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Marlin offers their 336 in both .30-30 and .35 Remington, and have so for some time. What is your take on the .35 remington? It hasn't been around as long as the .30-30, but it has been with us for over 100 years, so why isn't it more popular? Is there any real world difference between the two (and I don't mean ammo cost/availability)? What kind of good/bad hunting experiences have you had with the .35?
 
I own both
to me, the .35 is twice that of the 30-30. the 35 is a slow heavy fat slug that just plows through willows, grass, or any trash.
Shooting it, its a bit louder and a bit heavier on recoil.

the only upside to the 30-30 is ammunition availability

If i have bush hunting, I will still grab the 35

my first deer 19 years ago was with my 35rem. I was 15
 
The .35 Rem. is far ahead of the .30/30 as a woods rifle but still a mild and comfortable round to shoot. Seems to me to have greater knockdown power than a .30/30 and if tracking is required lets out a better blood trail. I've used it some and my father has run a 760 pump Remington in .35 since 1955 and shot loads of deer with it. I think the reason the .30/30 is far more popular is that the .35 is that it was chambered in that wonderfully balanced, light, handy and great looking model 94 carbine.
 
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I've been using a Marlin 336 in .35 Remington for as long as i can remember. I absolutely love this cartridge. As stated above, it'll plow through willows, grass, etc. I feel 100% confident carrying that rifle around. It doesn't jam, has never broken on me and likely never will. It'll do the job very nicely on pretty much any big game you care to use it on. The only downside is ammunition availability and cost of said ammo. (about 30$ a box from some of the better stores. When buying it from your local home hardware, it might cost as much as 45$ a box) Even with the ammo costs, I'd have to say, buy one! :) Check the EE and see if you can find one without the cross bolt safety though. Those things can be a pain if you have to shoot quickly. Good Luck.

Dorian
 
If one lurks on USA wild boar/feral pig hunting forums, alot of knowledgeable hunters use 35 Remingtons versus 30-30 in the bush, if they have a choice.
Now I'm a big 30-30 fan. But the bigger bore has more knockdown power at normal hunting distances.
A friend of a friend, was born & raised on St. Joseph Island. He and his father swear by thier 35 Remington Marlins for deer & black bear hunting.
 
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The 35 Remington has had lots of use on Manitoulin Island over the years. Still see plenty of senior gentlemen carrying those great old 760 Gamemasters in the 35. Just the ticket for thick cedar hunting. I like them because they pack a punch but not too hard for recoil.
 
For a rifle, I would probably suggest as strongly as I could to go with Marlin 336

Such a solid, perfectly proportioned lever. I have never shouldered a more comfortable rifle
 
Bolt Gun

ratherbefishin said:
any bolt actions chambered in 35 remington?
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A friend of mine had a Rem 600 Mohawk with an 18 1/2" barrel. As it was a bolt gun, with stack magazine, I was able to load the 225 Sierra SPBT to OAL 2,55" in a Winchester case and Fed 210 primers. A maximum load of 36.5 grains of Varget pushed the 225 grain bullet to 1970 fps at the muzzle on a 20 Celsius day. The most amazing thing was that the very thin barrel hardly heated up at all with this load.
 
seems like it would make for a nice little woods carbine-I googled it and Remington had it in a Model 7 available on special order
 
David L said:
What do you think for Moose? limited range? until 200y?
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My 35rem marlin 336 was one of the 1950's early production models, and was my Grandpas. He dropped MANY moose with it. He passed, and it was my dads. He too dropped many moose with it. My dad passed, in 1991 and it was mine. I have dropped 4 moose with it and a couple deer.

I drops moose, but in my opinion, is smaller then acceptable for hunting big cagey bulls.
 
I picked up a couple of Husqvarna 9,3x57's and handloaded 286 gr Privipartizans for moose-and with a couple of LEH tickets in our pockets, hoping to see how they will perform-pretty much the same concept as the .35 with a big fat soft nosed bullet moving at moderate velocity.

I don't pay much attention the oft leveled criticism these are ''short range 200 yard ''weapons-thats about as far as I can shoot accurately anyway and virtually 95% of my shots are half-or even a quarter of that range.All I want to do is put one behind the shoulder and sit down for 20 minutes before following up on it.
 
ratherbefishin said:
I picked up a couple of Husqvarna 9,3x57's and handloaded 286 gr Privipartizans for moose-and with a couple of LEH tickets in our pockets, hoping to see how they will perform-pretty much the same concept as the .35 with a big fat soft nosed bullet moving at moderate velocity.

I don't pay much attention the oft leveled criticism these are ''short range 200 yard ''weapons-thats about as far as I can shoot accurately anyway and virtually 95% of my shots are half-or even a quarter of that range.All I want to do is put one behind the shoulder and sit down for 20 minutes before following up on it.
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Good luck on your moose hunt and looking forward to seeing how your 9.3X57 preformed..
Next year if I get time to work up a load for mine it will be used hunting moose..:)
 
nrut said:
Good luck on your moose hunt and looking forward to seeing how your 9.3X57 preformed..
Next year if I get time to work up a load for mine it will be used hunting moose..:)
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Noel used his 9.3x57 with great success on a moose - I believe it was last year, or was it two years ago?
 
I have an old issue of Rod and Gun in Canada from the early '60s. An article in it listed the most popular Canadian moose /deer cartridges. The survey was done in the west and the east. For interest sake the eastern calibres listed as: .303 brit, .308 winchester, .30-30 Winchester and .35 Remington. The west listed as .303 brit, .270 Winchester, .30-30 Winchester and .308 Winchester. Respondents in Ontario listed the .35 Remington as a favourite moose rifle. Interestingly the old .303 Brit still held on in those days as the most popular. Yet the .308 which was relativley new scored well too.
All in all the .35 Remington made a very good showing.

regards, Darryl
 
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