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Welcome everyone to the 227th edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many series here on TFB. If you’re new to the series, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually for sale and ask the question – is this Gat a sweet deal or only have Fudd appeal?  Each week the TFB staff weighs in with their thoughts, but readers get the final say in the poll at the bottom of each article.

Brownells first introduced their BRN-180 line of AR-18/AR-180 pattern upper receiver assemblies at SHOT Show 2019. Back then, these uppers were available chambered in 5.56/223 only however later on the company added 7.62×39 and .300 Blackout versions. Well, Brownells keep expanding the chambering options for the BRN-180 family of uppers and have just added a version chambered in 350 Legend. Let’s take a look at the specs and features of the new Brownells BRN-180 350 Legend upper receiver assemblies.

For today’s Photo Of The Day, we have pictures of the new  Smith & Wesson Model 350 revolver, the first commercially available revolver chambered in .350 Legend. Built on Smith & Wesson’s largest X-Frame, the Model 350 has a 7-round cylinder and utilizes moon clips due to the rimless design of the .350 Legend cartridge case.

Since its introduction in 2019, the straight-walled, hunting oriented, 350 Legend has been adopted by several AR-15 and bolt action manufacturers. Now S&W jumps in the game with their new Model 350 hunting revolver, a 7-shooter based on the massive X-Frame platform.

The latest 9mm suppressor has just hit the market from the folks over at Thunder Beast. Thunder Beast is proud to introduce the new Fly 9 suppressor – a titanium-constructed suppressor that can handle full-auto fire and can be converted from a long (7″) to short (4.4″) configuration. Full details and ordering information for the new Fly 9 suppressor are below.

Bushmaster Firearms is proud to introduce the new Bravo Zulu 350 Legend rifle. While the straight-walled 35-caliber hunting cartridge has received a mixed reception from the whole of the firearms community, many hunters in more restrictive states have learned to love it when it comes to filling their deer tags throughout the year for its combination of power and subdued recoil impulse when compared to .450 Bushmaster. The Bravo Zulu is now available from Bushmaster Firearms in the 350 Legend cartridge giving AR-15 hunters in restrictive states a new option to choose from when it comes to whitetail hunting.

One of the most well-known producers of high-quality muzzleloading and single-shot centerfire rifles has just unveiled its latest offering to the firearms community. The new CVA Cascade is the very first of its kind from the company. Chambered in 350 Legend and featuring a 22-inch long blued and threaded barrel, the CVA Cascade is perfect for the fall hunter.

Winchester has expanded their Defender line of ammunition by introducing a new 5.56x45mm load, 20 and 12 gauge buckshot loads and by adding the .350 Legend cartridge to this defensive ammo family. Let’s take a quick look at each of the new Winchester Defender ammunition offerings.

In what has been a tremendously tumultuous year (to paint things lightly), many firearm manufacturers have put projects and product introductions on hold. None of us have crystal balls to gaze into the future, but it has been a difficult enough year for many companies to stay afloat. We have already witnessed the gargantuan group of Remington Outdoor Company go bankrupt. Nobody else wants to join that list. Springfield Armory is one company that is triumphantly charging forward with nearly all of their firearms in high-demand. In fact, Springfield Armory has taken their SAINT Victor and chambered it in 350 Legend to give hunters a more premium option for big-game hunting.

TFB has covered most of Ultradyne’s products thus far, but one that seems to have slipped through the cracks of the internet is the Ultradyne Pulse muzzle brake.  I happened to find the Pulse while wading through the sea of muzzle devices and it caught my eye.  Ultradyne has actually listed the Pulse for about a year, but it seems to go without much recognition.  It’s currently rated for 23 different calibers between the .223, .308, and .350 options, and also accommodates Ultradyne’s muzzle device mounted front sight product.  You can find Ultradyne’s description and specifications of the Pulse muzzle brake below:

Illinois-based Rock River Arms have introduced a pair of new ARs chambered in .350 Legend. The carbines are aimed at the modern hunting rifle market and come with a free floated M-LOK handguard, low profile gas block and a Rock River two-stage trigger.

At SHOT Show 2020, Browning Ammunition announced the addition of three new cartridges to their catalog – 6mm Creedmoor, 28 Nosler and 350 Legend. In total, there are seven new loads added to the following five ammunition lines: BXC, BXS, BXR, Long Range PRO and FMJ. Let’s see how the company describes each of these ammunition lines and what loads of the new cartridges are included in them.

You may remember the recent CA11 and CA12 from Franklin Armory? It is now time for more Franklin firearms in the caliber 350 Legend. The target market is, of course,  restrictive jurisdictions and States.

Over the last few years, there have been a number of straight-walled cartridges to hit the market. The 450 Bushmaster was one of the first mainstream straight-walled cartridges to become popular for bolt actions and AR-style rifles. It opened up possibilities for hunters where shotguns and straight-walled cartridges are allowed for hunting. At SHOT Show last year we saw the 350 Legend hit the market with lots of buzz about its potential as another straight-walled round.  The 350 Legend has been out for almost a year and the round is fairly accessible to buy so what round is best? Let’s dive into these straight-walled cartridges and see what they’re all about.

Oh boy! The fun they must have at Franklin Armory as they read Californian (and other states’) firearms legislation and invent new ideas and products.