resizing 30-30 brass to 35 rem.

awaveritt · November 5, 2009, 12:42 PM

I'm shopping for a new/used Marlin 336 (sold mine a few years back). I still have several hundred brass. I want to shoot cast bullets in the gun and might consider a 35 Rem. caliber if the right one comes along. Can 30-30 brass be re-sized to 35 with relative ease. Is it as simple as running them thru 35rem dies and trimming to length, or is something else involved.

Scorch · November 5, 2009, 01:14 PM

Nope, nope, won't say it, wouldn't be prudent, nope. Oh, all right.

No! You can't resize 30-30 Winchester to 35 Remington!

There, I said it.

Several reasons:
1- 30-30 is a rimmed cartridge and 35 Remington is rimless. Yes, you could turn the rim off, but then you would have other issues, notably #2.
2- 30-30 has a smaller head size than 35 Remington. You cannot resize something smaller into something bigger.
3- 30-30 has a larger rim than 35 Remington. Not the same as #1: this is a firearm issue. The bolt is set up to hold a cartridge of a certain rim size.

awaveritt · November 5, 2009, 01:16 PM

Thanks scorch! I realized the error of my ways as soon as I hit "submit reply", lol. Sometimes I write before I think.

November 5, 2009, 12:42 PM	#1
awaveritt Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2008 Location: Central Texas Posts: 259	resizing 30-30 brass to 35 rem. I'm shopping for a new/used Marlin 336 (sold mine a few years back). I still have several hundred brass. I want to shoot cast bullets in the gun and might consider a 35 Rem. caliber if the right one comes along. Can 30-30 brass be re-sized to 35 with relative ease. Is it as simple as running them thru 35rem dies and trimming to length, or is something else involved.

November 5, 2009, 01:14 PM	#2
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	Nope, nope, won't say it, wouldn't be prudent, nope. Oh, all right. No! You can't resize 30-30 Winchester to 35 Remington! There, I said it. Several reasons: 1- 30-30 is a rimmed cartridge and 35 Remington is rimless. Yes, you could turn the rim off, but then you would have other issues, notably #2. 2- 30-30 has a smaller head size than 35 Remington. You cannot resize something smaller into something bigger. 3- 30-30 has a larger rim than 35 Remington. Not the same as #1: this is a firearm issue. The bolt is set up to hold a cartridge of a certain rim size. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

November 5, 2009, 01:16 PM	#3
awaveritt Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2008 Location: Central Texas Posts: 259	Thanks scorch! I realized the error of my ways as soon as I hit "submit reply", lol. Sometimes I write before I think.