You’ve probably already heard about the new .350 Legend hunting cartridge. Maybe you raised an eyebrow with an inquisitive “Hmmmm…” or perhaps you considered briefly the cartridge’s straight-wall case, said, “Eh,” and quickly moved on. After all, haven’t we noodled-out all possible cartridge variations needed to drop deer under most any hunting condition?
Well, the folks at Winchester didn’t think so. In fact, thanks to some recent regulatory changes by several state wildlife agencies, the company saw an opening for a new deer cartridge — one that solved a specific problem and, in the process, addressed a few lingering issues.
Hunters in Midwestern states are familiar with the restrictions on conventional bottleneck, high-velocity centerfire rifle cartridges for hunting deer. For these folks, muzzleloaders, shotguns, pistols of specific calibers, and rifles…