35 Caliber Cartridges Popularity?

Buddy dropped this one w a CVA .Hunter .35 rem
Kinda popular in our little thicket, that old cartridge ( his buck scored over 150" net, dressed 200#, it took 3 steps and was down).
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The 760 is similar to an 870 LW in size/feel.
That in .35 rem mild recoil, and 200 grainers slamming deer..........under 150 yards it's just a great combo.
It should be way more popular than it is, even in the midwest.
Heard some MI and WI folks love it, but in PA they tend to go nuts for em.
Shot a couple deer w Contender carbine in .35 rem and got my bud to take notice, so he goes on the hunt and buys three 760's in .35 rem..........over the summer. One was kinda jacked up, he claimed the best wood one..........and said I could buy one of the other two.
The jacked up one shot great, and I was able to fix the orig .35 rem stamped mag for flawless function.
It runs w a reg .308 mag just fine, but the .35 rem stamped ones are collectible, and fetch silly price.
$150 for a mag? Not this guy.
I just put the .308 one in and run it. If it gets lost I'm out 20 bucks.

Have said it before, and will say it again.........a Ruger #1 A in .35 rem would be wonderful (22" bbl).

Walkalong said:

I use 200 Gr Core-Lokts. The Vortex Viper 2-7 replaced an old 4X Weaver.
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Your 336 looks a lot like mine with the 4x32 attached.

Stay safe.

Years ago ,back when you could carry a gun without some body going nuts about it. I had a M336 Marlin lever action in 35 Remington that I carried with me on many hikes through thousands of acers of woodland and open fields in the NE. Loaded with 200gr. soft point ammo. I think it was the ideal rifle for the NE. woods and I still believe it to this day. No long shots (nothing over 200 yards ) and lots of heavy brush.

Jack B. said:

Years ago ,back when you could carry a gun without some body going nuts about it. I had a M336 Marlin lever action in 35 Remington that I carried with me on many hikes through thousands of acers of woodland and open fields in the NE. Loaded with 200gr. soft point ammo. I think it was the ideal rifle for the NE. woods and I still believe it to this day. No long shots (nothing over 200 yards ) and lots of heavy brush.

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My sentiments as well.

Here is another .35 Whelen that has a permanent home in my gunroom: Built on a 1909 Argentine Mauser action both metal and woodwork was by classic riflesmith Bruce Russell. .

damn!

I waited till now to jump in on the subject. I absolutely love the .35 Remington ! I kills deer like lightning, black bears too, under 200 yards +- . The fine Remington 200 Coreloktd has a lot to do with that I am sure. I started using it in a Remington Model 41 pump in my youth in Penns. I had Remington 41, 141pumps, and Model 8 and 81 Browning semi autos over the years and hunted with them . I killed a Lion with a Model 8 Remington .35 after a stalk in a ranch Donga !
I also have a Marlin .35 336 with tang sight , a T/c Contender super 14 and my favorite little carbine a Remington 600 with a 1-4x Leupold. This bolt action 600 sees special +p+ loadings of the .35 Remington mostly with 180 Speer bullets at 2450 FPS out of a 18" barrel, which means it's a 300 yard deer cartridge and the kick is close to the factory 200 grain 2100 fps load.(2000 in the 18" barrel) I paint the case heads red !
The .35 Remington bores a huge hole right thru deer , pretty much every time , surprisingly big for what it is . I enjoyed my first handgun deer hunt with it in early 80s .
I also like the .358 Norma and fooled around with it in my big heavy Hannibal rifle for 35+ years . That gun takes elk sized game as far as is ethical , I never used it on big bear , but I am sure it would be great wit tough 250 grain bullets. I have shot a couple hogs with it at over 400 yards with Barnes copper 250 grain bullets with amazing results. The recoil in the 10 pound Hannibal is not bad at all. Until recently have been less than greatly impressed with long range bullet drag coeffiecents compared to other calibers . The .35 has not had much development in that area , which is a problem for the modern crowd.
I also have a soft spot for the .351 Winchester , of which I have a nice late model Carbine . Yeah it has open sights but under a 100 yards is a gentle blaster with lots of nostalgia. I never shot a game animal with it , but 180 grains at 1950 FPS gotta work ok to 100 yards.
I have only worked with pistol bullets in the Contender, but they are awesome at over 2000 fps on varmints.
So I like .35 caliber in my own way, once again my 600 Remington Carbine in .35 Rem. will be one of the last to go . It is 1/2" MOA at 100 yards with right loads !!!!

WisBorn said:

I have never owned a .35 caliber rifle, but have always thought that they would cover 90+% of my big game hunting.

With cartridges like:
35 Whelen
35 Remington
35 Remington Magnum
358 Winchester
And more, why is it not more popular?

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35 caliber rifles are very effective. Lots of DRT with reasonable shooting. So why aren't they more popular? Because the 30-06 is just about the limit of how much recoil most people are willing to put up with, and with the exception of the rather short range 35 Remington all the cartridges listed recoil more than that.

Lots of pretty rifles here. When I help out with the hunter sight ins, I like to see the .35 caliber rifles.

.358 Win, 225 Sierra Gameking, 130 yards

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jmr40 said:

The heaviest commonly fired bullet fired in 358 is 200 gr, in 35 Whelen 225. You can shoot those same bullet weights in both 308 and 30-06 about 100 fps slower at the muzzle.

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With my .35 Brown-Whelen, I drive a 225 grain Nosler PJ an honest 2800 fps. That's about the same velocity you'd get with a 180 grain bullet in a .30-06.

I own a 35 Whelen and a 350 Remington magnum. I don’t hunt with or shoot them much anymore because there are other calibers that are lighter to carry, doesn’t kick as much and get the job done just as well, for what I hunt now. I would like to have a 35 Remington, in a pump action rifle. I think it would be a great brush gun. The .35 calibers are about like the .25 calibers. They are neat calibers but they never caught on or out lived their time. I love hunting with and shooting the .257 Roberts in a bolt action and a 250-3000, .250 Savage now, in a Savage 99 lever action. With the .35s, there are lighter calibers that will do the same job, in a lighter rifle and with much less recoil and on the larger side, there are better calibers for bigger game. With the .25s, they are kinda right in the middle, too small for some of the bigger animals and in the too big side for varmints. The .243 pretty much put the nails in the coffin for the .25s. Most rifle shooters, at least us older guys, consider the 30-06 or .30 caliber to be kinda the standard. It is about the right size for most big game, with the exception of the bigger bears, every other caliber falls in the need for bigger bullets or smaller bullets, depending on the game. .30 caliber is about right for most anything. In Europe, the 8mm Mauser used to be the standard and in Africa the .375 H&H. I think it is what we consider as the standard, too big and too small, for a caliber being excepted. The .270 and the 7mm Remington magnum are close in size to the 30-06, and close in performance on game, so they were easily excepted. A bigger or smaller caliber is a sell to a hunter and hit or miss. They may be excellent calibers and just have a small following. I believe it is what we are used to as far as calibers go.

The 35 Rem cal is not a speed burner and not designed as such. I always looked at it as a blue collar round. One that is perfect for moderate
range. If it`s likes Hornady Lever E ammo, it gets a little more "juice." Carries nice. Points fast. Certainly made well. The ones before the
cross bolt safety that is. Holds sufficient extra ammo as well.
Mines an early 1960`s 336 RC. Has traveled a lot. Seen a lot of woods and mountains over the years. Certainly never let me down.
Now it lives in Florida. It has rolled more than one feral hog with more to come.
If you own one, your smiling.

Hookeye said:

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Nice rig, nice kill.




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