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My uncle in Santa Maria, CA just called up. Seems a fella at the archery range had a Marlin 336 in 35 Remington that he needed to sell. I haven't seen it yet, but it sounds like it's in almost new shape and has had less than a couple boxes of factory ammo thru it.
I have zero experience with the 35 Rem., but listening to your posts over the last few years convinced me it was something I need to jump on.
He wanted $350 bucks for the rifle and 3 boxes of ammo. I thought that sounded like a pretty good deal, so I told my uncle to snatch it up. I'll get my first look at it when he comes out to OK around Thanksgiving. I guess I better buy me a set of dies.
How would you guys go with this, hard cast or conventional loadings and 180gr. or 200gr..?
"If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men
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our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots
to prevent its ruin." Samuel Adams
I just bought a 336 in 35rem circa 1977 over the phone too, about the same shape, saw one picture of it. You will love the 35 rem its a hard hitting brush busting killer. I have killed tons "O" hogs with a 35 rem. Never had a lever in it but can't wait should have mine about the same time frame. I have used reloads and factory , not sure if cast bullets will work in micro groove ,but if you use factory loads use the 200grns its thumping, pig smacking fun.... Good luck
Congrats! You will love it. I've got one just like you describe. I also have a .356 Win conversion that I really like.
I think that was a very good price considering the ammo goes for $18/box these days - or more.
My 35 Rem has a fiber optic front sight on it - it was there when I purchased it but I have to say, I like it. It's very visible.
My .356 Win m336 wears an XS aperture sight and Marbles front sight 1/16" brass bead.
I load my 35 with factory equivalent handloads. These are W748 under 200 grain Remington Corlokt 200 grain round nose bullets - 2000 fps chronographed. A great load.
As for cast bullets - sure! The microgroove rifling will do fine with them as long as you size to just over bore diameter - ie: .359 or .360". I would suggest using a gas checked design and use Lee's liquid alox lube. This is my rifle "recipe" for all that I cast for and it works - very well. No leading, 2000 fps velocity and great accuracy. Select for bullets with long bearing surfaces. Use wheel weight alloy or similar - nothing softer. I use Lee's sizer dies which push the bullet up from the bottom - very best way. 200 grain cast bullets are very effective in the 35 Remington - penetrating much deeper than the soft nosed expanding jacketed bullets and are therefore fine for larger game than whitetail - ie: elk.
THANKSGIVING ! ! That's one heck of a waiting period, fer sure !
Congrats - I don't think I'd have the stomach to wait that long - besides, deer season would be over, hereabouts, by then !
A fellow I work with swears by his .35 Remington. He claims every deer he's ever shot was found DRT. I think you'll find some good reading by Paco on it as well. they seem to kill way out of proportion for their size.
If you're gonna be stupid ya gotta be tough-
Isiah 55:8&9
It's easier to fool people than it is to convince them they have been fooled.
In the "Guns Magazine" 2008 Annual on page 66, John Taffin states, "If there's a better levergun/cartridge combination for use in close to moderate ranges on anything in the lower 48 than a Marlin chambered in .35 Remington I certainly don't know what it is."
Taffin is one of the few I trust.
bogie
Sadly, "Political Correctness" is the most powerful religion in America, and it has ruined our society.
And its good info for the 356 Win with that bullet too - just add 100 yards to all of the data. That's basically what you get with the .356 - same performance only to a further distance.
Good luck
