Straight Wall Hunting Cartridge Series: 360 BUCKHAMMER / Thompson Center Encore

[@triggerbarPhD]

Great shooting TTO. Glad to see the Garmin working for you!!

[@theturkeysopinion]

Thanks TBP!!! It's pretty Sweet actually👍👊👊👊👊🦃

[@ram218313]

the garmin is innovative and awesome for sure. i like how easy it is to use.

[@michaelmcmillan2776]

Glad to see the upgrade to the Garmin. I find it easier to group a new rifle using a grid 1 inch square patterned target and place a small Bullseye at the intersection of four squares. It is a definite reference point to put the your crosshairs on every shot. Love this series

[@GreyShooter]

Good test series. Really enjoying it.👍

[@cw2a]

NOYCE! I want one of these in a CVA single shot. I see Traditions offers a 360 now. But prefer the CVA. I have never owned a Encore. I have a few Contenders.

[@jamespugh]

Agreed cw I want the cva in 400 ledgen or 360buckhammer

[@azazelakira12]

You know what is the greatest gun of this world, the dracco!!! Nice!

[@hickboyjusthick698]

Nothing says we goin huntin in the car like a draco.

[@chrisgabbert658]

👍😊 that cold bore is usually the money shot . After a few test of it and Kentucky it.

[@paulscountry456]

Big bullets well over 2000 with low recoil looks good to me.

[@chuckhaskins5928]

Congrats on the Garmin!

[@guardianminifarm8005]

Excellent option. Many thanks.

[@davidcriscolo4768]

Love to see how these cartridges match up against the 375 Winchester?

[@brazzy1467]

I ordered my 360 BH barrel from E. Author Brown. His barrels have a 1/12 twist and my barrel likes the 180gr and 220gr bullets the best.

[@TheWVgoodguy22]

This cartridge is high on my list for a straight wall cartridge to use in my new home state of Ohio. We moved from WV to Ohio last September and I am looking forward to this season. I want it in a lever gun, and I am hoping that Henry will come out with it in their All Weather model for Shot Show. 🤠🦌

[@michaelabbott2548]

Great video I want to see more loads and gel.

[@jasonshults368]

Reminiscent of the 35-30, which is a 30-30 necked out to 358 cal. The old data I have seen mimics the 360 BH data. Basically, 200gr @ 2200.

[@michaelabbott2548]

Great video! Have you found out what load shoots best out of the 360?

[@garrettschienschang7898]

For 450, 350, 44mag, and 444 if you want to handload it look up bear creek ballistics they make great projectiles and factory ammo from what I’ve seen

[@MichaelHerron-n6s]

A good bit more than a 30/30

[@jasonshults368]

But exactly like the 35-30.

[@poorfatman5317]

Good info

[@jamespugh]

Great video. This was nice to see. The Henry Repeating are way over priced. Yes T/c is back 🎉. Hope to see this new .358 catch on. Way better than its small 9mm +p mag 350ledgen. 360buckhammer kinda like a 35rem straight wall

[@rogerray2545]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@tedcollins4684]

My hand placement and barrel harmonics is less than get my shooting hold. Thanks👍🇺🇲

[@MichaelHerron-n6s]

Try a maximum charge of CFE Black with Barnes 180 gr copper bullet. Mine will put them in the orange dog.

[@willisblevins4190]

I have that barrel for t/c encore good show thanks

[@Disastrous.Affect]

So Arkansas no longer has black powder or primitive firearms, now it is alternative firearms season, and straight walled non semi-autos are allowed. So I am planning on getting a CVA Scout in something....🤷‍♂️ Need to keep the recoil around that of a 243 Win and the longest shot might be 125 yards, so I am thinking the 350 Legend is right there, but you have a lot more knowledge on these than I, what would you reccomend?

[@Grizzlyman420]

Id get the 450 over the 350 all day long. I’ve taken a lot of deer with that round. I have a Ruger American 450. Hell of a gun for the price

[@Disastrous.Affect]

@@Grizzlyman420 Unfortunately, the recoil is also significantly more. I have to keep the recoil fairly light as I have cancer on my ribcage and the docs are concerned with fractures. Otherwise I would just get a 444 Marlin or 45-70 Gov in a lever gun.👍

[@Grizzlyman420]

@@Disastrous.Affect very sorry to hear that 350s are nice. A family member of mine uses one and does the job 👍🏼

[@Timber-Ghost]

I live in Arkansas and recently got a Henry X model in 360 Buckhammer. I was surprised how I didn’t notice the recoil. Maybe due to the weight of the gun.

[@Disastrous.Affect]

@@Timber-Ghost Thanks, I have not looked at the Buckhammer closely yet, but it is definitely in the mix.👍

[@brianmoore1164]

Another convert to the Garmin chrono. I know I love mine.

[@xm15ar]

I just bought one of those barrels in .460 S&W Magnum. What are you using for a forend? My barrel is just about 1 inch in diameter, and neither my rifle or muzzleloader forend fit quite right.

[@billj5645]

New chrono seems to be more reliable than the old chrono.

