.35 Rem Marlin Question

[roughthumbs]

I'm sure this has been discussed at some point but I can't find the thread. I was at a gun shop today and the guy behind the counter said a stock .35 Rem Marlin Lever action could shoot an altered (cut down) cased round without any problems. Didn't quite sound right to me. Anybody want to throw in their 2 cents?

 

[Hookeye]

They just trim the necks to the Indiana deer legal spec.
The case headspaces off the shoulder.

 

[bstewrat3]

Just search for 35 Remington short or 1.8 on here or your search engine of choice and you'll find plenty of info. I am using the round in a rimmed version in a T/C Contender.

 

[nkhrfh]

Look through the reloading section. Lots of info on it. I got a deal on a Marlin 35 Rem and cut down my cases to use in Indiana.

 

[woody131]

It is definitely the real deal. A short time ago you couldn't hardly give away a 35 Remington but now that they figured out how to make it deer legal you can't find one. They were way cheaper than the same rifle chambered in 44 mag.

 

[Hookeye]

Yup, TC barrels have jumped to silly pricing now, as have Rem 760/7600 and Marlin lever rigs.

 

[Savage99]

I have a Remington 760 pump that is chambered in .35 Remington. I shoot 200 gr soft tip, flat base Speer bullets in it with the shortened cases. Works just fine. It is a good brush cartridge. I am comfortable with it out to 175 yards, but am sure others take it farther. A lot of deer have been put down over the years with a .35 Remington. Hope this helps you out a bit.

 

[snapping turtle]

You will be happy with the 35 rem. If you look to the east coast or a couple of states south of us they are plentiful but here in Indiana there was not a hunting demand till now so they are few and far between.

Here is one of mine a 336 sc (sporting carbine) with 2/3 mag tube and big perch belly forearm and it also has the of waffle top with a peep. The peep alone is now worth what I paid for the gun in the day.

 

[hrearden]

You will be happy with the 35 rem. If you look to the east coast or a couple of states south of us they are plentiful but here in Indiana there was not a hunting demand till now so they are few and far between.

Here is one of mine a 336 sc (sporting carbine) with 2/3 mag tube and big perch belly forearm and it also has the of waffle top with a peep. The peep alone is now worth what I paid for the gun in the day.

35 Rem is all over MI (Im from there) and that rifle is pretty much what I would look for in a lever gun. Nice rig.

 

[Hookeye]

I want to rebarrel a Ruger #1 for .35 Rem.
Currently run a break open, would prefer a falling block.

 

[roughthumbs]

I thought the headspacing would be the problem. I know where a couple cheap lever guns are so I guess I'll give it a try.

Thanks

 

[snapping turtle]

The headspace can be a problem with 35 rem but it does not matter if the brass is 1.8 or not. I have seen a couple 35 rem with over length chambers which made for light primers strikes. Fire forming cases and reloading solved both issues. The 35 rem is
one of just a few lever action rounds that have no rim.

 

[Hookeye]

BLR................lots of lever rounds without rims

 

[snapping turtle]

BLR................lots of lever rounds without rims

The BLR is a bolt rifle with a lever action. It is in a class by itself yes it is a lever action but when I think of lever actions I think of tube feed rifles. I have a few without a tube the 96/22 my pre 81 BLR and my savage 99.

 

[Hookeye]

What, no pic of a Win 88?

 

[remauto1187]

Im going .35 rem this year for deer season. I have MONTHS to find a deal on one and get the ammo made. The 336 .35rem run around $400 and up on gunbroker used. I can get one at walmart NIB for around $505 plus tax.

 

[Hookeye]

Kid off to college this fall, my Ruger #1 rebarrel dream is so screwed......................

I'll just run my lil TC again.

 

[snapping turtle]

What, no pic of a Win 88?

i want one for sure just have not found the perfect match for me yet. Some like black guns, some mega cap handguns, I seems to go for levers and target rifles. It is an addiction for sure.

 

[gregkl]

35 Rem is all over MI (Im from there) and that rifle is pretty much what I would look for in a lever gun. Nice rig.

Yup. From MI here and I have one. Won't use it to hunt deer here, but it sure hunted a lot when it was in MI for 40 years!

 

[bstewrat3]

I thought the headspacing would be the problem. I know where a couple cheap lever guns are so I guess I'll give it a try.

Thanks

I didn't like the headspace being on the shoulder either so I made cases from 30/40 Krag, which in my T/C posed no issue because I had my barrel built with a rim cut. I have explained it in other threads so I'll leave the details out.