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Offline Tracer

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Marlin 336 conversion
« on: March 17, 2004, 12:24:58 AM »
Just a quick question for you Marlin experts.  Can a 336 be safely converted from 35 remington to a 358 winchester?  Just curious.  Thanks
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« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2004, 02:28:14 AM »
Tracer,

The .358 Winchester round is a fairly high-pressure load and is not suited for rear-locking actions such as the Marlin 336.  It has only been factory chambered in rotary bolt actions such as the Vinchester M88 and the Browning BLR, and bolt actions.

The round is a .308 Winchester case necked up to take a .358" 200 grain bullet.

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« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2004, 03:55:55 AM »
There is an article floating around about someone who has done this.  It was posted over at Marlin Talk.  Perhaps someone can dig it up.  The pressure discrepancy didn't seem to bother the author, although who knows what kind of condition his rifle will be in after a steady diet of 358 Win loads.
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« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2004, 04:09:28 AM »
You can convert a 35Rem to a .356Winchester, which if you decide to use spitzer type bullets can only be loaded one in the chamber and one in the tube.  It comes darned close to 358 performance levels, even with JFPs.
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« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2004, 02:31:56 PM »
It is called the 356 Rimless and I have one. It is nothing more then the 358 with an OAL the same as the 356! To date I have had no problems with it.




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« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2004, 12:36:51 AM »
Thanks for the input.  I was just trying to find a way to up the power level of a 35 remington 336 without changing out the entire barrel.  T
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« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2004, 10:19:58 AM »
The original article was in either Rifle or Handloader.  He did not load to higher pressures than the .35 Rem.  Being a larger case I belive the preformance was better.  A .356 if you could find it and afford the collector price tag would be the best solution but I have only see one ever.

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