The Firing Line Forums

Go Back   The Firing Line Forums > The Skunkworks > Handloading, Reloading, and Bullet Casting

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old November 27, 2012, 10:44 AM   #1
Jevyod
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 5, 2012
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 172
35 Remington brass

I just aquired a Marlin 336 in 35 remington and was wanting to do some reloading for it. I was looking at Remington brass, but it said something about Remington no longer making them. Are 35 remington components going to become increasingly harder to find? I found some Winchester brass and was wandering if maybe I should buy aenough to last a while. Any thoughts?
Jevyod is offline  
Old November 27, 2012, 12:56 PM   #2
WIL TERRY
Senior Member
 
Join Date: July 6, 2000
Location: BLACK HILLS
Posts: 1,322
YOU SHOULD ALWAYS---ALWAYS !!!--- buy enough to last awhile. Like maybe your lifetime.
And so it goes...
WIL TERRY is offline  
Old November 27, 2012, 01:48 PM   #3
Jevyod
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 5, 2012
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 172
Well I am 27 and this is my favorite gun. So if I live another 40-60 years and shoot a measly 50 rounds per year thats still several thousand rounds! Maybe I should get 1000
Jevyod is offline  
Old November 27, 2012, 02:16 PM   #4
Brian Pfleuger
Moderator Emeritus
 
Join Date: June 25, 2008
Location: Austin, CO
Posts: 19,578
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jevyod
So if I live another 40-60 years and shoot a measly 50 rounds per year thats still several thousand rounds! Maybe I should get 1000
Several thousand rounds but not several thousand BRASS.

You should easily get at least 5 reloads from each piece of brass. I don't know about the 35Rem in particular but in much higher pressure cartridges, such as .308Win, cases can be reloaded up to a couple of dozen times, if properly cared for.

50 rounds a year, 1000 brass should last several lifetimes. 500 should be enough for one man's life, even if you lose a bunch.
__________________
Nobody plans to screw up their lives...
...they just don't plan not to.
-Andy Stanley
Brian Pfleuger is offline  
Old November 27, 2012, 03:19 PM   #5
Jevyod
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 5, 2012
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 172
Good point! So even 100 would last a while!
Jevyod is offline  
Old November 27, 2012, 04:18 PM   #6
oneoldsap
Senior Member
 
Join Date: September 16, 2009
Location: I live in the foot of the Green Mountains of Vermont
Posts: 1,602
You can load .35 Rem. cases at least ten times , probably 5 before you have to trim , as long as case length remains uniform . Just don't size any more than needed for them to chamber . Uniform case length is important with any cartridge that needs a crimp in a cannelure ! Take a look on GunBroker for some brass , there's plenty of it out there .
oneoldsap is offline  
Old November 27, 2012, 07:36 PM   #7
rajbcpa
Senior Member
 
Join Date: August 27, 2012
Posts: 321
I owned a lever gun for this round. It was always hard to find brass. I finally gave the gun to a relative with my stash of brass ...about 150 cases.

If I ever got another lever gun, it would be a 30-30 and not a remington 35.... this round is not popular and is a pain to deal with...

if you can find cases, they are not cheap.
rajbcpa is offline  
Old November 27, 2012, 08:36 PM   #8
1stmar
Senior Member
 
Join Date: March 21, 2012
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 2,378
Been reloading this for over 15 years, easy to reload, accurate (marlin 336c) and never had a problem getting brass.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/139...s-35-remington
1stmar is offline  
Old November 28, 2012, 07:22 AM   #9
Jevyod
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 5, 2012
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 172
Well this gun is not going to the relatives! It has sentimental value. It is the first gun dad bought for us to take hunting! All my brothers wanted it and I am the lucky one that has it. Also as a side note; I went and bought a box of LeverEvolutions to shoot just to see how it shoots(haven't shot it in a while). Lo and behold I did a 3 shot group at 100 yards that I could cover with a quarter. Not bad for a 1950 levergun!
Jevyod is offline  
Old November 29, 2012, 03:08 PM   #10
loademwell
Senior Member
 
Join Date: November 6, 2012
Posts: 164
Have been hunting with this same gun since I was 12 years old. Never heard about Remington stopping this line. Better stock up myself. Oh well. I can still find ammo for it at my local walmart, and most sporting good stores.

I remember reading years ago that this cartridge was made many years ago (1800's late If i remember right) and WAS one of the best deer hunting guns. I would have a hard time believing they would toss it aside for other guns.

But better safe then sorry.... Have about 250 brasses. that should be more then you need for the life of the 336.
loademwell is offline  
Old November 30, 2012, 02:24 PM   #11
oneoldsap
Senior Member
 
Join Date: September 16, 2009
Location: I live in the foot of the Green Mountains of Vermont
Posts: 1,602
I've heard that the Leverevolution ammo can bind in the magazines of Win. 94 and Marlin rifles if the follower is worn . If your gun feeds other ammo well , but not the LeverEvolution , try a new follower ! Somebody needs to make a concave follower for those guns , so the first round in the mag is in the center . Wouldnt be too hard to cut them out of Delrin , or some other plastic I wouldn't think . Or stamp them from Tin . I have two Rem. 141s in .35 , one with an 18" barrel and one with the original 24" . Neither one will leave here before I do . I just happen to have two grandsons !
oneoldsap is offline  
Old November 30, 2012, 03:53 PM   #12
chiefr
Senior Member
 
Join Date: January 27, 2010
Location: AR
Posts: 1,401
Remington still makes 35 Rem brass. Like so many of the scarcer or becoming scarce cartridges, they make ammo & brass in batches once or twice a year. Common ammo such as 30-06, 223, etc is in constant production. In the future your brass will be back in stock. I would go to some of the many retailers that offer a "Notify Me" when back in stock.
chiefr is offline  
Old December 2, 2012, 10:23 AM   #13
rodfac
Senior Member
 
Join Date: January 22, 2005
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 3,619
Oneoldsap, I've shot .35 Remington for many years in a Marlin 336. Never had trouble finding brass or factory ammunition for it. Midway supplied me with 200 pieces of brass just this spring. As to the follower, my Marlin 336 feeds the Leverevolution gummy bullets just fine. Marlin, now Remington, sells a dimpled magazine follower for use with it...call them for parts. And I'm not aware of any Winchester 94 chambered in .35 Remington, not to say that they positively haven't ever made one...they did chamber the pre-64 Model 70 for it in a short 20" carbine version for a brief time....a very collectable gun if you ever find one, BTW. Best Regards, Rod
__________________
Cherish our flag, honor it, defend it in word and deed, or get the hell out. Our Bill of Rights has been paid for by heros in uniform and shall not be diluted by misguided governmental social experiments. We owe this to our children, anything less is cowardice. USAF FAC, 5th Spl Forces, Vietnam Vet '69-'73.
rodfac is offline  
Old December 6, 2012, 01:27 PM   #14
ForneyRider
Senior Member
 
Join Date: December 4, 2007
Location: Forney, TX
Posts: 725
Midwayusa is showing Winchester brand 35 Remington available.

I have 4 boxes of LeverEvolution. When that runs out, I am loading them back up to the same specs.
__________________
When all is said and done, there is a lot more said than done.
ForneyRider is offline  
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:56 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
This site and contents, including all posts, Copyright © 1998-2021 S.W.A.T. Magazine
Copyright Complaints: Please direct DMCA Takedown Notices to the registered agent: thefiringline.com
Page generated in 0.08033 seconds with 10 queries