2020 SHOT Show—New .350 Legend Loads from Browning Ammunition

New .350 Legend Loads from Browning Ammunition Fear and Loading

The cartridge was rolled out only last year and now there are new .350 Legend loads from Browning Ammunition. The .350 Legend offers many features and benefits to the millions of hunters and recreational sport shooters. It is compliant in states that only allow straight-walled centerfire cartridges for hunting, and it is also uniquely suited for use across multiple firearm platforms from traditional bolt-action rifles to modern sporting rifles to even single-shot pistols and revolvers.

In 2020, Browning Ammunition is introducing two new .350 Legend rounds. The first, a full metal jacket (FMJ), 124-grain round with muzzle velocity of 2,500 feet per second (fps), which can be coined the fastest straight-walled cartridge in the world (when fired from a 20-inch barrel).

Special Notice: This load is one of the most popular items to appear at this year’s SHOT Show, but there’s reason to believe the event won’t take place in 2021. Here are full details.

New .350 Legend Loads from Browning Ammunition Fear and Loading

The second, a newly developed .350 Legend Browning BXR Deer bullet, is a 155-grain rapid expansion design that maximizes energy transfer on impact for quick and effective terminal performance. The proprietary Matrix Tip (copper/polymer) initiates rapid expansion.

And if the new .350 Legend loads from Browning Ammunition aren’t  “fresh” enough for you taste, the .27 Nosler is fresh off the presses this year.

Here are the answers to some .350 Legend questions I’ve been asked recently, and here’s a link to more technical specs of the cartridge. There you’ll also find a direct link to its SAAMI approved cartridge and chambering technical drawings.

Finding the right cartridge for long distance can be a challenge, but the experts I interviewed provided some sound advice.

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Editor’s Note: Federal introduced a new .350 Legend load in its Fusion line in June 2020. Here are more details.

And don’t forget to stay up to date on the latest about the .350 Legend by following this Instagram page dedicated to the cartridge!

2020 Shot Show—Civilian Legal XVL2-IRC

Civilian Legal XVL2-IRC Fear & Loading

SureFire is showcasing a new class-1, civilian-legal XVL2-IRC Pistol & Carbine Light/Laser Module system, a premier handgun aiming and illuminating system for both low-light and no-light use, at the 2020 SHOT Show. It features visible and IR aiming lasers and illuminators, along with the proven ergonomic switching of the X300 series of Weaponlights, all together in an extremely compact package.

Technological advancements in tactical illumination are key design elements in the civilian legal XVL2-IRC. Its laser carriage system houses a visible green (520 nm) laser and an 850 nm infrared laser. This unique carriage system facilitates alignment of the visible and infrared laser simultaneously via an x-axis and y-axis adjustment platform. The x-axis and y-axis adjustment screws are sealed to protect against water and to prevent contamination from debris. The adjustment screws feature incremental milliradian adjustment.

The XVL2-IRC also utilizes MaxVision Beam technology to provide wide-angle illumination for target acquisition and situational awareness. The MaxVision Beam technology is crucial in keeping the XVL2-IRC profile small and lightweight, which are important factors to maintain the ability to fit in duty-grade holsters.

Special Notice: The SHOT Show is where the industry unveils the latest and greatest, but there may not be a SHOT Show 2021. Here are more details.

The MaxVision Beam head assembly is paired with a co-aligned, dual-beam visible/infrared laser module. The dual laser/LED system of the civilian legal XVL2-IRC efficiently generates both white and infrared illumination from a dual emitter LED module that allows the delivery of useful levels of tactical light and efficient run times in both visible and infrared spectrums using one 123A lithium battery. An ambidextrous, momentary- and constant-on switch located at the rear of the unit’s body provides redundant switching. The local switching also facilitates using the XVL2-IRC as a handheld light if removed from the host weapon.

The introduction signals yet another advance in the evolution of weaponlight technology. Here’s a quick look at how we’ve arrived at this point, and now you can even get one weaponlight with a camera—providing proof if you wind up in court.

SIG Sauer Cross Rifle Chambered in .277 Fury

SIG Sauer Cross Rifle chambered in .277 Fury Fear and Loading

Hundreds of new products will officially be unveiled at the SHOT Show Tuesday morning, but the SIG Sauer Cross Rifle chambered in .277 Fury will attract gun writers like iron filings to a magnet. They’ll crowd around in abrasive clumps and cling to every word at the company booth.

The .277 Fury is the commercial version of SIG Sauer’s 6.8 mm entry into the military’s NGSW competition. More on that later. The bolt action is also available in 6.5 Creedmoor and .308 Win.

Special Notice: The SHOT Show is where the industry unveils the latest and greatest, but there may not be a SHOT Show 2021. Here are more details.

The SIG Sauer Cross Rifle chambered in .277 Fury is the company’s first precision bolt-action with “All American” bloodlines. It’s a design from SIG Sauer’s New Hampshire engineers. Manufacturing and machining are also done in the state. The world’s best long-range shooters and professional hunters tested the Cross lineup before unveiling.

SIG Sauer Cross Rifle chambered in .277 Fury Fear and Loading

“When our product management team and engineers researched developing a bolt-action rifle, they looked at what was missing from the market, and what new innovation SIG could bring to hunters and precision shooters,” said Tom Taylor, chief marketing officer and executive vice president of Commercial Sales at SIG Sauer. “Hunting rifles are typically focused on less weight, and accuracy is secondary. Precision rifles are designed for extreme accuracy, with no weight limitations. What was missing from the market was a true crossover. Our product management team and engineers took the best of both worlds and developed the Cross featuring the characteristics of a hunting rifle, with the accuracy of a precision rifle.”

The .308 Win. and .277 Fury have a 16-inch barrel. Overall length is 36.5 inches, but the folding stock lets it compress to 25. Weight is 6.2 pounds without a magazine. In 6.5 Creedmoor overall length is 35.5 inches and it shrinks to 27. Weight (sans magazine) is 6.4 pounds and barrel length 18 inches.  

Features on all of SIG Sauer’s Cross rifles include stocks that fold at the push of a button. All have a one-piece aluminum receiver that eliminates the need for bedding the action and use AI magazines. M-LOK handguards surround the free floated stainless-steel rifled barrels. Triggers are two-stage match-grade and externally adjustable from 2.5 to 4 pounds. The safety is ambidextrous. Bolts are a three-lug design with a 60-degree throw and handles are interchangeable. The precision stock is spring-loaded for one-handed operation and fully adjustable for length of pull and comb height with no tools. The rifles have a full-length replaceable picatinny rail that allows for direct optics mounts.

The SIG Sauer Cross Rifle chambered in .277 Fury big news guaranteed to energize SHOT Show attendees.

The guns finally started shipping in August 2020. Here are the details.

If long-distance is your thing, I interviewed several experts and they had some surprising tips.