Side Loading Gate Henry Rifle - .35 Remington

[Old Stumpy]

I was just checking the HRA website to read the specs on their new brass-framed .30-30 and .38-55 rifle with a side loading gate. I wondered what the weight was versus a Marlin 336.
Lo and behold, it's also now available in .35 Remington.



I think that Henry has really hit the gong this time.
The .35 Remington still has a big following, which is why Marlin still produces one.
And the weight difference is +8 ounces for the Henry at 7 1/2 pounds versus 7 pounds for the 336.
Not bad at all. Only 7% heavier.
I was going to buy the .38-55 if the weight difference was not as great as it is with the Big Boy versus the 1894 Marlin.
And it isn't. (The Big Boy is 33.5% heavier) (8.68 versus 6.5 pounds.).
Looks like a real winner.
Steel frame and color case hardened versions to follow?

 

[gotboostvr]

Big fan of the 35Rem cartridge. Had a 336 and it was plenty of thump. Since Ohio won't let me hunt with a bottleneck I built a 357Max to get the same ballistics and might hafta grab a 350 ledgend for a repeater with the same ballistics.

Wish Ohio would just let me use a 35Rem, would never sold my 336.

 

[Old Stumpy]

Big fan of the 35Rem cartridge. Had a 336 and it was plenty of thump. Since Ohio won't let me hunt with a bottleneck I built a 357Max to get the same ballistics and might hafta grab a 350 ledgend for a repeater with the same ballistics.

You could buy the .38-55 version of this rifle and use Buffalo Bore ammunition, or hand load it up to close to .375 Winchester. Apparently this is one of the most popular straight wall cartridges in Ohio.

 

[Enfielder]

It's about time.

 

[Hookeye]

Rather they did it in the Long Ranger.
I have a Contender Super 14 pistol in .35 rem, and a 760 pump rifle.
Like that cartridge quite a bit.
Indiana for public land I can trim it to 1.8 and it's legal (no straight wall case rule).

 

[gotboostvr]

You could buy the .38-55 version of this rifle and use Buffalo Bore ammunition, or hand load it up to close to .375 Winchester. Apparently this is one of the most popular straight wall cartridges in Ohio.

I've never seen or heard of anyone using either a 38-55 or 375Win for hunting here in Ohio. I don't think I've even seen a rifle in either cartridge for that matter.

I've seen piles of 45-70's, 44mags, 357mags and heard of a few others with 357Maxs (in that order) though it's still mostly shotguns running slugs from what I can tell.

 

[Old Stumpy]

I've never seen or heard of anyone using either a 38-55 or 375Win for hunting here in Ohio. I don't think I've even seen a rifle in either cartridge for that matter.

I saw the .38-55 on a list on-line for Ohio, but who knows about such things?
But, since rifles for both cartridges exist and are available why not use them?
To me, the .35 Legend seems like reinventing the wheel, unless you have a specific use for it in an AR15 or Mini 14.
Perhaps it's an okay cartridge, but it seems like one with a narrow window of need.

 

[gotboostvr]

I saw the .38-55 on a list on-line for Ohio, but who knows about such things?
But, since rifles for both cartridges exist and are available why not use them?

Like I said, I've never seen one in either caliber in person. I did look at a 375Win (in a 94BB maybe?) On Funbroker a few years ago but the price was a little high for me. I would hardly call them common. I reload, but have never seen either ammo and brass was hard to find if I remember. Also, not much in choice of bullets. I've already got piles of various 35 cals from 125gr to 180gr stuited to everything from plinking to varmits to deer sized game.

 

[Old Stumpy]

Right now Starline seems the best source of brass for both .38-55 and .375 Winchester.
I would agree that bullet selection is limited, but I had not thought of using it for much more than deer to Elk sized game.
Although, with lighter bullets a .375" bullet would have similar applications as a .357".
The .357" bullets are far more common though, thanks to .357 magnum.
A .38-55 buyer would need to cast bullets for smaller game and plinking right now, or use commercial CAS hard cast bullets.
That wouldn't deter me and a lot of other shooters since we love such things, though for many it isn't their thing.
Still, with a nice new rifle available that can be loaded up some, it's another alternative for straight wall users, CAS, and Old West lovers.
It would even be better if they produced a color case hardened receiver steel version.

For a lot of hunters though, the .35 Remington Henry will be the most welcome, in brass, steel, or color case versions.