35 Remington ?

[tanoose]

My dad uses the Marlin 336 in 35 remington for deer in the northeast. What are your thoughts on this combination for close range moose and elk hunting. Would the 200 grain  get the job done?

[Ratltrap]

How close is "close"?

< 75 yards - sure, but if you want to take 100 yard shots I'd get ahold of some of the 220 gr. Buffalo Bore ammo if it will shoot in the gun. I'd also try to keep those corelocts away from big bones - at least on moose.

I really like more for moose 'cause I've had to do a couple of water retrievals, and those were shot with 338s. Outside 100 yards, pick another cartridge.

[Cottonwood]

There are hunters in Canada as well as the NE and the NW that have used nothing but the .35 Remington cartidge for everything from deer to bear and that includes elk and moose as well.  Keep searching you will find articals as well as posters who use nothing but the .35 Remington with dead bang results.

http://www.leverguns.com/articles/paco/35remington.htm

[Lone Star]

I used to work with some Alaskan Natives who used noting but Ruger Mini-14s in .223 for all their hunting - caribou, moose, bear, walrus, you name it.  What someone who was born and raised in the bush can do with a rifle and what the typical city hunter can do are two entirely different things....the 200-grain CoreLokt has an enviable reputation on game, but today I'd use the BuffaloBore 220s on anything bigger than deer.  As personal cred: I once harvested an Alaskan moose with a single Speer 250 out of a T/C .35 Remington - but I wouldn't do it again.   

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[MSP Ret]

The .35 Remington is one of those cartridges that kills all out of proportion to what you would expect. I have used my Marlin 336 in .35 Rem for many years and currently have a second .357 Mag barrel for my H&R/NEF Handi Rifle out being rechambered for .35 Rem. It is my all time favorite deer and black bear cartridge and I would not hesitate a shot at a Moose out to 100-150 yards with the right ammo. As in all hunting the projectile and proper bullet placement is everything. Moose are not evtremely hard to kill, easier than deer as a matter of fact, but you have to hit them in the right place, if not they can soak up a lot of lead because of their size and mass. Some want to use calibers like .460 Wheatherbys and .375 H&H's thinking they will make up for the inability to shoot, thats the wrong way to go, put the bullet where it should go and the animal will go down, deer, bear, or Moose. Its a great cartridge, try it, you will like it....<><....

[35Rem]

Well, I don't think it'd be the first moose killed with a 35....

I personally feel like the 200 CoreLockt is a little too much for most deer, so.......why not.

[Lloyd Smale]

should do fine if you do your part

[tanoose]

Thanks guys i dont think i would be able to talk him out of using it no matter what. He shoots only factory loads the reminmgton 200 spcl but maybe a winchester silver tip would give better penitration. But then again 100 yards would be a long shot with 50 probibly more like it.

[MSP Ret]

Tanoose, the Winchester 200 grain Silvertip was and is my favorite bullet load combo for factory .35 Remington Ammo. I have used it to kill all the deer my .35 Remington model 336 has taken....<><....

[Mannlicher]

my old 336 straight stock Marlin does not handle the 200 grain weight accurately.  The 220 grain Remington Core-lokt though is very accurate.
No moose down here in Florida, but the .35 Remington works great on big hogs.

[Lone Star]

Remington doesn't make a .358" 220-grain CoreLokt.  Perhaps you mean the Speer 220 HotCore?


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