Speer HOT-COR .358 FLAT NOSE

[Mark Daiute]

I was gifted 100rounds of these bullets. 180 grains.

They are flat nosed but the nose is the size of a primer, maybe smaller.

I want to load some 35 Remington for my friends 336 Marlin.

Do you have experience with these bullets in a tube magazine?

What say you? Safe for a tubular magazine?

Thanks in advance for useful input

[NSB]

I use them in my TC Encore 357max rifle. They are not safe in a tubular magazine. They are basically a pointed bullet with a blunt end. Not blunt enough for a tube magazine though.

[Beerd]

They were MADE with the 35 Rem in mind.
Speer has several loads listed on their web site:
https://www.speer-ammo.com/reloading/rifle/recipe/?setId=64039e6f-f346-4a0f-a3a6-fb10ebc9384e
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[Texas by God]

My brother flattened a couple of creek bottom bucks with that bullet loaded to .358 Win velocity- in a .358 Norma Mag. Worked instantly!

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[Mark Daiute]

They were MADE with the 35 Rem in mind.
Speer has several loads listed on their web site:
https://www.speer-ammo.com/reloading/rifle/recipe/?setId=64039e6f-f346-4a0f-a3a6-fb10ebc9384e
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exactly and the majority of Rifles in 35 Rem are Marlins with tube magazines, that's my concern, bullet to primer.

[Beerd]

Okay, my 35 Rem is a single shot so bullet profile doesn't apply.
Here is a link to a thread on marlinowners that may help

https://www.marlinowners.com/forum/ammunition-test-results/5328-35-remington-bullet-performance-part-ii-handloads.html
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[Mark Daiute]

Thanks for the responses, all. I heard from Speer and they said that I am good to go with that bullet in a tube magazine.

Happy hunting,

Mark

[MT Gianni]

Used them in a Winchester 356 and they were accurate. It has a tube feed.