35 remington

[kawie]

i was wondering if there is a 35 rem. AI and what the performance was like.i did a search but came up empty handed.i was thinking of treating myself come income tax time to maybe a marlin 336 in 35 rem.i know alot like the 30/30 AI an they say the case life is better than standard 30/30.so i was thinking in a lever gun any gain is better than nothing.thanks

[Oldtimer]

The .35 Remington case is pretty much maxed out, so there is no long neck or large amount of taper to work with to max in improved case.
It might be possible to approximate one by expanding the .30-30 case to .358 and improving it, but what you would end up with would be roughly the .358 Winchester, minus the ability of the action to safely handle the pressures.  I have used both factory loads in a Marlin 336 and hot loads in a Remington 760 and I cannot tell a lot of difference.  Invest the money in a whole bunch of either factory ammo or reloading supplies, burn it all up practicing, and you will do better than trying to make a supergun out of the .35 Remington.  That way you can shoot your 336 from day one and love it, cause it really is a fine rifle and a fine caliber.

[Graybeard]

Send it into GBO Sponsor SSK Industries www.sskindustries.com and let them turn it into a .356 Winchester for you if you want more out of it. Cost isn't that much and there is a huge performance increase.

[Blowtorch53]

Hey Kawie,

The .35 Remington is a very good cartridge already.  It is very accurate and a joy to shoot.  It is one of my most accurate Marlins (and I have a few Marlins)!  Mine has a cheapo scope and it still shoots great.  It's what I had at the time and I was going to change it to a 2 x 7 Leopold, but I hate to mess with success.  It would be great for deer and black bear.  Heavier loads are available from commercial reloaders if you need a little more power and range.  The .35 is a 200 yard caliber outside and more like 175, but it is a great one.  I don't know what SSK charges for a .356 Winchester conversion but I would highly recommend their work.  This is because of their care and quality and not just because they are a sponsor.  Try out the .35 first and be happy.  Or send it to them and get it converted.  Either way...you win!

IMHO

BT53

[dpe.ahoy]

I agree with the others posted here.  Give the 35 rem a try and practice with it.  Unless you are going for long shots, It will do what you want.  If you want long shots, even the 356 win isn't going to give much flatter trajectory.  There isn't any room to improve the 35 case to get any benefit from doing so.  My 35 did a nice 'bang-flop' on a big mulie doe this year, it just does the job at hand very well.  I used the Hornady LE ammo this year and was real happy with it.  Hope they get the 'gummy-bear' bullets out for sale soon.  DP

[kawie]

thanks for the imput guys,i think if i decide to get the 336 that i would stick with what it is a great old cartridge with lots of history.ive been doing alot of seaching here an other forums,gone through every page here an over at marlin owners too plus went through a few at leverguns too.i was also wondering if the marlin 1894 in 357 could be done to the 360 Dan Wesson,any if it could be done what if any promblems would there be.never found a answer to this i wouldnt mind doeing this just to be different,and seems like you could still use the 357 too.thanks

[Graybeard]

To make a lever rifle function and feed with a longer round requires a LOT of work and costs a lot of money usually. Some times they still don't feed and function properly. It's really not worth it for the small increase in performance.