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gordo b. · July 22, 2006, 08:50 PM

IN BOLT ACTION GUNS ONLY 37 grains of RL-7 gives a 200 grain Hornady Spire point almost 2400fps in a 22" barrel with 45,000psi. I have been reloading the .35 Rem for more than 30 years . I used my Oehler strain guage equipped lab on several of my project XP100r and 600s ect. extensively 5 or 6 years ago. Win 748 can give a seated out 200 grain bullet a hundred or 150fps more but I won't tell you how much W748 this 53000psi load takes. 200 grain .35 rem bullets are about optimum. Anything heavier doesn't get up to 2100fps or so because the case capacity is not there for slow powders the heavies like. A .358 strains to bust 2300fps with a 250grainer. Actually a 180 grain spitzer in a .35 Rem is prolly the heat for game up to 400 pounds as you can get 2600fps in a bolt gun.The .35 Rem operates at a SAAMI 37000psi but the case is NOT weak or thin. At least not up to 55,000+ PSI IMHO.

July 22, 2006, 08:50 PM	#7
gordo b. Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2002 Location: Peoples republik of Calif. Posts: 961	IN BOLT ACTION GUNS ONLY 37 grains of RL-7 gives a 200 grain Hornady Spire point almost 2400fps in a 22" barrel with 45,000psi. I have been reloading the .35 Rem for more than 30 years . I used my Oehler strain guage equipped lab on several of my project XP100r and 600s ect. extensively 5 or 6 years ago. Win 748 can give a seated out 200 grain bullet a hundred or 150fps more but I won't tell you how much W748 this 53000psi load takes. 200 grain .35 rem bullets are about optimum. Anything heavier doesn't get up to 2100fps or so because the case capacity is not there for slow powders the heavies like. A .358 strains to bust 2300fps with a 250grainer. Actually a 180 grain spitzer in a .35 Rem is prolly the heat for game up to 400 pounds as you can get 2600fps in a bolt gun.The .35 Rem operates at a SAAMI 37000psi but the case is NOT weak or thin. At least not up to 55,000+ PSI IMHO.