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Actually, the 350 Legend is closer to the Maximum. I checked. I had a 10.5" barreled Ruger SRM 357 MAX.. It's one of those guns I should have kept, but I don't really miss it. Anyway, the 357 Max is a neat round and I'll bet it would rock in a 20" barrel. My 41 Mags picked up about 500 fps in a 20" Marlin over my 6.5" Ruger.i have a 23" 357 Maximum barrel on my Contender and always wished for a lever gun in that caliber, now maybe i can have one. if anyone would try the 357 maximum in a carbine length barrel they would be impressed. 200 yd deer gun for sure. this new cartridge looks very close to max. the 357 Max is dead as handgun round so Remington couldn't very well re release it as a rifle round, so blow out the 30 30 case and Viola new and improved 357 Max.
I didn't have a chrono when I had the Maximum, but I loaded them hot.
Either way, the Buckhammer looks like it would be a great woods cartridge.