yotesmoker
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Why is so damn hard to find any 35 rem ammo now days.Was going to pick up a marlin in 35 rem till I noticed ammo for it is impossible to find.Might just have to get a 30-30 instead.
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Reloadron
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I believe it's just a matter of what sells. The 35 Remington is a good cartridge but more people own and shoot the 30-30 so more cartridges like the 30-30, 30-06, and 308 are manufactured and sold. When they get to it manufacturers do a run. However, manufacturers will focus on demand and the greatest demand gets manufactured before the lesser demand cartridges. That's my take on it anyway.
Should you go with 35 Remington I would start buying what you can get when you can get it and start loading your own. Building up your initial stash will take some time and money but once you have the brass you will be fine rolling your own.
Ron
Should you go with 35 Remington I would start buying what you can get when you can get it and start loading your own. Building up your initial stash will take some time and money but once you have the brass you will be fine rolling your own.
Ron
cat_IT_guy
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Pretty much like Reloadron said.... low demand. As far as I can tell, its pretty much a niche hunting cartridge, not a typical recreational target round (not to say it cant be). Many hunters are not recreational shooters, and as such a single box of ammo may last them 5 years or more. I personally think its a neat round, but living in IL with no rifle deer season, and given ammo cost, it would be way down on my list....
slicksleeve
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Funny you brought this up. I am a sucker for a pre-safety Marlin. The pawn shop in Cedar Bluff, Alabama always has three to four at a time, at good prices. In June of this year, I found a 1960 made 336 in .35 Remington for $270 out the door there. The guy threw in a box of old Remington ammo for it, mixed 200 and 150 grain, 16 rounds in it. Since then I have shot a few, but not all, waiting to find more ammo. Since then, I picked up a used set of Pacific dies, two boxes of Hornady 200 grain round nose bullets, and then found 100 pieces of brass. The brass I found was in "The World's Longest Yard Sale," that comes by where I live. (I hate that yard sale, but I always find something I need in it.) Point being, You just need to be patient and things will turn up. Also, not to hijack, but last week I was in that shop and he still had two pre-safety Marlins in 30-30, and a pre-safety 1894 in .44 magnum. The 1894 was priced at $499, but he always comes down a little for cash money.
MilsurpShooter
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Even when I could find it local it was going for about $35-$45 a box. I've got an old Marlin with the micro groove barrel in .35 Remington. Perfect Brush gun for deer in New York. And when I reload and use the once fired brass it's ungodly accurate.
I use a Speer, Hot-Cor 180 grain bullet and sit that on top of 37 grains of Varget. Couple that with an old Weaver K4 I've had for a long time and she'll shoot consistently as long as I do my part.
This was the sight in target with the handloads. Top holes were the first three shots with the new ammo after switching from factory
And the rifle itself
Long story short, if you reload or you manage to find an online source... Maybe even talk to a local brick and mortar into ordering you a box or two and pick it up each payday, it might be worthwhile to look into the .35 Remington. But if you just want to be able to walk in anywhere and pick up some ammo for it, probably not the best caliber choice.
I use a Speer, Hot-Cor 180 grain bullet and sit that on top of 37 grains of Varget. Couple that with an old Weaver K4 I've had for a long time and she'll shoot consistently as long as I do my part.
This was the sight in target with the handloads. Top holes were the first three shots with the new ammo after switching from factory
And the rifle itself
Long story short, if you reload or you manage to find an online source... Maybe even talk to a local brick and mortar into ordering you a box or two and pick it up each payday, it might be worthwhile to look into the .35 Remington. But if you just want to be able to walk in anywhere and pick up some ammo for it, probably not the best caliber choice.
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Don't hesitate...
Yotesmoker, to buy yourself a firearm in a more "unusual" cartridge. If THAT is the one that will do it for you, then that is the one you ought to get.
BUT: That is also an excellent reason to get yourself into reloading, if you are not already there. Ground-floor reloading set is Lee's "Hammer-it-in" kit, which will set you back 30-40 bucks I think. Then, with less than the rest of a C-note invested in supplies, you are in business.
Reloading is very much a personal thing--Some reloaders never go beyond their original Lee set, and some go the whole hog and set themselves up as miniature reloading factories. It just depends. But you can get into the game for not too much $$, and determine if it is for you.
ETA--Just checked the Lee Precision website. The Lee Loader kit is $39.98. But they don't make that kit in .35 Rem. Lee does make regular loading dies to custom order, but for what they might charge to do that for the Lee Loader, you might as well get a standard loading press and set of dies. Still not terribly expensive; suggest that you go to Lee's website and have a look: www.leeprecision.com and then get yourself the book The ABC's of Reloading published by Krause Publishing (Amazon, LGS, or order from publisher) which is "the standard text on the subject," and read up. Reloading equipment lasts and lasts, and you will amortize the cost of the press and dies fairly quickly, especially with an unusual, pricey cartridge like .35 Rem.
Then get yourself that Marlin...
Yotesmoker, to buy yourself a firearm in a more "unusual" cartridge. If THAT is the one that will do it for you, then that is the one you ought to get.
BUT: That is also an excellent reason to get yourself into reloading, if you are not already there. Ground-floor reloading set is Lee's "Hammer-it-in" kit, which will set you back 30-40 bucks I think. Then, with less than the rest of a C-note invested in supplies, you are in business.
Reloading is very much a personal thing--Some reloaders never go beyond their original Lee set, and some go the whole hog and set themselves up as miniature reloading factories. It just depends. But you can get into the game for not too much $$, and determine if it is for you.
ETA--Just checked the Lee Precision website. The Lee Loader kit is $39.98. But they don't make that kit in .35 Rem. Lee does make regular loading dies to custom order, but for what they might charge to do that for the Lee Loader, you might as well get a standard loading press and set of dies. Still not terribly expensive; suggest that you go to Lee's website and have a look: www.leeprecision.com and then get yourself the book The ABC's of Reloading published by Krause Publishing (Amazon, LGS, or order from publisher) which is "the standard text on the subject," and read up. Reloading equipment lasts and lasts, and you will amortize the cost of the press and dies fairly quickly, especially with an unusual, pricey cartridge like .35 Rem.
Then get yourself that Marlin...
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