Author Topic: .35 Remington misfire question (Read 530 times)

Miller · « **on:** January 31, 2005, 06:57:20 AM »

I have read on this and other forums that the .35 Remington can have misfire problems. Does this only occur with reloaded ammunition or does it also happen with factory ammunition. Thanks in advance!

jhalcott · « **Reply #1 on:** January 31, 2005, 07:29:24 AM »

with mine it did not matter,as many as 5 of 20 tries missed! the same ammo tried in a Marlin rifle would go off AFTER 2 OR 3 ATTEMPTS IN THE t/c. I tried to pull bullets and resize/ reload factory with no improvement.
finally sent it to be rechambered to 358JDJ.

fyrepowrx · « **Reply #2 on:** January 31, 2005, 12:58:51 PM »

Miller;

i have been pretty lucky with the .35, i have had 2 different pistol barrels, and have a 21" carbine and have yet to have a misfire. Both barrels i have now have had about 100 rounds or so each through them, i dont shoot them much except a bit before deer season.

when sizing cases i spray a case neck with aerosol graphite spray, which blackens it so i can see where the sizing die is adjusted to, so i can only neck-size the cases.

i have never tried any other factory loads, about 3 years back at wally-mart they had .35 Rem 150 grain Remington ammo on clearance for $5 a box. i bought 15 boxes and havent yet shot it all up. Both the carbine & the pistol will hold about 1.5" at a hundred with the 150 grainers.

tipiguy · « **Reply #3 on:** February 01, 2005, 02:11:22 AM »

I have 3 different 35 rem barrels (2 carbine and 1 pistol). Have not had a problem with misfires with any of them. I use a Lee Loader, however, to be sure to only neck size.

tipiguy

C A Plater · « **Reply #4 on:** February 02, 2005, 09:10:16 AM »

I've heard that too but my 2 .35's, a 14" T/C and a Marlin, have never had that problem. Guess I'm lucky or something. I do not do anything special in reloading them either. It does have a small shoulder and if your chamber is sloppy or the die set it back too much, I can see where the problem comes in.

gdoerr · « **Reply #5 on:** February 04, 2005, 02:11:11 PM »

The cause of misfires in the 35rem is due to most of the T/C barrels being chambered too deeply. The firing pin impact thrusts the whole case forward absorbing a good deal of the impact. With light loads the primer will be pushed almost out of the case when the case thrusts back against the frame. The solution is to expand the case mouth with a 375 expander button and then only form the front half back to .35 to hold the bullet. The round will chamber but the .375 section will stop the case from moving foreword when the firing pin strikes causing the case to fireform to the chamber. You must neck size only from then on, never touch the shoulder, and the rounds will only work in this barrel as they will be 8 to 12 thousand too long for a normal chamber. Only streching once with this method the cases will last many-many firings. My 14 inch Contender barrel became a 3/4 moa barrel at that point and outshoots both my 7tcu's. It will shoot 158gr 357 mag bullets and all the 35 180 and 200 gr. at this level.