R.W.Dale
Member
I've got a Marlin 336 in 35 Remington from the 1970's I've recently acquired, I've always been a fan of the cartridge but 35 Remington is getting very hard to even get brass to reload for and I really don't see that changing ever again.
I've been in correspondence with a reputable gunsmith for this kind of work to have the rifle converted to what's essentially a rimless 356 Winchester, basically a light loaded 358. I'm not looking to ever buy any factory ammo but having a source of essentially free brass forever is appealing and a modest boost in performance would be icing on the cake. I would expect some accuracy improvement with the superior geometry of a 308 based case as well.
My deciding factor on this may come down to getting any firsthand reports from you guys who may have had such conversions performed as to how the rifle functions and shoots.
I've been in correspondence with a reputable gunsmith for this kind of work to have the rifle converted to what's essentially a rimless 356 Winchester, basically a light loaded 358. I'm not looking to ever buy any factory ammo but having a source of essentially free brass forever is appealing and a modest boost in performance would be icing on the cake. I would expect some accuracy improvement with the superior geometry of a 308 based case as well.
My deciding factor on this may come down to getting any firsthand reports from you guys who may have had such conversions performed as to how the rifle functions and shoots.