer Season XP ammunition that has the power to take big bucks right off their feet. I shot a big Nebraska mule deer last season and a beautiful Montana whitetail where this truly shined.

The 350 Legend is definitely the new kid on the block, but it has already proven itself as a great straight-walled cartridge option. Unlike the 450 Bushmaster, the 350 Legend is much less abusive with recoil so you can have a rifle that has a good amount of stopping power but is also really nice to shoot.

350 Legend was designed for deer hunting out to 250 yards.

350 Legend Winchester says that recoil is only 8.52 foot pounds out of a seven-pound rifle, and perceived recoil was negligible when I tested some of the ammo at the last SHOT show. The case of the new cartridge looks like a blown-out, tapered .

So, what you have with the new 350 Legend is the hardest-hitting factory cartridge that will work in a standard AR-15 with the standard .

The Winchester 150-grain Deer Season XP generates 8.52 foot-pounds of recoil in a 7-pound rifle. 450 Bushmaster factory load generates 22.99 foot-pounds of recoil, and a full-power 12-gauge slug generates 45 foot-pounds. The 350 Legend is also designed to work in AR-15 style rifles.

Of course it will. The . 450 Bushmaster is in the same class as a typical modern 45–70 load. The 45–70 has been a popular cartridge for use against the great bears even in the black powder days.

300 yards

Registered. If you want to be quite safe, sight it in for 1.5″ high at 100 yards. That way, even if the shot is at 200 yards, you certainly will be in the kill zone.

450 20” inch

44-70, but the . 450 Bushmaster is an excellent option. The Ruger American we had to shoot is not what I’d describe as a ‘pretty’ rifle, but it is a performer. A recoil pad and muzzle brake help tame a strong recoil, and though that recoil is stiffer than the 6.5 Creedmoor, it is manageable for any hunter.

The . 450 Bushmaster round is a straight sided case loaded with a 250-grain Hornady SST bullet at 2,200 fps. I figured the phenomenal accuracy and minimal recoil from my Bushmaster should make this an ideal bear rifle for fall hunting.

9 Great Grizzly Guns for Brown Bear Hunting and Backcountry Defense

• Ruger Hawkeye Alaskan (. 375 Ruger)
• Winchester Model 70 Alaskan (. 375 H&H)
• Marlin 1895 (. 450 Marlin)
• Remington Model 700 (. 375)
• Remington 870 (12 gauge)
• Taurus Tracker (.
• Glock 20 (10mm)
• Ruger Super Redhawk.