“straight wall”

The 360 Buckhammer is far from just a Midwestern-only straight-wall cartridge. It has the potential to become one of the all-time great deer cartridges.

Bushmaster didn’t ignore the popularity of the 350 Legend, and its Bravo Zulu AR-15 proves it. The setup should prove highly effective and highly popular among deer hunters in straight-wall states.

Hunters looking for a gun that offers high performance with a straight-wall rifle cartridge should welcome the 444 Marlin. It functions well, provides excellent accuracy for a big-bore lever-action and accepts a scope.

Winchester’s new 400 Legend is a streamlined, mid-sized straight-wall cartridge intended to fill the gap between its wildly popular 350 Legend and the notorious 450 Bushmaster. It is—in our opinion—a masterstroke of genius.

Particularly since the introduction of straight-wall-only states, rifles chambered in 350 Legend and .450 Bushmaster have become increasingly popular for hunting. In response to this trend, Styrka now offers two affordable scopes to its S3 line, designed specifically for these calibers.

Remington’s has introduced the 360 Buckhammer straight-wall, as a lever-action cartridge good past 200 yards.

Remington’s new 360 Buckhammer straight-wall cartridge is optimized for lever-action rifles, deadly and accurate out to 200-plus yards.

A revolver chambered for the 350 Legend, the Model 350 X-Frame is a dream for both handgun hunters and those who live in straight-wall-only states. With a seven-round cylinder, this surprisingly soft shooter is field-ready right out of the box.

Both the 350 Legend and 360 Buckhammer adhere to the parameters set by the straight-wall-only states, and both can be highly effective in the deer woods—much more than the vast majority of shotguns with slugs. Here's a look at the pros and cons of each.