Advice on 35 Rem Mold

[Judan_454]

Hello I am new to the Cast Boolits forums been reloading and casting bullets for years. I have Rem 35 remington pump 760 its great little gun it shoots jacketed bullets great. I looking for a bullet mold to cast bullets for it, any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Judan

[Terrier]

Both the RCBS 35-200 and the Ranch Dog .359-190 TL will work very well. The RD might be hard to find.
Terrier

[WHITETAIL]

Judan, Welcome to the forum.
And yes+1 on the RCBS - 200 boolet.
When you make your boolets do a search
on JPW here.:redneck:

[quack1]

I shoot 358430 and 358311 out of my Remington M-14. I also have used 358271, 358480 and 358429, but had to load one at a time, as they wouldn't feed. All shot well. 35 Rem is a very easy cartridge to load with cast.

[jlchucker]

The 35 Rem is indeed an easy cartridge to load with cast. I'm particularly fond of the RCBS 200gr FP bullet in my Marlins. That having been said though, last year I loaded a box of 35's up for my niece's (now ex-) boyfriend. He has a Remington pump--one of the newer versions. He had feeding problems I suspect due to the flat point. A while back I had the Lyman 205 Gr mold that cast a more tapered, round nose bullet. I expect that this profile might be a better choice for 35 pump rifles unless you wanted to do a little gunsmithing to make the RCBS version work more smoothly.

[Bret4207]

RCBS 35-200 and the Lee 358-180GC GB we did some time back. Both shoot great in my 35.

[largom]

As all of the others have said. You cannot go wrong with the RCBS 35-200 if you do your part well.

Larry

[Shepherd2]

I use the Lyman 358315 in my Marlin. It a 204 grain, round nose with gas check. It's extremely accurate in my Marlin 336. Most guys seem to prefer the RCBS 200 FP but I've never had an occasion to use it. I keep looking for a good deal on one. For plinking I've used most of my .38 cal handgun moulds - WC, SWC and RN.

[jlchucker]

I use the Lyman 358315 in my Marlin. It a 204 grain, round nose with gas check. It's extremely accurate in my Marlin 336. Most guys seem to prefer the RCBS 200 FP but I've never had an occasion to use it. I keep looking for a good deal on one. For plinking I've used most of my .38 cal handgun moulds - WC, SWC and RN.

That's the mold I used to have and it does work very well in the Marlin 336. So does the RCBS 200FP. I sold the Lyman mold because I didn't think I'd ever need it, since all of my shooting is out of Marlin leverguns and I never use a pump like I referred to in my earlier post. Accuracy-wise, there's miniscule difference between the RCBS or Lyman. If you like a flat nose on something you shoot that has a tubular magazine then you'd feel more comfortable with the RCBS, but as long as they've had that Lyman design out (and the bullets safely used in Marlins, too) either works about as well as the other IMO.

[bdoyle]

I have used both the lyman and rcbs design in my 35rem 760. I have not shot it in a while but I rememeber using the rcbs more and had no feeding problems. Thing is, it was mostly 'targets of oppotuntity" use and I tend to single feed. I have a williams reciever sight and it works well. The throat or freebore (or what ever you call it) is very short so you can't have much full diameter sticking out of the case pretty much like a Marlin.
Brian

[Buckshot]

..............The liking for the RCBS 35-200 seems universal, but I happen to have the Saeco #356 which is also a 200 grainer and it shoots very well.

..............Buckshot

[yondering]

The Saeco #352 is an excellent boolit too. It's a heavyweight in the 35 Rem, at 245 gr, but is designed to work in that cartridge. It is a small flat nose design.

[lathesmith]

Other bases have been covered pretty well here, so I'll throw out one on the lighter end of the scale. I used to own a Marlin 336 35 Remmy that gobbled up any 158grain gas-checked cast pistol bullet I cared to feed it, and very accurately too. I used 2400 for around 1900 fps, but there are lots of powders that would work here. It's a great cast cartridge, and as long as your slug is gas-checked and large enough--generally 359+-- you'll likely have a decent shooter. As for feeding, that 760 may be more finicky than the Marlin, you just have to check that out.

lathesmith

[Newtire]

RCBS 35-200 and the Lee 358-180GC GB we did some time back. Both shoot great in my 35.

Hi Brett,
Are you talking about the one that 357Max honchoed? I have that one and never tried it in the .35 Remington.

[357maximum]

Hi Brett,
Are you talking about the one that 357Max honchoed? I have that one and never tried it in the .35 Remington.

I was not the only one to honcho that design. I think I ran the 3rd lee buy for it. It is a great design for SOME 336 marlins...some have "into battery" issues when seated as designed some do not. Glenn did a great job on designing it when it functions...some require a "deep seat" however. Regardlees of how you have to seat them.....they getRdone. I have shot several deer with that boolit at similar to 35rem speeds in my 357max MGM encore pistol. Performance on game was perfect.

The rcbs 200 is tough to beat for hunting deer type critters, but for pure hunting accuracy at upper cast levels I find the BRP 360-220 rates slightly better accuracy wise in the three 35 marlins I have tried it in. All mine have liked a stiff dose of H335 with the 360-220.

