1966 Marlin 336 RC in 35 Remington

[303carbine]

I shot my 35 Remington on Saturday with 200 grain handloaded Hornadys, after sighting in and getting it on paper, I got a four shot group that measured in at 3/4 inch at 75 yards.
The log I had the target tacked to was shot to pieces, I was expecting to dig out the slugs to and see how well they performed.
The fresh cut round of wood was 10 to 12 inches across and all of the 200 grainers passed on through, I was amazed at the penetration of these big slugs that were probably just breaking 2000 fps.
I have a few 214 grain gc Lyman cast bullets I have loaded and the next trip out they will get an accuracy test.
I would like to get the same speeds as the jacketed bullets, if I do, I am going to hunt exclusively with cast as I do with my 45-70.
I had a chance to buy a 30-30 or this little 35, I chose the 35 just because it's different and not everyone has one.
I think the 35 has an advantage over the 30-30 and I like the bigger chunks of lead flying into big game.

[imashooter2]

Nice!

FWIW, I've tried the Lyman 358315, the RCBS 35-200-FN and the NOE clone of the Ranch Dog 190 and my rifle likes the RCBS boolit best. Good luck!

[Hickok]

I am totally confident in what the 35 Remington can do in a lever action or a Contender. Outstanding cartridge for deer, bear, and hogs.

[mac266]

Hahaha!!! I have the same gun ("waffle top") and I loaded the same bullet. I settled on 35.0 grains of IMR 4064. What powder are you using? I also have a Lyman mould for the 358315 inbound.

[303carbine]

Hahaha!!! I have the same gun ("waffle top") and I loaded the same bullet. I settled on 35.0 grains of IMR 4064. What powder are you using? I also have a Lyman mould for the 358315 inbound.

I am going to try 35 grains of H414, I used the Speer reloading manual and used one grain below the starting load for the 220 grain jacketed load.

[357Mag]

.303carbine -

Howdy !

IMR3031 is a great powder for use in .35Rem. Lyman's loading manuals has great info on .35Rem loads ( including those w/ IMR 3031 )

The new IMR4166 appears to be a good prospect for use in .35 Rem. I'm going to try it w/ swage 195 SPBTs " patched "
w/ label maker tape.


With regards,
357Mag

[303carbine]

.303carbine -

Howdy !

IMR3031 is a great powder for use in .35Rem. Lyman's loading manuals has great info on .35Rem loads ( including those w/ IMR 3031 )

The new IMR4166 appears to be a good prospect for use in .35 Rem. I'm going to try it w/ swage 195 SPBTs " patched "
w/ label maker tape.


With regards,
357Mag

Thanks for the info, I have about 1/2 lb of 3031, I think I will try it out. [smilie=s:

[dubber123]

I had difficulty getting full velocity out of cast in mine until I progressed to H-4198. I ran out of case capacity with some of the slower powders. I have the NOE clone of the RCBS 200, and mine casts about 210 grains. I can get 2,100+ fps. and it shoots very well for me. Sub 1" at 50 yds. with iron sights. Enjoy.

[TXGunNut]

Big fan of the 336 in 35 Rem, excellent performer on game.

[35remington]

Believe it or not, the 200 Hornady roundnose may be the worst component bullet in RN persuasion for the 35 Remington. I consider it inferior to the Sierra and greatly inferior to the Remington 200 RN Core-Lokt without question.

That does not mean it won't work, especially if the range is closer. It's just that the Remington bullet has so many features that make it better suited for 35 Remington work, either close up or further away.

[mac266]

Believe it or not, the 200 Hornady roundnose may be the worst component bullet in RN persuasion for the 35 Remington. I consider it inferior to the Sierra and greatly inferior to the Remington 200 RN Core-Lokt without question.

That does not mean it won't work, especially if the range is closer. It's just that the Remington bullet has so many features that make it better suited for 35 Remington work, either close up or further away.

I bought a box of 100 of the Hornady bullets because there were no other bullets available. Once they're shot up, I'm not going to buy bullets again. Ever! Once my mould arrives I'll begin working up a load for the cast boolit and leave it at that.

[square butte]

I haven't seen any of the Rem. 200 gr RN's as a component bullet available for at least 2 or 3 years now - But it would be nice to find a box or two.

[mac266]

I bought a box of 100 of the Hornady bullets because there were no other bullets available. Once they're shot up, I'm not going to buy bullets again. Ever! Once my mould arrives I'll begin working up a load for the cast boolit and leave it at that.

AAAAAND the mould is here!!! I fired up the pot last night and made 100 or so, and they turned out great! Gas checks are on the way (Midway has them on sale; even with shipping they were less than what I would have paid at my local big box store).

[TXGunNut]

Believe it or not, the 200 Hornady roundnose may be the worst component bullet in RN persuasion for the 35 Remington. I consider it inferior to the Sierra and greatly inferior to the Remington 200 RN Core-Lokt without question.

