-
- Species
- Whitetails
- Rut Reporters
- Deer Camp
- Big Game
- Small Game
- Birds
- Special Methods
- Bow Hunting
- Conservation
- Heroes of Conservation
- Hero for a Day
- Outdoor Skills
- Total Outdoorsman Challenge
- Land for Sale
-
- Species
- Bass
- Trout
- More Freshwater
- Saltwater
- Catchbook
- Special Methods
- Fly Fishing
- Hook Shots
- Conservation
- Heroes of Conservation
- Hero for a Day
- Outdoor Skills
- Total Outdoorsman Challenge
- Land for Sale
-
- Health & Fitness
- F&S Adventurer
- Outdoor Skills
- Total Outdoorsman Challenge
-
- Rifles
- Shotguns
- 2nd Amendment
- SHOT Show
- Outdoor Skills
- Total Outdoorsman Challenge
Print
Email
Share
Rifles
.35 Remington/Marlin 336
Uploaded on August 24, 2009I am likely going to acquire a .35 Remington in a Marlin 336 sometime soon. I've been rolling my own for a 14" Contender barrel for years but have no experience with this caliber in a rifle. Any reloading suggestions or words of wisdom to share? It will see active duty for whitetails and black bear at responsible distances, preferably with a 200 gr. bullet. Thanks much.
ADVERTISEMENT
Message Boards
Most Popular
Most Viewed
Most Commented
Top Rated
Rifles
- Looking to buy a budget priced .22lr rifle,just something that will stay at the camp for plinking and vermin control,and the cho
- State Police to Shut Down PA Instant Check System, No Firearms Purchases for 3 Days
- winchester 94 value?
- I just got back from a local gun show and if there were any good buys there, I sure didn't see them. It seemed to me that every
- Nonsense Product Names: WEN Will it All End?
- Phil Bourjaily
- So a question, i'm a huge fan of enough gun. I also don't really like a lot of clutter. i have a .223, going to buy a 257 robert
- Just pulled over 200 bullets from 7.62x54 headstamp JMS 02. I have one recipe for fire forming cases W/O bullets, do you have on
- RECOIL! OK boys and girls, now for the real question regarding recoil in rifles. Some folks routinely shoot 12 gauge shotgun l
- I stopped in to check out a new Gun shop/Gunsmith Saturday, walked around the aisles not seeing anything new, and then I saw her
Rifles
- More on Preppers
- Gun Test: Rock River Arms LAR-15 Fred Eichler Series Predator
- Rifle Recoil: Oh, Mommy, My Shoulder!
- Forbes Model 24B Rifle: A Light Gun at a Great Price
- Reflecting on The Greatest Generation
- Is the NRA's Political Power an Illusion?
- OK, what is your preference in big game calibers? There is quite a bit of chatter in the Forbes 24B blog concerning light rifle
- RECOIL! OK boys and girls, now for the real question regarding recoil in rifles. Some folks routinely shoot 12 gauge shotgun l
- Guns on Film: Can You Answer These 12 Movie Gun Trivia Questions?
- So a question, i'm a huge fan of enough gun. I also don't really like a lot of clutter. i have a .223, going to buy a 257 robert
Rifles
No ContentADVERTISEMENT
Today on Field & Stream
Loading...
Visit Our Sister Sites at Bonnier Corporation
| Enthusiast | Kiteboarding | QUAD | SKI | Skiing | Scuba Diving | Sport Diver | TransWorld Ride BMX | TransWorld Business | TransWorld Motocross | TransWorld SKATEboarding, | TransWorld SNOWboarding | TransWorld SURF | WakeBoarding | WaterSki | Warren Miller Entertainment | WindSurfing |
|---|---|
| Travel | Caribbean Travel & Life | Destination Weddings & Honeymoon | Islands | Meeting Traveler | Resorts & Great Hotels |
| Lifestyle & Shelter | Florida Travel & Life | Garden Design | Home Ft. Lauderdale | Home Miami |
| Luxury | SNOW | Spa |
| Marine | Boating Life | Cruising World | Fly Fishing in Salt Waters | Power Cruising | Marlin | Motor Boating | Sailing World | Salt Water Sportsman | Sport Fishing | Yachting | NewBoats.com | UsedBoats.com | YachtBroker.com |
| Outdoor | Field & Stream | Outdoor Life | SHOT Business |
| Parenting | Babytalk | Parenting |
| Science | Popular Science | Science Illustrated |
| Saveur | Saveur |
| Working Mother Media | Working Mother |
| Entertainment / Events | World Entertainment Services | World Sports & Marketing |
Fieldandstream.com is part of the Field & Stream Network, a division of Bonnier Corporation.
Copyright © 2012 Bonnier Corp. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.
Buffalo Bore has a 220 grain load that's faster than any factory 200 grain load I've seen.
As Shane stated cant go wrong with Buffao Bore I have shot thier 45 colt load a and am very impressed.
I know a guy down south who has used the .35 and many other calibers in his Contender for years. He swears the .35 is the best of the bunch. I also know a fellow there who shoots the .35 in a M-336 and has for over 30 years. He is still happy with it. I knew a fellow who passed away a few years ago who used the .35 here in Wyoming. I think it was the only big game rifle he owned and he was successful with it on deer and elk for years. Unfortunately he got into a fight with his son who shot and killed the dad and then himself. I never knew if the .35 was involved. Great rifle/cartridge combo within its range limitations. Should be a fun one to load and shoot but those Buffalo Bores no doubt will stop about anything you encounter.