The single most accurate boolit I have fired out of my pre micro 336 in 35Rem is the BRP products 180 grain gas checked version of the lyman 358430. Ahead of a topend load of H4895 it is silly accurate...the kind of accuracy that makes you wonder if you lost count of how many times you shot the paper target. I have some made up with annealed noses just awaiting their turn to make venison. I annealled the nose and sized a small flat on a wd'ed 50/50 boolit because the nose is round as cast and it made me nervous.......time will tell what Mr. Buckeroo thinks of it I spose. I never got the chance to try one out this year...maybe next year. A 358430GC with a shallow dished out HP might be just the berries....will have to order a single cavity and find out some day.

[Newtire]

Thanks 357. I'll give it a try. I have been using the Ranch Dog boolit with 38 grains of H-335 or 12 grains of Unique. The gas checks don't fit so great on the Ranch Dog but it is a good shooting boolit.

[Bret4207]

Hi Brett,
Are you talking about the one that 357Max honchoed? I have that one and never tried it in the .35 Remington.

I don;t know who honchoed it. It had to be 4-5 years back, 180 FN GC.

[Marlin Junky]

Just a little buyer beware message: If you're thinking about RCBS 35-200, I hope your barrel isn't any wider in the grooves than .358" because 35-200 has been coming out a bit thin lately. I've had two brand new molds over the last year or so and they've both strained to drop a .3585-.3590" boolit in ACWW. Perhaps RCBS has retooled in the mean time or will retool when enough casters send their "undersized" molds back to the factory.

MJ

P.S. Listen to .357maximum with respect to all things .35 and check out the .35 molds here:
http://www.brp.castpics.net/Rifle%20Molds.html

[Marlin Junky]

... All mine have liked a stiff dose of H335 with the 360-220.

Mike,

I'd be interested in learning your recipe for H335/.360-220. I've gone to 44 grains of Surplus 2520 (which should be in the H335 ballpark, or a tad slower) but I was getting a little sticky extraction while using ACWW. Granted, ACWW may be a bit too soft for 44 grains of 2520 (2200+ fps) but accuracy was there at 43 grains and I wanted a bit more oomph. Yeah, I'm probably being oomph foolish because I gave up good accuracy for 60 fps at the muzzle. Anyway, when my surplus 2520 is gone, I'm going to need a replacement, so your load info with H335 is appreciated.

MJ

[SilverBow]

Just a little buyer beware message: If you're thinking about RCBS 35-200, I hope your barrel isn't any wider in the grooves than .358" because 35-200 has been coming out a bit thin lately. I've had two brand new molds over the last year or so and they've both strained to drop a .3585-.3590" boolit in ACWW. Perhaps RCBS has retooled in the mean time or will retool when enough casters send their "undersized" molds back to the factory.

MJ

P.S. Listen to .357maximum with respect to all things .35 and check out the .35 molds here:
http://www.brp.castpics.net/Rifle%20Molds.html

I concur about the warning. My 35-200-FN was bought last year and struggles to get to .3585 with ACWW. My .359 sizer barely touches the edges of the part line. I have a 1958 35 Rem that I haven't slugged yet, so I'm hoping it'll be .358 with its ballard barrel. Fingers crossed...

[Marlin Junky]

I have a 1958 35 Rem that I haven't slugged yet, so I'm hoping it'll be .358 with its ballard barrel. Fingers crossed...

What's the date code on your .35?

MJ

[357maximum]

Mike,

I'd be interested in learning your recipe for H335/.360-220. I've gone to 44 grains of Surplus 2520 (which should be in the H335 ballpark, or a tad slower) but I was getting a little sticky extraction while using ACWW. Granted, ACWW may be a bit too soft for 44 grains of 2520 (2200+ fps) but accuracy was there at 43 grains and I wanted a bit more oomph. Yeah, I'm probably being oomph foolish because I gave up good accuracy for 60 fps at the muzzle. Anyway, when my surplus 2520 is gone, I'm going to need a replacement, so your load info with H335 is appreciated.

MJ



Don

I hate listing some of my upper end load data as all handloaders are not at the same level, but I will do it....one caveat...this is above book loads....so treat it as any other load data posted on the internet....with a loooong stick and some caution.

The following is what I have done in my rifle....I neither recommend it of prohibit it's use in YOUR rifle. This will not be found in any book other than the 3ring binder on my shelf.....reader beware and use common sense to get here if you so choose. I will not be held responsible for any KABOOMS. I do it....does not mean you should.
In my 1950's 336 pre micro:

38 grains of H335 with the 360-220 is not a HOT load judging all the signs, but it is too warm according to the books. I have been slightly higher with no bad events, but this (38gr)is where it shoots best in this gun, 40 grains is "sticky" and I start to get bad measurements on the web.....yours may not be the same so reader beware and use common sense. Just because some of us color outside the lines does not mean you should. Hodgdon lists 33.5grains as max with a 220 grain j-word, but with a WD'ED 50/50 pure/ww 360-220 I have gotton away with a bit more oomph.

Remember it is your toy, your hands, your fingers, your eyes, and your life...make your own decisions.