[@JerryDavis-jb1ht]

What happened and why not the .375 Winchester? It can push a 200 gr bullet at 2,400 fps.

[@StevenMMan]

So I think you will find that for that caliber for a 1 in 14" twist that heavier bullets will shoot better. 225gr minimum 250gr better. Mountain man

[@jamespugh]

Basically a 35rem straight wall how Remington put it.

[@StevenMMan]

@jamespugh yea the whole straight wall thing, at its root makes little sense to me a rifle is a rifle. A 2200fps doesn't care if it comes from a shoulder. I own straight walled cartridges however you only limit to it is the platform that holds it. Nothing in a thompson center pro hunter that is magnum capable. Even my NEF'S are 62,000psi action. But it sells more product

[@jic1]

@@StevenMMan The idea is that by limiting cartridges to straight-walled designs .35 or above (and, in some places, limiting cartridge length), you're limiting shooters to bullets that have crappy long-range ballistics, and therefore lessening the possibility of accidentally putting a round into something you shouldn't 1,000 yards away that you didn't know was there. That's why these laws are mainly in places with relatively high population densities.

[@thePrussian]

What’s the significance of the Federal Hammerdown ammo? I see there’s a limited range of calibers in that “category”. Wonder if they will expand it?

[@scotteger6271]

From what I understand the Hammerdown ammo is the Fusion bullet but made for lever guns. The brass is also nickel plated for smoother feeding and environmentals. I would guess they also apply a sealant to the primer, like they do in a lot of their ammunition.

[@guardianminifarm8005]

I think Henry is chambering this in the single shot rifle.

[@Tam58851520]

New Garmin makes life easier...

[@TheRhinestoneHurricane]

Can you run 357 magnums through it 🤔

[@PassivePortfolios]

Tne 360 BH is 150 fps faster than the 35 Rem. which is dying. It has to compete with the 350 Legend which does the same thing with 20 grains lighter bullets but less recoil, in cheap but accurate bolt action rifles. Hopefully CVA makes the 360 BH available in its single shot rifles to help it out. 360 BH accuracy needs some work.

[@azazelakira12]

Barrel harmonics? I keep the barrel down with my hand on top of my 30-30, never a bad shot. Just me been a bad shot...

[@kc0lif]

i remember Thompson center pistols😊. i thought you didn't do bench rest I'm surprised😊.

[@jasonshults368]

T/C is starting up production again.

[@charlesnemetz2926]

👍👍🦃

[@glendavis9663]

🤔🤔👍👍

[@theturkeysopinion]

👊👊👍🦃

[@archieesimmons6514]

The 360 buck hammer is the 30/30 round. Left has a straight wall with a 35 caliber bullet in it. They did this to get rid of the 35 Remington because of the problem of the 35 Remington lever guns. We hope when Thompson bring it back they do a pistol grip stock version. If the want to really sell them put iron sights and drilled and tapped.. this is why Henry single shot rifles can not be found. They sell out fast. We want Thompson to chamber the 7/57-8/57-303 British-38/55-500 SW-405 win mag-458 Lott and win mag.

[@ralphbernieri3362]

It's comparable to the .35 Remington ballistically , but in a straight walled design which makes NO SENSE to create it in the first place besides a marketing ploy. IMO (same thing goes for the 45/70 and .450 bushmaster)

[@jic1]

It makes sense because .35 Remington doesn't comply with 'straight wall' hunting laws in many jurisdictions.

[@chipsterb4946]

360 Buckhammer allows for higher chamber pressure than 35 Remington and, therefore, has better ballistics (although not much).

[@ralphbernieri3362]

@@chipsterb4946 yes, and that's OK my question is why can't the 35 Rem be used in the "straight wall restricted" game states??

[@chipsterb4946]

@@ralphbernieri3362 because 35 Remington has a slight shoulder and is a bottlenecked case. Also, it is a rimless cartridge with a rebated rim. You can design a lever action for 35 Remington, but a rimmed case is easier to accommodate. 360 Buckhammer can use the exact same bolt as .30-30 Winchester.

[@GeorgeKennedy-p8b]

It's just personal choice their is nothing wrong with the 45 70 450 bushmaster or the 360 bushmaster I personally like the 35 whelin

[@Akkillies]

"Assembled in China" on a Sig product makes me sad, love the video as always though.

[@scotteger6271]

I know quite a few people in his comments like these scopes but I've had two of them and I can't get on board. The first one came on a used rifle I bought and the cross hairs were super thick. I got one of these 3-12's for a budget gun a little while back (savage axis), because the tube was a little longer than some other offerings. I noticed it's one of those scopes where you really notice you're looking through a scope...it has that toilet paper tube effect for me with a lot of black around the reticle. Other scopes I use don't have that and I find myself more accurate with them than something like these Sigs. The adjustments don't seem accurate to me either, which he demonstrated in other videos. Do the math to adjust and you end up way off, but again, with other scopes I have that isn't a problem. I think they're cheap for a reason. If you like them, then you like them and I'm not hating on you...but personally I want something a little better that I can trust.