That does not mean it won't work, especially if the range is closer. It's just that the Remington bullet has so many features that make it better suited for 35 Remington work, either close up or further away.

I agree, but I started my 35 Rem career with the T/C Contender and Hornady makes a very good 180gr hunting bullet...for applications that don't involve tubular magazines. If I had to hunt with J-words I'd be using Core-Lokt bullets in most rifles, they're premium hunting bullets for folks that don't cast their own, IMHO.

[pull the trigger]

I have shot 2 little bambi's with the hornady 200 gr and had zero expansion. Wood have liked some expansion.

[hickfu]

Good choice for a rifle! I love my 1950 336A Waffle Top in 35 Rem... I cast the NOE version of the RCBS 200 as well and it is a fantastic boolit!

I still have not settled on what powder I will use exclusively for it... I have 4# of 4064 but have 16# of 3031 ( I load a few different calibers with 3031)

[Salmoneye]

Don't forget that you can use just about any 'handgun' bullet designed for .357/.38 also...

Heck...I even use my RC in .35 Rem on woodchucks and rabbits with a .360" round ball and 3gr of Red Dot...

[izzyjoe]

I really like the RD boolit, and 4064. I've yet to try LVR powder, but I've read it does real well.

[JWFilips]

I still have my 1965 issue 336 Marlin 35 Rem. my Dad bought for me the second year I was deer hunting. It is in mint condition. My dream is to get out & shoot it with cast boolits some day

[Lefty SRH]

I cast two boolits for my 35 Remmy 336. One is a NOE/RCBS 200-FN clone. The other a 230gr 35 THOR.
After reading some of these post, i now want to try some 4064.

[mj2evans]

Where are you guys getting 35 Rem brass? I have been forming from 308 but its a bit of work (not just a size and trim, 35 Rem as you know is an odd head size).

[dragon813gt]

Grumpa sells converted brass and it's spot on perfect. I've had a backorder in for 1k pieces of new brass for longer than I can remember. Still no sign it will be in anytime soon.

[Bardo]

Grumpa stuff is good. I got 500 pieces from him. But you need to reduce the powder a little.

I tried the rcbs 200 gr boolit. But wasnt real pleased. The accuracy wasnt near as good when pushed hard as the hornady 200 ftx and speer 220 fn. But i ordered this mold. http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/product_info.php?cPath=35&products_id=1057&osCsid=4pbvdhke5ebb05kvv0bnagi530
and it shoots as good as the 2 jacketed bullets and pushed hard. I am using LVR for powder. When i say good it is 2.25" at 100 yard 5 shot with 4 power scope. Thats all i can expect from a leveraction. Couple things i only lube the top 2 bands because the rest is in the powder space. And i size to .358 and heat treat and it starts to engrave in the rifeling. But i can still unchamper a champered round. When i sized to .359 it was to hard to unchamper.

Brandon

[TXGunNut]

Where are you guys getting 35 Rem brass? I have been forming from 308 but its a bit of work (not just a size and trim, 35 Rem as you know is an odd head size).

From a dark place in my closet. :-) I saw the handwriting on the wall and bought all I figured I'd ever need when the supply started to dry up. I hope that RP will someday offer this brass as a component again but I have no idea when or if that will happen. Case life is long for this cartridge, buy a few hundred from Grumpa or buy a box of factory loads now and then.

[GooseGestapo]

I found about 15yrs ago that the 200gr RN Hornady was very accurate over ~39.0gr of BLC2 from my rifle. However, I shot a large buck one evening and he wasn't overly impressed. He laid down, but then after 3-4 attempts go up and ran off. Never found him although I followed an impressive blood trail. Next day a dog failed to find him either. Neighbors reported finding a large dead deer several months later. Ran perhaps a half mile !!!

I recently had the occasion to try BLC2 with a RCBS 200gr FNGC. Mine too, run about 215gr. My rifle wants them seated to crimp groove and sized .360". ~1.5moa accurate, or about as good as j-bullets. The second deer I killed this year was with the .360" RCBS over 34.5gr of H4895. Rifle is more accurate with BLC2 however...

I wasn't too impressed with the terminal performance of the boolit on a deer I shot back in November. I began hollow-pointing my cast boolits for deer. A deer I shot with the Lee .338" 220gr RNGC with a 7/64" x 3/8" hollow point (also at ~2,000fps m/v) did a real number... about like a j-boolit, so the hollow point helped a great deal and I will continue to hp the hunting rounds.

Good luck with your .35 cast boolits. They do really work !!! Beats the 40-60cents a bullet for the unobtainable jacketed ones.

[TXGunNut]

I didn't like the Hornady 200gr J-word either but they make a 180gr bullet that is pretty awesome in a T/C pistol.....but I digress. Have a mentioned lately that I'm a huge fan of the RD 359-190? Have only used it a few times I've seen DRT's and even broke some heavy bones on a good-sized boar.