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Never having a 35 Rem, I looked around a bit and found this at Leverguns.com
From looking only at the data, it would appear the 30-30 would be a ' winner ' in some contest.
I havnt seen a deer taken with a set of data however. With the wider frontal diameter the 35 may indeed have an edge. In my area, I dont recall seeing many 35 Rem of any bullet weights for sale, so it would be a reload rifle for me, probably be a great rifle but for my use, the 30-30 would probably be MY choice
Comparing Velocity, Energy and Trajectory of the 30-30 and the 35 Remington
Velocity Comparison
Caliber & Bullet Velocity @ Muzzle 100 yards 200 yards 300 yards 400 yards 500 yards
30-30 150 gr. HP 2390 2018 1684 1398 1177 1036
30-30 170 gr. ST 2200 1895 1619 1381 1191 1061
35 Rem. 150 gr. SP 2300 1874 1506 1218 1039 934
35 Rem. 200 gr. ST 2020 1646 1335 1114 985 901
Energy Comparison
Caliber & Bullet Energy @ muzzle 100 yards 200 yards 300 yards 400 yards 500 yards
30-30 150 gr. HP 1903 1357 945 651 462 358
30-30 170 gr. ST 1827 1356 990 720 536 425
35 Rem. 150 gr. SP 1762 1170 756 494 360 261
35 Rem. 200 gr. ST 1922 1281 841 577 445 369
Trajectory Comparison with a 100 yard Zero
Caliber & Bullet Muzzle 100 yards 200 yards 300 yards 400 yards 500 yards
30-30 150 gr. HP - 0.9" zero - 8.9" -30.0" - 68.8" - 132.4"
30-30 170 gr. ST - 0.9" zero - 10" - 33.2" - 74.7" - 140.4"
35 Rem. 150 gr. SP - 0.9" zero -10.2" - 35.7" - 84.3" - 163.3"
35 Rem. 200 gr. ST - 0.9" zero - 12.4" - 42.9" - 99.6" - 188.8"
Trajectory Comparison with a 200 yard Zero
Caliber & Bullet Muzzle 100 yards 200 yards 300 yards 400 yards 500 yards
30-30 150 gr. - .09" +4.4" zero -16.7" 51.1" - 110.3"
30-30 170 gr. - .09" +5.0" zero - 18.3" - 54.7" -115.4"
35 Remington 150 gr. - .09" +5.1 zero - 20.4 - 63.6" - 137.7"
35 Remington 200 gr. - .09" +6.2" zero -24.4" -74.9"