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Post by missionary on Jul 23, 2020 10:30:22 GMT -7
Good afternoon
Just bought an old Marlin 24" 35 Remington for $271 shipped. Photos show a nice looking lever rifle in a super cast slug caliber.. I do pray we can get home this year.
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Post by Bullshop on Jul 23, 2020 12:03:21 GMT -7
Good on you Sir! The 24" barreled Marlin 336 is my preference over the carbine simply because to my eye they look better. I have one in 32 special that I am fond of. I also have the eastern carbine in 35 Rem and it surely is a handy little potent package but at least to me not as aesthetically pleasing as the rifle. Yet another we have here is the standard 336 that started out as a 35 Rem but has been re-chambered to the 358 Winchester. That is one wowsa of a thumper but perhaps not up to 358 win factory ammo chamber pressures but with carful handloads though can get right close. Interestingly the rimless cases feed and extract without a hitch.
One little glitch with the 35 Rem is that Rem has discontinued production of brass and ammo and I dont know if anyone is currently producing brass. If your like me though and I bet you are you have a cash of it stashed away for just such an occasion.
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Post by missionary on Jul 23, 2020 17:36:10 GMT -7
I agree on the barrel length being better. The one we have at home is a 20 incher. Been waiting on a 24" to pop up and was I blessed at the price this one was offered.
So how much velocity gain is there with cast turning a 20" 35Rem into a 358 Winchester ? Our 20" is a parts gun so no loss on any chamber work.
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Post by Bullshop on Jul 23, 2020 19:33:34 GMT -7
Generally I consider the 35 Rem at near max with a 200gn bullet at 2000 fps with either cast or jacketed bullets. For the 358 Win in a bolt action pushing hard very close to 2700 fps with the same bullet weight. In our Marlin 358 I am good with a 200gn cast bullet very near 2400 fps. With that I would say the safe gain from a rechamber from 35 Rem to 358 Win is about 300 to 400 fps.
Another big gain is brass availability. 308 win is easily necked up to 358 win and I pick up 308 brass in most places people shoot. Its a regular practice for my girls and I to go brass hunting in local gravel pits. 223 and 308 are the most common rifle brass we find.
I remember reading several years ago now that Remington was to discontinue production of 35 Rem brass and ammo. I put up a stash at that time before they became hard to find.
Jr. when he was about half as tall as he is now was the last to use our 35 Rem and he whacked a mid size moose with it using the RCBS 200gn at 2000 fps MV. When butchering that moose I was amazed at the damage done by that load. I rarely ever use the 35 Rem but I will keep the brass with the gun and someday one of our 9 will become its new care taker.
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Post by todddoyka on Jul 23, 2020 19:35:45 GMT -7
way to go!!! i've never had a 35 rem or anything that was 35 caliber until JES Reboring did my win m94 in 30-30 to a 35/30-30. i should have done it long ago. on your question, i don't have the answer  . i think that the 358 win with a 200gr bullet goes approx 2500fps and the 35 rem with a 200gr bullet goes approx 2200fps. |
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Post by todddoyka on Jul 23, 2020 20:06:41 GMT -7
Generally I consider the 35 Rem at near max with a 200gn bullet at 2000 fps with either cast or jacketed bullets. For the 358 Win in a bolt action pushing hard very close to 2700 fps with the same bullet weight. In our Marlin 358 I am good with a 200gn cast bullet very near 2400 fps. With that I would say the safe gain from a rechamber from 35 Rem to 358 Win is about 300 to 400 fps. Another big gain is brass availability. 308 win is easily necked up to 358 win and I pick up 308 brass in most places people shoot. Its a regular practice for my girls and I to go brass hunting in local gravel pits. 223 and 308 are the most common rifle brass we find. I remember reading several years ago now that Remington was to discontinue production of 35 Rem brass and ammo. I put up a stash at that time before they became hard to find. Jr. when he was about half as tall as he is now was the last to use our 35 Rem and he whacked a mid size moose with it using the RCBS 200gn at 2000 fps MV. When butchering that moose I was amazed at the damage done by that load. I rarely ever use the 35 Rem but I will keep the brass with the gun and someday one of our 9 will become its new care taker. i remember back when i was young and there was three calibers in the woods, 30-06, 30-30 and the 35 rem. the '06 was a rem 760, 30-30 was a win m94 and the 35 rem was a marlin 336. there was a few bolt guns, 270 and 7 mags but they were rare. in PA the change in pumps and levers to a bolt actions came in the early to mid 90s. the pumps '06 were changed into bolt '06. the 30-30 and the 35 rem lever rifles were changed into the 270 or '06 bolt rifles. i know of few magnums, the 7 mag is #1 in mags, but they are still rare. the discontinued 35 rem came as a surprise to me. why would remington do that? my guess is the money moved on to bolt actions. levers and pumps aren't "real" rifles, so they get the cold shoulder. |
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Post by shootist---Gary on Jul 23, 2020 21:41:23 GMT -7
Daniel, I didn't know where to post this, so I'll ask you here. I have 139 pcs. of MT rifle blank brass that was crimped on the end, that a friend that works at Camp Perry gave to me. they are rimless, & the head stamp is: PMJ, then straight down is 09. I am going to try to download the pictures. My question is, can the case be shortened ![]() on a case trimmer, then be reloaded as with normal brass. If so, & you want it, I'll send it to you. I should have included it in the other box, but forgot about it. I can't attach it, as it says the file is too big. I will send them thru FB Messenger to Tina. |
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. i think that the 358 win with a 200gr bullet goes approx 2500fps and the 35 rem with a 200gr bullet goes approx 2200fps. 