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Offline briannmilewis

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Is anyone thinking about or doing a 357 Mag to 35 Remington rechamber?
« on: July 25, 2009, 06:01:05 PM »
Just wondering if the 357 Mag Handis have been around long enough for anyone to think about a 35 Remington rechamber, or has already done one?
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Re: Is anyone thinking about or doing a 357 Mag to 35 Remington rechamber?
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2009, 06:17:31 PM »
Wait for Quickdtoo to chime in here.   He has one.  I also have one but it is a Marlin 336A.   ;D 
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Re: Is anyone thinking about or doing a 357 Mag to 35 Remington rechamber?
« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2009, 07:07:15 PM »
I have a 35 Remington reamer.  Larry
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Re: Is anyone thinking about or doing a 357 Mag to 35 Remington rechamber?
« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2009, 07:22:07 PM »
Yup, I got one, shoots real good, MSP has one too.  ;)

Tim

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Re: Is anyone thinking about or doing a 357 Mag to 35 Remington rechamber?
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2009, 01:55:09 AM »
Haven't thought about a 35 Rem but am thinking hard about stretching my 357 mag Contender barrel out to 357 Max. I can get close to 35 Rem ballistics, still shoot 38's and 357's and still use the same reloading dies. IMHO.
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Re: Is anyone thinking about or doing a 357 Mag to 35 Remington rechamber?
« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2009, 02:28:12 AM »
i'm no expert but from where i'm sittin the 357 max looks to be more versatile than the 35 Rem...just an opinion
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Re: Is anyone thinking about or doing a 357 Mag to 35 Remington rechamber?
« Reply #6 on: July 26, 2009, 07:18:56 AM »
Now youze guys had to go and start it.  Any Haniholic worth his salt knows ya gotta have BOTH.;D  If'n ya don't believe it, ask Tim ::)  That way you too can become a do-it-yourself, at home, expert on .357 Max and .35 Rem qualities. REAM..REAM...REAM.  Merrily I REAM along. ;D  It looks like my 2nd .357 may be coming up for some surgery ;)

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Re: Is anyone thinking about or doing a 357 Mag to 35 Remington rechamber?
« Reply #7 on: July 26, 2009, 07:35:03 AM »
Pete nailed it, both is the best choice!!  ;D For a handloader using an action stronger than leverguns and pointy bullets, the 35 Rem can reach well beyond 200yds, it's no 35 Whelen which is another option as well as the 356 or 358 Win.  ;)

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Re: Is anyone thinking about or doing a 357 Mag to 35 Remington rechamber?
« Reply #8 on: July 26, 2009, 07:45:30 AM »
TIM!!!! Quit It!!!  Patty'll have to work another hundred years if I'm gonna have all of them ;)

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Re: Is anyone thinking about or doing a 357 Mag to 35 Remington rechamber?
« Reply #9 on: July 26, 2009, 09:25:09 AM »
I have really been thinking about doing that to one of my barrels.  I like the mags, love the maxies and lust after the rem. :-* in the Handi.  I'm sure that is not a hand ream job, should be done on a machine to be right.  If Larry lived closer to Montana, I'd offer my services as an apprentice to learn all this neat stuff he's doing.  Course the way I measure things, :-[ I can hear it now, "YER FIRED! :D  DP
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Re: Is anyone thinking about or doing a 357 Mag to 35 Remington rechamber?
« Reply #10 on: July 26, 2009, 09:38:42 AM »
good info here, I have .357  Max, a .35 Whelen (an early and good RMEF barrel),
as well as my .35 Remington Handi...I am very pleased and thankful.....<><....:)
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Re: Is anyone thinking about or doing a 357 Mag to 35 Remington rechamber?
« Reply #11 on: July 26, 2009, 10:03:16 AM »
I am a newbie at this, but isn't the .357 Mag/Max typically barreled for .357 jacketed and the .35 Remington typically barreled for .38 jacketed. I like the idea of shooting jacketed handgun bullets at 200fps more than a Max can, but am not sure what that will get me other than blowing up rotten clementines into tinier pieces. I have a .357 Max Handi and a .35 Rem Microgroove lever.  My thought is that for cast, the Max offers whatever velocity you need and more, and the rechambered .35 Rem might just be a hair tight for 200 gr+ jacketed. There are really few .358 jacketed bullets available by the way.
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Re: Is anyone thinking about or doing a 357 Mag to 35 Remington rechamber?
« Reply #12 on: July 26, 2009, 10:21:03 AM »
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Re: Is anyone thinking about or doing a 357 Mag to 35 Remington rechamber?
« Reply #13 on: July 26, 2009, 10:28:45 AM »
You can shoot lead bullets in a 35 Remington chambering. I own a Remington Model 141 slide-action in 30 remmy, it shoots lead bullets very well. Better than my Winchester 94 lever-gun.

If I had a .357 Handi barrel the chamber would be reamed to .35 remmy.

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Re: Is anyone thinking about or doing a 357 Mag to 35 Remington rechamber?
« Reply #14 on: July 26, 2009, 10:55:11 AM »
Lets not forget the other oddballs out there , like the 357/44 Bain & Davis and the 358 GNR ( 445SM necked down to .358 )

Just adding some fuel to the fire .  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)

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Re: Is anyone thinking about or doing a 357 Mag to 35 Remington rechamber?
« Reply #15 on: July 26, 2009, 11:01:36 AM »
Stimpy, you're as bad as Tim!

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Re: Is anyone thinking about or doing a 357 Mag to 35 Remington rechamber?
« Reply #16 on: July 26, 2009, 11:06:27 AM »
Pete

Somedays its a toss up as to who's worse .  ;D , on a side note , I should have all the peices for the new 219 Wasp Handi in about 2 weeks .  ;)

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Re: Is anyone thinking about or doing a 357 Mag to 35 Remington rechamber?
« Reply #17 on: July 26, 2009, 11:46:49 AM »
Quote from: wreckhog on July 26, 2009, 10:03:16 AM
I am a newbie at this, but isn't the .357 Mag/Max typically barreled for .357 jacketed and the .35 Remington typically barreled for .38 jacketed. I like the idea of shooting jacketed handgun bullets at 200fps more than a Max can, but am not sure what that will get me other than blowing up rotten clementines into tinier pieces. I have a .357 Max Handi and a .35 Rem Microgroove lever.  My thought is that for cast, the Max offers whatever velocity you need and more, and the rechambered .35 Rem might just be a hair tight for 200 gr+ jacketed. There are really few .358 jacketed bullets available by the way.

.358" Jacketed bullets work just fine in the .357 barrel.  ;)

Tim

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JP,
 I have had excellent results with 1680 powder and the 180 HornadySSP and 180 Speer FP. I will have to go down stairs and get you my load but it is near max in my gun and once I got up near max the groups really began to shrink. Its good for just over 1" at 100 yrds, and it chrono's about 2200 fps in my handi.
 I also had a severe leading problem. Seems the previous pwner shot 38 wad cutters exclusively!!  I bought the gun with two boxes of Remington bullets with two rounds gone. He said it recoiled too much for him! I spent days cleaning that barrel out!!! 

A word about the SSP at velocies over 2000fps. I find it is a bit fragile on Mr Whitetail. It goes in but rarely comes out. :grin:

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Re: Is anyone thinking about or doing a 357 Mag to 35 Remington rechamber?
« Reply #18 on: July 27, 2009, 04:34:58 AM »
....and I have a 357 Herrett just to be different....
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