how do you like your 35 remington

[badbob454]

35 rem is an old caliber , but seems a good versatile round ,I... am buying a pump action 141 but wanted to hear how you like your rifle and your pet load if you will . I figured this is best asked in the lever action section...

[Menner]

I just bought a marlin 336 in 35 Rem in a word I love it I started with a Red Dot load of 9gr, 9.5gr and 10gr this is the 10gr load at 50 yrds using RCBS 35-200 boolit Attachment 94933

I also did a 6064 and 3031 both were the starter load for the 200gr (RCBS 35-200) boolit out of the Lyman book can't remember which is which have it written down at home ( the holes with the marks next to them are scope adjustments I just put a scope on it ) but was very happy with the start loads both were a 50 yrds will be stretching them out to 100 this weekend. weather has been C*** since I shot those groups but this weekend I will be back out to the range with some variations of these loads. one thing I have found and I don't know if it is particular to the 336 but the 35 seems to like some crimp and I don't worry about the OAL as much as concentricity of the boolit I push it down to the cannelure and crimp with a pretty stiff crimp and they seem to group better and I know with the tubular mag I will need to crimp so that works in my favor
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and here is one just cause
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[MarkP]

I have been looking for a M 14 or 141 in 35 Rem. I have found myself downloading my 350 Rem Mags to 35 Rem levels.

[6pt-sika]

I had four Marlin's in 35 REM . A circa 1952 336SC , a pair of the 336D's (special run that looked like Guide Guns) and a 336XLR .

Killed a deer or two with the 336SC using the RCBS 35-200 pushed with SR7625 , killed a deer with one of the 336D's using a handloaded REM 200 gr RN CoreLokt bullet , killed a deer using the 336XLR shooting the factory loaded Leverevolution ammo and with the other 336D I had a load worked up with the Ranch Dog 359-190GC but never killed a deer with it before I sold the rifle .

To answer your question the 35 REM did fine in all those applications . However the 35 REM has never been in my top 5 favourite cartridges .

[badbob454]

Menner those are some fine groups nice gun too ,,, any others

[DeanWinchester]

I would have never believed ANYTHING could dethrone the .308 for me. .....my .35 Remington is doing just that.
I just can't make a bad load for it.

[badbob454]

cant wait to work up a load ... any suggestions 200 or 250 gr boolits

[geargnasher]

Reloder 7 or H335 with the RCBS 200FN. Read Glen Fryxell's article at LASC dot US on the .35 (America's OTHER levergun) where he lists some full-house cast loads with H335.

Gear

[whelenshooter]

I have a 35 rem built on a Mauser 93 action. It's my go to woods gun now that I'm whelen-less. I shoot a .360 Lee rn that I got as part of a group buy. It is plain based. I'm using IMR 4064 or milsurp 4895 at about 36 grains. That load is around 1900 fps. I get decent hunting groups with that load, but nothing to write home about. It does the job on deer though. I intend to work on some lower velocity loads to see if I can close the groups up some.

David

[Ben]

whelenshooter

I suspect the powder charges you are currently using on that plain based bullet ( 1,900 fps ) are your problems with your large groups.

Most likely your loads are far too fast for a plain based bullet. I don't have much luck with plain based bullets beyond 1,400 fps. Some say 1,600 fps is the limit with a plain based bullet , but that has not been my experience with my .30 cal. plain based rifle bullets in the accuracy dept.

Ben

[Agrotom]

I have two 35 Rem. a 141 Remington pump and a Marlin 336C I love them both and they are my favorite guns..

[northmn]

Works oK for me. Use it quite a bit. Just got some Lever powder and will start handloading it.

DP

[DeanWinchester]

AA 2015 rules the roost in the 35 Remington IMO.
30.0g under an RCBS 35-200 will hit clay targets at 100 yards 10 out of 10 in my '53 336. With open sights, my eyes and pisspoor skills; That's super match grade stuff!

[Menner]

Thanks Badbobgerman I really like this rifle
The rcbs 35-200 I don't think you can go wrong with that boolit and I just used the load info from the lyman book for the 3031 and 6064 loads and I will work up from there but it gives me a base line may try a 4198 load also. the red dot load is something I have tried in most all my rifles some like it some don't.

I use AA2015 in my 204 ruger and it loves that powder 26.5gr just under 4k fps and sub 1" 5 shot groups at 200yrds if the dummy behind the stock does his part will reach out and touch em last fox was at 350yrds

[Menner]

what kind of velocities are you getting with the 2015 Dean?

[whelenshooter]

Thanks Ben. I didn't say large! I said hunting group. They're in the 2" to 2.5" range off the bench if I do my job at 100 yards, not too bad but not great. That's why I'm looking at developing some loads with faster powders. Lose some velocity but smaller groups, hopefully.

David

whelenshooter

I suspect the powder charges you are currently using on that plain based bullet ( 1,900 fps ) are your problems with your large groups.

Most likely your loads are far too fast for a plain based bullet. I don't have much luck with plain based bullets beyond 1,400 fps. Some say 1,600 fps is the limit with a plain based bullet , but that has not been my experience with my .30 cal. plain based rifle bullets in the accuracy dept.

Ben

[Larry Gibson]

My 35 Rem is a M91 Argentine Mauser rebarreled with a Shilen 26" barrel w/16" twist.....what's not to love?

Top target shows two 5 shot groups to zero at 100 yards. Bottom target is 5 shots at 200 yards. Load is 35-200-FN over 37 gr 4895 for 2150 fps.

Larry Gibson

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[357Mag]

Badbob -

Howdy !

My XLR is the only rifle I've had out to the range.... every range trip... for 2+ years.

18.7gr IMR4759 and Rem 7.5 under surplus Rem 150PSP " plated " bullets is just stupid accurate.

I'm also experimenting w/ " .35 Rem Neckless ", and shooting "Dead Center" swaged 195 SPBTs " patched " w/ Dymo label maker tape.

The gun is a hoot !!


With regards,
357Mag

[badbob454]

Larry Gibson,..... those are some beautiful hollow point fn boolits. they would do great on game and work in a tube as well

[Menner]

357Mag
Man That is one GOOD LOOKING Rifle and it shoots to (best of both worlds)
what do you look to gain with the neckless cartridges (accuracy obviously) never heard of doing that