.35 Winchester

[jp12]

I'm new to the forums and somewhat new to lever guns as well. I just purchased my first Winchester 95 yesterday chambered in .35 Win. I wouldn't mind taking it deer hunting this year but I am having trouble finding ammo finding ammo for it, even brass and reloading dies aren't easy to find. If anyone has suggestions on where I should look for that stuff that would be much appreciated, it seems like a great little cartridge for deer hunting here in Alabama. I have always found lesser known cartridges to be very interesting.

[Drawdown]

You'll find the help you need on here I'm sure, but I'm not it. But it's a cartridge & rifle I'd enjoy being in your shoes for, and yes I'd say a fine deer cartridge, especially what I know about most Ala deer woods. The old Win cartridges are very useful, interesting and fun, and by my memory, the 33 & 35 Win especially! I'm sure it'll be worthwhile to put everything together for it, so much more than a new plastic wonder cartridge! Good luck, let us know the results!

[Rimfire McNutjob]

An 1895 in .35 Win is on my list. I'm not actively looking, but if I stumbled into one I would probably grab it. I think @Sixgun on the forums here last took one to CO for Elk some years back. It's not the glamorous .405 Win, but it's the solid heavy hitter that the regular guy would choose. Versus, of course, the youngsters that would opt for a 30-06 model 1895 ... noobs.

[CowboyTutt]

First off, welcome! And a great choice in a rifle and one of the better "obsolete" cartridges out there. I love my BLR in 358 Winchester. I am not sure what is out there regarding load data but I could help you with the Quick Load program with that pretty easily as its in the data base. Lots of bullets in that caliber, so that part should not be hard. Cases may be a bigger problem and you may have to fire form, honestly don't know having not looked at it. -Tutt

[2ndovc]

Take a look at the thread below, fireforming brass for my .35 WCF.
https://www.levergunscommunity.org/view ... 65#p952465

I have to get back out with it. Keep checking Grafs.com for brass. It disappears pretty quickly. Midway has it occasionally.
Dies are usually special order but I have seen them listed on Gunbroker occasionally.

I haven't had it out on a deer hunt, but it knocked a 100 lb+ boar flat.

Have fun!

jb

[CowboyTutt]

Thank you JB! -Tutt

[Rockrat]

Might still have my dies from when I had a 35 Win. Let me look tomorrow

[BenT]

I used 30-40 krag brass for mine before I got some from quality cartridge. It is about a 1/10 of an inch too short. I believe the rim was a little big, but just chuck it in a drill press and touch it with a file. I had no problems with the 30-40 brass. The nice thing is that it takes .358 bullets. Redding makes dies.

Here is the article with the bullets I use. https://www.levergunscommunity.org/view ... =1&t=86385

[2ndovc]

Interesting. I didn't have any issues with the .30-40 brass, but there's always going to be little differences from one rifle to the next.

Midway has Bertram brass occasionally. I've reloaded the same twenty about three times without an issue. I did anneal the necks before I loaded them the first time. I've read that Bertram is a little brittle, if so that must have helped. I did lose one on a boar hunt in TX. Forgot to pick it up after the shot.

jb

[BenT]

I stand corrected, the rim size on the 30-40 Krag is the same as the 35 Win. I had it confused with a different brass conversion. Let me know if you can't find any. I can probably part with some 30-40 brass to get you shooting.