Reload .35 Rem ? You gain very little in any area when the stuff is used for hunting. Lots of guys around here hunt with the 336 and old model 8's chambered for this round. Factory loads will drop a 1000 lb moose where it stands. Just make sure where it's standing isn't in 4 feet of muck & keep your shots limited to 125 yards or so.
Great round and great rifle! Check out the Hornady soft tip ammo and bullets. These will work in a tube magazine. Otherwise, stick with flat or round nose bullets. Hornady and Sierra make 200 gr round nose. Speer makes flat nose, but not in 200 gr.
I reload for the 35 Remington, and my 2 favorite bullets are the Speer 180 gr FN and the Speer 220 gr FN. Try one of the medium burning powders. H-4895, IMR-4064, IMR-3031, and if you want to get close to Buffalo Bore velocity with the 220 gr Speer, try AA2520.
They are all good shooters in my 336's and make good deer and black bear loads out to 200 yards.
I have one and love it. I don't have any experiance reloading them, but I'll agree with MLH about the Hornady soft tip, I'm having a hard time finding any on the self though. These are great rifles, I love the marlin. I'm looking in the future to purchase the marlin 450 for hogs. Good luck, great choice in rifles in my opinion.
Update-picked up the Marlin over the weekend. Not having enough time to work up a handload I bought a box of Remington 200 grain round nose corelokts. It had see thru mounts, which I detest, so we replaced them with a good set of standard Weavers, and started to rough it in. After several 25 yarders to see where it was shooting, shots 4-6 nestled into 1 1/2" at 100 yards. Think we're really going to like the Marlin and the .35 Remington. Good hunting, be safe!
I have hunted a 35 in m336 for years, love the rifle, one of the best mountain guns ever in my opion. I have tried my hand at reloading, and got good results, but have had excellent results out of the 200 corelocks as well. As is the case with my 30-06 the reloads do shoot a little better, but for hunting accuracy the out of the box corelocks are hard to beat. In a hunting situation i can't shoot good enough to make the difference in the 1/2" groups with the reloads and the 3/4" groups with factory corelocks. Either way great caliber and gun.
Further update - in case you missed it on DEP's Marlin lever action blog, I carried the .35 during the first week of WV's general firearms season, taking a big doe with it. A finer deer driving weapon has not been made, a pleasure to carry and works very well on whitetails.
Post a Reply
Great round and great rifle! Check out the Hornady soft tip ammo and bullets. These will work in a tube magazine. Otherwise, stick with flat or round nose bullets. Hornady and Sierra make 200 gr round nose. Speer makes flat nose, but not in 200 gr.
Buffalo Bore has a 220 grain load that's faster than any factory 200 grain load I've seen.
As Shane stated cant go wrong with Buffao Bore I have shot thier 45 colt load a and am very impressed.
I know a guy down south who has used the .35 and many other calibers in his Contender for years. He swears the .35 is the best of the bunch. I also know a fellow there who shoots the .35 in a M-336 and has for over 30 years. He is still happy with it. I knew a fellow who passed away a few years ago who used the .35 here in Wyoming. I think it was the only big game rifle he owned and he was successful with it on deer and elk for years. Unfortunately he got into a fight with his son who shot and killed the dad and then himself. I never knew if the .35 was involved. Great rifle/cartridge combo within its range limitations. Should be a fun one to load and shoot but those Buffalo Bores no doubt will stop about anything you encounter.
Reload .35 Rem ? You gain very little in any area when the stuff is used for hunting. Lots of guys around here hunt with the 336 and old model 8's chambered for this round. Factory loads will drop a 1000 lb moose where it stands. Just make sure where it's standing isn't in 4 feet of muck & keep your shots limited to 125 yards or so.
I reload for the 35 Remington, and my 2 favorite bullets are the Speer 180 gr FN and the Speer 220 gr FN. Try one of the medium burning powders. H-4895, IMR-4064, IMR-3031, and if you want to get close to Buffalo Bore velocity with the 220 gr Speer, try AA2520.
They are all good shooters in my 336's and make good deer and black bear loads out to 200 yards.
I have one and love it. I don't have any experiance reloading them, but I'll agree with MLH about the Hornady soft tip, I'm having a hard time finding any on the self though. These are great rifles, I love the marlin. I'm looking in the future to purchase the marlin 450 for hogs. Good luck, great choice in rifles in my opinion.
Further update - in case you missed it on DEP's Marlin lever action blog, I carried the .35 during the first week of WV's general firearms season, taking a big doe with it. A finer deer driving weapon has not been made, a pleasure to carry and works very well on whitetails.
Update-picked up the Marlin over the weekend. Not having enough time to work up a handload I bought a box of Remington 200 grain round nose corelokts. It had see thru mounts, which I detest, so we replaced them with a good set of standard Weavers, and started to rough it in. After several 25 yarders to see where it was shooting, shots 4-6 nestled into 1 1/2" at 100 yards. Think we're really going to like the Marlin and the .35 Remington. Good hunting, be safe!
I have hunted a 35 in m336 for years, love the rifle, one of the best mountain guns ever in my opion. I have tried my hand at reloading, and got good results, but have had excellent results out of the 200 corelocks as well. As is the case with my 30-06 the reloads do shoot a little better, but for hunting accuracy the out of the box corelocks are hard to beat. In a hunting situation i can't shoot good enough to make the difference in the 1/2" groups with the reloads and the 3/4" groups with factory corelocks. Either way great caliber and gun.
Post a Reply