.357 cast boolits for .35 Remington??

[mikenbarb]

Im wondering if anyone uses their .357 cast boolits in a .35 Remington for plinking rounds? I have a RCBS RN mold that drops a 160 grainer with WW alloy and a Lyman 358429 that drops the same weight. Im thinking this may even be a decent boolit for small game hunting and possibly deer. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks, Mike

[docone31]

I do not really see why not. I used to use the 180gn .357 sillywets in my .35 rem when I shot IMHSA back in the '80s. Actually made a good load.

[BABore]

As long as they cycle freely, they work fine. Sizing them around 0.360 seems to work best. Check your case neck clearance first. The 358156 HP can be turned into a screamin varmit round in the 35.

[mikenbarb]

Theres definatly plenty of clearance so that wont be a concern. Thanks much.:-D

[gasboffer]

I've killed a sack-full of deer with the Lyman 358156 158 gr. gas-check solid point. Tried the same boolit in hollow-point but it didn't seem to give as clean kills as the solid. Don't remember the powder, sorry.
Clyde

[Larry Gibson]

Same here on using 358156 up through 2000 fps. I use a lot of 358477s over 4.5 gr Bullseye at 1050 fps but mostly use the Lee 356-120-TC (they drop at .359" over 5 gr Bullseye at 1170 fps. My current .35 Remington is a M91 Argentine Mauser with a 26" Shilen barrel.

Larry Gibson

[JW6108]

Years ago, I put together some .35 Remington loads with the 358477 for a co-worker. They were reduced loads for plinking and I don't recall what I put in them, but he said they shot fine; he had no idea that such a thing was possible.

Flat pointed bullets, such as the above, may or may not cycle well in a lever gun. That's something to consider.

[Bret4207]

That's the beauty to the 35 cal be it 35 Rem, 35 Whelen, 350 Mag, 35/30-30, whatever. All those 357 peestol boolits to play with. I knew a guy said he even used 9mm jacketed stuff in his 358 Win. A 150 gr boolit at 800 fps is perfect for the kids and small game. As was said a 358156 can be a deer load or a varmint buster. Use the Lee 180FP and you havea grat deer/black bear load.

I love my 35's.

[mikenbarb]

I do have a 358156HPGC that I will try out with a harder alloy. I even have a shorter HP pin for a reduced expansion boolit that im thinking may be great deer medicine over some Unique or 2400.