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Thread: 35 rem in Marlin keyholing factory rounds

  1. 09-23-2012, 04:08 PM #1
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    35 rem in Marlin keyholing factory rounds

    The rifle is a microgroove 336. I saw this happen the last range session when trying to shoot in a scope. After a very thorough cleaning of the bore and chamber and addressing the scope issues I got it back to the range, bore sited itand found the Federal Powershock 200 gr rounds were still keyholing. I switched to some Remington 150 gr pointed soft pointrounds and the keyholing imediately stopped. Nor did the 200 gr Rem round nose factory rounds. I'm wondering if this is just a case of the gun wanting what it wants or if there's something more going on. I'll clean it up good and see how it goes with the RD 190 gr I have loaded.
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  2. 09-23-2012, 04:28 PM #2
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    I'd mic the Federal bullets and see if somehow they are undersized...

    Stranger things have happened...
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  3. 09-23-2012, 05:09 PM #3
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    Thats odd, slug your barrel too if you are curious.
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  4. 09-24-2012, 06:32 PM #4
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    More Proof!

    More proof that lead is the best material from which to make boolits.
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  5. 09-24-2012, 06:36 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by helice View Post
    More proof that lead is the best material from which to make boolits.
    Truer words can't be spoken!

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  6. 09-27-2012, 08:41 PM #6
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    I have a Marlin 35 that throws Hornady 200 grainer's sideways. Shoots Speer 180's fine and loves the RanchDog 190.
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  7. 09-27-2012, 08:48 PM #7
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    The rifle is trying to tell you something. Slug that bore and try some appropriately sized lead boolits.

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BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check