35 Remington vs 308 Winchester

[oberhaz]

Recently I sold a Marlin 336 in 35 Remington. Would have liked to have kept it but I really only need 1 rifle for the kind of hunting I do. Anyway, the 35 worked very well on deer. However, I wanted a rifle with more range if presented with a good shot.

Question is; Is the 308 as effective or more effective than the 35?

I don't reload, so finding ammo is much easier with the 308. Which is a real bonus. Where I'm from 35's can be hard to find. And that too is another reason why I went for a 308.

Thanks,
     Jim

[45-70.gov]

i did the same thing  35 years ago

last year  i got another  35 remington....well 2
336 marlin  like the one  i missed.....and a  H&R handi

the  308 is a much better round....i just missed the 35...my first love

[Swampman]

The .308 is a lot more powerful and flatter shooting.

[Freezer]

  Not enough information! I ass/u/me your woods and brush hunting. What type of rifle are you looking for in 308? If it's another lever your on the right path. With iron sites and close range (under 150 yards) I don't think you'ld see a difference between 308 and 35 Rem. With a scope the 308 will out shine the 35 Rem. If your thinking a long barreled bolt, I'd stay with the Marlin in the brush and get a 270 for long shots.
  I carry a Savage 99f chambered in 308 as my primary hunting rifle. It wears a 2x7 Leupold VX II scope. I hunt broken steep terrain with shots tha can range from 25 feet to 300 yards. I hunt Blacktail deer, black bear and pig. I have no doubts that I can take any shot in those situations with this rifle.
  A Savage 99, Win 88 or BLR in 308 are hard to beat.

[BBF]

Without getting off my butt and looking it up exactly there are a considerable amount of years in the age of those cartridges. The 35 Rem was never meant as a military cartridge, itwas  designed for close up distances in handy rifles. If you like the35 cal, there are a number of modern and higher performance cartridges available now.
 
The 308 Win outshines the 35 Rem in every aspect I can think of.

[Swampman]

The .35 Remington was very popular with law enforcement.  It killed Bonnie & Clyde.

[BBF]

I've never heard that the 35 Rem was used by the police. I do know that the .351 Win was popular with Correctional Officers

[hillbill]

ill bet there is a pic out there showing the cops that ambushed bonnie and clyde.i know them 351 semi autos were popular at the time but there may be a couple of levers in the mix among the older officers.good question!

[Swampman]

Frank Hammer used a Remington Model 8 in .35 Remington in the ambush.

[hillbill]

Frank Hammer used a Remington Model 8 in .35 Remington in the ambush.

tell me more about the model 8?

[Swampman]

From Wikipedia..........

The Remington Model 8 is a centerfire, recoil-operated, self-loading rifle designed by John Browning and produced by Remington Arms beginning in 1906.[1]

John Browning was granted U.S. Patent 659,786 on October 16, 1900 for the rifle, which he then sold to Remington. (Outside the U.S., this rifle was made by Fabrique Nationale of Liege, Belgium, and marketed as the FN Browning Patent 1900.)

The Remington Model 8 rifle is long recoil-operated and uses a rotating bolt head. After firing, the barrel and bolt, still locked together, move rearward inside the receiver and compress two recoil springs. Then the bolt is held back while the barrel is returned forward by one of the springs permitting extraction and ejection. Once the barrel is returned, bolt is also returned forward by the second spring; in so doing it picks up a fresh round from the magazine and chambers it. The Remington Model 8 has a fixed 5-shot magazine and bolt hold-open device which engages after the magazine is empty. It is a takedown design, meaning that the barrel and receiver are easily separated with no tools, allowing for a smaller package for transport. Remington created four new calibers for the Model 8 rifle: .25 Remington, .30 Remington, .32 Remington and .35 Remington.[1] These cartridges were rimless designs to allow reliable feeding from box magazines. The Remington Model 8 was the first truly reliable medium power semiautomatic rifle ever commercialized (1906).

The primary market for the Model 8 was sports hunting. The Model 8 was also used as a police gun and is noted as the rifle of choice of famed Texas Ranger Frank Hamer.[1] Hamer's rifle was a customized .35 Remington Model 8 with a special-order 15 round magazine from Petmeckey's Sporting Goods store in Austin, Texas. He was shipped serial number 10045, and this was just one of at least two Model 8's used in the ambush of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker.[1] The rifle was modified to accept a "police only" 15 round magazine obtained through the Peace Officers Equipment Company in St. Joseph, Missouri.[2]

In 1936, Remington dropped the Model 8 and introduced the Model 81 "Woodsmaster" with improvements by C.C. Loomis.[1] The Model 81 was also offered in .300 Savage and the .25 Remington chambering was dropped after a limited number of 81's were chambered in this round

[Freezer]

Long and short if it is under 150 yards there's very little difference in killing power between the 35 Rem and 308 Win. Scoped and out to 350 yards the 308 has it hands down. If you don't intend to hunt beyond 200Yards, save you money keep your 35 Rem in a Marlin platform and scope it with a Leupold. The 35 Rem in it's intended ranges maybe a better bear/hog rifle.