Originally Posted by
Bullcamp82834
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I'm a .358 fan too and my cup of tea is 35 Whelen. If I could get my hands on a 700 Classic in 350 Rem Mag I'd grab it in a heartbeat.
A very much underrated and unappreciated cartridge but a great one in my book.
One of my old buddies had a very nice 700 Classic in 350 RM and traded it away for something else before I knew what he was after. I hated that. I wanted that rifle bad.
If there's a better woods rifle for elk I am unaware of its existence.
That's what I have, Rem Model 700 Classic in 350 RM, magna-ported with a 4x Nikon on it. I grabbed one the year they made them and have had good luck with it. Light, easy to carry, hard hitting. Like you stated, a very, very good heavy timber elk rifle. The only thing I can think of that might edge it would be a 9.3x62 Mauser or a light double in 9.3x74R. You can get bullets up to 320 gr in 9.3mm and with their sectional density you literally can't stop that bullet. I've shot whitetails end to end with a 9.3x62.
I love the 700 Classics. I've got them in 6.5x55, 350 RM and 375 H&H. I've always regretted not getting one in each caliber when they were making them. I'm always keeping an eye out for one in 250 Savage, 257 Roberts, 7x57 Mauser and 8x57 Mauser but all the ones I've seen have been pretty pricey.