re: I need a rifle to shoot deer at 350 yards

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you really need to go buy a new rifle in 6.5 Wby or 26 Nos, budget at least $3,000 for a semi-custom build. Budget another $2k for a scope that can even see that far. That's really the only way you can hunt deer past 200 yds

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26 nosler is definitely a barrel burner and doesn’t hit as hard at long distance as the 28. I actually went this route, but I didn’t get a $2k scope. Rifle wasn’t semi custom but it was at that price. It’s not the only way to shoot deer past 200 yards, but it sure helps.

Change to 130 grain pills, sight it in 2” high at 100 yards, problem solved! You could buy a 7 mag or 300 but a .270 will pile up deer for you at that range!

I did the Thompson Long Range course last year. Put together a sub 12” group at 1,000 yards with a factory Weatherby AccuMark 6.5-300 using factory ammo.

What did I learn? Most people’s scopes are not properly mounted including my own. The canting of the rifle is extremely important. The vertical axis of the scope reticle has to be zeroed to the center of the barrel. A simple bubble level addresses much of this.

Beyond that, it’s all about ballistic coefficient of the ammo.

It seemed so simple after it was over. A month later I dropped a massive mule deer at 300 yards like it was a chip shot.

The point being, it’s not so much about the gun or cartridge. It’s about maximizing what the gun you have can deliver. I’m convinced that virtually any quality rifle can easily shoot to 500-800 yards with quality glass that’s properly mounted.