Marlin 336 in 35 remington vs Hog

Todd1700 · October 10, 2013, 05:17 PM

Hog loses.

I went down to some of our land to put out a few game cameras. I knew there was a good chance of seeing a hog in one place I was going so I took the recently acquired 336 Marlin in 35 rem along. The middle field as we call the place is actually a series of long narrow fields divided by long narrow lanes of trees. I spotted this hog as I was driving in to the place at the far end of one of the fields. It was about 400 yards away rooting the plowed ground so vigorously that it literally had a dust cloud stirred up. I drove on past the end of that field until I passed the end of the next lane of trees and was out of sight. Then I parked; grabbed the Marlin; and headed down the backside of this line of trees to-wards the other end of the field. When I made it to the end I eased around to see if the hog was still out in the field. It wasn't but I heard it grunting out in the narrow lane of trees dividing the two fields. As I stood there it came out of the trees about 75 yards back up the path I had just walked along. She turned and started walking away from at an angle to my left giving me a quartering away shot. I put the cross hairs just behind the last rib on her left side and squeezed off the shot. She was so covered in dust from rooting that it looked like you hung a filthy rug over a clothes line and hit it with bat. That big 200 grain bullet eat her up and came out behind her right shoulder. She made it about 10 yards. We have a shoot on sight policy with hogs. We have killed 28 in this one spot in the last 4 months.

CarJunkieLS1 · October 10, 2013, 10:17 PM

That will make some good bacon...

reynolds357 · October 10, 2013, 10:52 PM

Makes me want to drag the .30-30 out and go shoot a hog tomorrow. Unfortunately, I can't. We are having a baby in the morning. No hog hunting for a few weeks.

Todd1700 · October 11, 2013, 12:49 AM

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We are having a baby in the morning. No hog hunting for a few weeks.

Congrats!

chewie146 · October 11, 2013, 09:16 AM

Congratulations on the baby, Reynolds! I have 3 kids. I know the time restrictions with pregnant women and the whole "labor" thing.

When I looked at the itemized bill from my wife's delivery of our son, it looked like the receipt for Robert Downey Jr's weekend getaway.

Todd, can you load that .35 Remington with hard-cast bullets without significant leading?

Guv · October 11, 2013, 10:09 AM

Nice hog and gun Todd, 35 Remington is an old sentimentle favorite of mine!

2damnold4this · October 11, 2013, 10:10 AM

Congrats to Todd on the pig and to Reynolds on the baby

Dirty_Harry · October 11, 2013, 03:13 PM

Love my .35 too!

Jack O'Conner · October 13, 2013, 05:13 PM

Todd:

Good shooting! I know how you feel about the killing power of the "mighty 35". Years ago, I was stationed in Michigan with USAF and explored the Huron Nat'l Forest every chance I got. I hunted with an older pump action rifle in 35 Remington. Every deer I shot went down quickly.

Jack

rmocarsky · October 15, 2013, 10:40 PM

I too have a .35 Rem.

What year was that round invented?

Is it older than the .30-.30?

Rmocarsky

reynolds357 · October 18, 2013, 08:59 PM

Thanks, he is a big, healthy boy.

03Shadowbob · October 19, 2013, 06:42 AM

Nice. My 35 has taken its fair share of game, hog being its favorite

October 10, 2013, 05:17 PM	#1
Todd1700 Senior Member Join Date: August 5, 2008 Posts: 192	Marlin 336 in 35 remington vs Hog Hog loses. I went down to some of our land to put out a few game cameras. I knew there was a good chance of seeing a hog in one place I was going so I took the recently acquired 336 Marlin in 35 rem along. The middle field as we call the place is actually a series of long narrow fields divided by long narrow lanes of trees. I spotted this hog as I was driving in to the place at the far end of one of the fields. It was about 400 yards away rooting the plowed ground so vigorously that it literally had a dust cloud stirred up. I drove on past the end of that field until I passed the end of the next lane of trees and was out of sight. Then I parked; grabbed the Marlin; and headed down the backside of this line of trees to-wards the other end of the field. When I made it to the end I eased around to see if the hog was still out in the field. It wasn't but I heard it grunting out in the narrow lane of trees dividing the two fields. As I stood there it came out of the trees about 75 yards back up the path I had just walked along. She turned and started walking away from at an angle to my left giving me a quartering away shot. I put the cross hairs just behind the last rib on her left side and squeezed off the shot. She was so covered in dust from rooting that it looked like you hung a filthy rug over a clothes line and hit it with bat. That big 200 grain bullet eat her up and came out behind her right shoulder. She made it about 10 yards. We have a shoot on sight policy with hogs. We have killed 28 in this one spot in the last 4 months.

October 11, 2013, 03:13 PM	#8
Dirty_Harry Senior Member Join Date: January 11, 2006 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 1,484	Love my .35 too! __________________ "The only purpose for a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you never should have laid down." "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them." -John Wayne

October 13, 2013, 05:13 PM	#9
Jack O'Conner Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 2005 Location: Manatee County, Florida Posts: 1,976	Todd: Good shooting! I know how you feel about the killing power of the "mighty 35". Years ago, I was stationed in Michigan with USAF and explored the Huron Nat'l Forest every chance I got. I hunted with an older pump action rifle in 35 Remington. Every deer I shot went down quickly. Jack __________________ Fire up the grill! Deer hunting IS NOT catch and release.

October 10, 2013, 10:17 PM	#2
CarJunkieLS1 Senior Member Join Date: October 1, 2013 Posts: 686	That will make some good bacon...

October 10, 2013, 10:52 PM	#3
reynolds357 Senior Member Join Date: December 10, 2012 Posts: 6,165	Makes me want to drag the .30-30 out and go shoot a hog tomorrow. Unfortunately, I can't. We are having a baby in the morning. No hog hunting for a few weeks.

October 11, 2013, 09:16 AM	#5
chewie146 Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2010 Location: New Mexico Posts: 853	Congratulations on the baby, Reynolds! I have 3 kids. I know the time restrictions with pregnant women and the whole "labor" thing. When I looked at the itemized bill from my wife's delivery of our son, it looked like the receipt for Robert Downey Jr's weekend getaway. Todd, can you load that .35 Remington with hard-cast bullets without significant leading?

October 11, 2013, 10:09 AM	#6
Guv Senior Member Join Date: February 24, 2012 Location: South Texas Posts: 2,126	Nice hog and gun Todd, 35 Remington is an old sentimentle favorite of mine!

October 11, 2013, 10:10 AM	#7
2damnold4this Senior Member Join Date: August 12, 2009 Location: Athens, Georgia Posts: 2,526	Congrats to Todd on the pig and to Reynolds on the baby

October 15, 2013, 10:40 PM	#10
rmocarsky Senior Member Join Date: February 27, 2009 Posts: 406	I too have a .35 Rem. What year was that round invented? Is it older than the .30-.30? Rmocarsky

October 18, 2013, 08:59 PM	#11
reynolds357 Senior Member Join Date: December 10, 2012 Posts: 6,165	Thanks, he is a big, healthy boy.

October 19, 2013, 06:42 AM	#12
03Shadowbob Senior Member Join Date: August 8, 2006 Location: South Florida Posts: 176	Nice. My 35 has taken its fair share of game, hog being its favorite