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Offline Swampman

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799 Remington in .35 Remington
« on: January 02, 2010, 05:09:48 AM »
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Re: 799 Remington in .35 Remington
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2010, 05:39:30 AM »
Sure, only limited by your imagination and thickness of wallet. :D

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Re: 799 Remington in .35 Remington
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2010, 08:36:06 AM »
I don't think the Rem 799 mini-Mauser action will take a cartridge as long as the .35 Rem.

IIRC, .223's & .204 lengths are more near their limits.

Heck, I'd like to have a mini-Mauser in .250 Savage - but even my CZ527 mini is too short.

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Re: 799 Remington in .35 Remington
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2010, 01:16:13 PM »
They made them in .22-250 so the .250 & .300 Savage would fit I believe.
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Re: 799 Remington in .35 Remington
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2010, 02:15:29 AM »
.358 winchester on a 798 or surplus mauser would be easier. No bolt modifications would have to be made if you used a gun that was based from a .308.  Just a standard re-barrel and you could probably buy a barrel short chambered.

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Re: 799 Remington in .35 Remington
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2010, 10:51:49 AM »
That would end up being too heavy and the action would be too long for the cartridge IMO.
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Re: 799 Remington in .35 Remington
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2010, 11:07:48 AM »
I once sent a note to CZ to see if the 527 action would take 35 Rem.  thought making a carbine in 35 Rem would be a good kids gun.
I think the best bet after what they wrote is to neck up 7.26X39 to 358 or 366 and make a 358X39, 9X39, or 9.3X39

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Re: 799 Remington in .35 Remington
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2010, 04:04:15 AM »
If you search long and hard you might find a Remington 600 in 35 rem, that was a great little rifle but they are very scarce. Remington never sold many of them because most fans of that cartridge want it in a fast shooting lever, pump or auto.
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Re: 799 Remington in .35 Remington
« Reply #8 on: January 14, 2010, 08:45:27 AM »
Swamp,
I've got one of the Interarms MarkXs in 243. It's the standard actioned one that'll handle anything up to 30/06 length shells. I've had no problems with feeding or shell pick up.
I will have to agree with on the weight issue. This is one 243 that ain't no liteweight. Close to 9.5 pounds with the scope.


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Re: 799 Remington in .35 Remington
« Reply #9 on: January 14, 2010, 01:50:42 PM »
With custom modifications many things can be done.


1. Buy 799 in any configuration.
2. Sell 799, put money toward a Marlin 336D.

Or you could just buy a suitable rifle to begin with...
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