I'm going to practice a dangerous occupation and try to read between the lines....

Remington bought out their .350 Mag to compete with Marlins .450 mag from Hornady. It's not a hunters gun, it's a guides gun and meant to protect the clients at close range......you know....Grizzlies that aren't supoosed to exist!!

The .350 Rem Mag (with it's associated short barrel) is only a fine gun for hunting things like elk and moose in heavily wooded areas where you're not going to get a shot over 150 yards.....ditto the .35 Whelen. I see the .358 caliber badly damaged by bullet selection.....both the .350 RM and the Whelen could support big game bullets and the bullets often available are designed for the .35 Rem. or .358 winchester.

When it comes to punching big game at 250 yards, the .338 WM and even the .338-06 has the better bullet selection and the range abilities to handle the job better.

If I was a serious guide wanting back up for my clients, I'd buy a Rem 700 in .35 whelen and rechamber it to .358 Norma mag and cut the barrel to 20"....or I see that Winchester is chambering their short action in .450 marlin from the custom shop.....now there's serious close range Grizzly medicine.

The .350 Rem Mag lost out last time because there was no really good place for it.....and there still isn't a place for it.....They need to legitimize the .358 Norma and give it a 24" barrel and do some serious competition with the .338 Win Mag.....Remington's 8MM mag didn't cut it because of bullet selection.....and the .358 bullets have the same problem.....so If one brings out the .358 Norma, he also needs to talk the folks making custom bullets to upgrade their .358 lines!!!

I think the .338 clan wins this arguement!