35 Remington

[markc]

Well, I got the Super 16 35 Rem barrell scope mounted and headed to the range with a box of factory Rem 200 gr ammo.  My, but there were crowds of people there.  After an hour wait, I finally was able to get a target on the 50yd line.  Good place to start.  Round # 4 & 5 were dead center bullseye.  Much too crowded to move to the hundred yard target.  That will have to wait for my next trip.  The super 16 is a reallllyyyyy longgggg barrell for sure, and the recoil was certainly a bit more than the 14"MT 7-30 waters barrell,  but not too bad.  
markc

[bigbore442001]

Just be very careful of the headspace with handloads. I had a 35 Rem and it cost me a deer when the gun failed to fire. That short neck is tricky.

[Possum]

I was using the 200gr loads last year in a 14" barrel.  They work fine except the expansion was not too good for me.  I killed the deer I shot with it, but two ran about 40-60yds.  It was extremely accurate with 200gr Rem factory loads though.  I switched to the 180 SSP by Hornady this year and great expansion.  It is a great caliber for deer hunting!  I hope you like it.

[markc]

for the tips.  One of the reasons I went with the caliber was the availability of quality factory loads.  That and the 35 caliber hole is a bit bigger than the 7mm hole of my other barrell.  Plan to ahve both the 35 Rem and 7-30 Waters barrell scoped and ready to go, along with the .22lr barrell.
Can't wait to try the 35 Rem on a feral hog.  Hope the hogs cooperate this weekend.
 :-) markc

[dakotashooter2]

If you barrel is anything like the one I had you will love it. My gun shot better than I could and would generally hold any load, under 3/4"at 100 yards. I never had any misfire problems with handloads. The 180 hornady SSP worked great for me. The gun/caliber worked much better for me than my current .308 encore. I've been looking into a G2 frame so I can buy the barrel back from my brother (he has never used it). I think it is one of the most underrated deer cartridges chambered in the contender. Every one I shot went down like it was hit with a hammer.

[Possum]

What powder/case/primer combination were you using?  and were you full length sizing or just neck sizing.  Just curious.  I am consistantly hitting on about 1.5" but did shoot a 1" group @200yds one day.  I think the barrel shoots way better than I can.

[sekim]

Well, I got the Super 16 35 Rem barrell scope mounted and headed to the range with a box of factory Rem 200 gr ammo.  My, but there were crowds of people there.  After an hour wait, I finally was able to get a target on the 50yd line.  Good place to start.  Round # 4 & 5 were dead center bullseye.  Much too crowded to move to the hundred yard target.  That will have to wait for my next trip.  The super 16 is a reallllyyyyy longgggg barrell for sure, and the recoil was certainly a bit more than the 14"MT 7-30 waters barrell,  but not too bad.  
markc

               :grin: The .35 Remington is a great round and many years ago,(late 1970's) I used a .35 Rem. in a Super 14 for handgun metallic silhouette shooting.  The recoil was bad and after a 40 rd. shoot my hand was not in the greatest shape. That was the days when you had only one grip to choose from.  Living in California, I was very close to the Sierra Bullet Co. and every other month they would sell their 2nds. for a very cheap price, soooooo I pick up many of their 200 gr. SP's.  Surprising, they shot just as good as their good stuff.  Now to the point....... Have the barrel Mag-Na-Ported by Kelly. and most of the muzzle jump will go away and for some reason, my hand doesn't  bother me as much.  Never had any problems with landloading for it and my cases were reused each month for the shoot, which I shot it for a little more then two years.  Never hunted with this barrel because my 15" .25-35 Ackley Imp. took care of what I ever wanted to hunt with a T/C...... Enjoy it, it's a great combo for a T/C.              Mike