Reloading the .35 Remington

[Muddyboot]

I have been buying .35 Remington brass for some time now and will soon start reloading it for my Remington Model 81. If anyone loads this round I would very much like to hear from you on what bullets and powder you are using, thanks......Muddyboot

[bigmoose]

I recently bought a box of Speer 180 grain Hot-Cor bullets that I intend to reload for my Model 81. They are a semi-pointed bullet of heavy duty construction and i have read positive reviews about it in the .35 Remington. I have not yet worked up any loads, sorry.

I love the .35 Rem in the Model 81. I took a deer with it this past fall with factory Remington ammo. Impressive results.

[Muddyboot]

I'm a big fan of the Model 81 too, mine is undergoing a full restoration by a local gunsmith at this time.

[SOFMatchstaff]

I have both the 35 and the 300Savage. You will have a ball with yours, as they are not to fussy about nose profiles. I use an assortment of pistol bullets in the 35 and tailor the velocity to the bullet and intended use. Same with the 300. Lots of 3031 loads, and cast bullets in both. No gas system to muck up, boy I like those rifles...

[rangemaster]

I have a Remington 760 in .35. You MUST try the Hornady FTX.

Hornady Manufacturing Company :: Bullets :: Rifle :: Choose by Caliber :: .358 35 CAL :: 35 Cal .358 200 gr FTX® (35 Rem)

Midway has them for $36. They are truly devastating on whitetail deer.

[Sebago Son]

Originally Posted by bigmoose

I recently bought a box of Speer 180 grain Hot-Cor bullets that I intend to reload for my Model 81. They are a semi-pointed bullet of heavy duty construction and i have read positive reviews about it in the .35 Remington.....

That bullet is deadly on white tails. My oldest son uses it in his .356WCF chambered Marlin ER at around 2400 FPS and we call it the "Finger of God"...



I have many fond memories of my Dad's Remington Model 8's in our Adirondack Camp. But not so many fond memories of lugging it while the men dragged out the deer. Damned heavy for an 8 year old to tote! These days, Dad, who is a WW2 vet and now in his 80's still uses a .35, but it's a Model 141. It's a lot lighter...



All the men in our old Adirondack camp shot a .35 if they could get one and this load was their favorite..



The old 200 Grain Cor-Lokt "Mushroom Point". Sadly, it's been out of print now for over 40 years.



But back on topic. I shoot alot of .35 Remington out of my Remington Model 14, 141's and Marlin 336's. I've killed alot of deer with the current Rem-UMC 200 grain factory SP loads and under 100 yards, it's deadly. This little meat buck was facing me at about 45 yards and I hit him the brisket.



The factory load penetrated him from end-to-end and he went about 75 yards uphill where we found him.



So far I've not seen the need to load for the .35 Remington as up here factory stuff is widely available and if you shop early season sales, it's inexpensive. Less than $20 a box.

Drew

[Alk8944]

Originally Posted by Muddyboot

If anyone loads this round I would very much like to hear from you on what bullets and powder you are using, thanks......Muddyboot

One load that is equivalent to old published data for factory ammunition, 200 gr. RN @ 2180 FPS:

39.0 gr IMR 4895, Winchester case, Rem 9 1/2 primer, 200gr. Hornady RNSP. Velocity 2178 FPS in the rifle I chronographed it in. It was 2133 FPS when loaded in Remington brass.

The sort of wussy Federal factory 200 gr load went 2009 FPS the same day, from the same rifle. Probably my 141 Remington.

Currently have 2 Model 8s and a 141 in .35 Rem, had a third Model 8 years ago.

[Muddyboot]

Thanks Alk8499, that's the kind of load Im looking for. I assumed not many people would be loading this round due to it still being loaded by most major rifle ammo producers. But I still would like to work up some loads on my own.

[Mike, SC Hunter]

I really like the 200 gr. Remington factory load. Has accounted for lots of vension with my Marlin 336SS. I load the same bullet using WW748 but don't have my notes handy as to the charge wt..

[K&Nframe]

+1 for the Hornady 200 RN. and IMR 4895. I used this load for years in a marlin 336.

Kevin

[papajohn428]

Post your question over on Marlinowners.com and you'll get more recipes than you'll ever need, it's a VERY popular caliber over there, with hundreds of devotees, and a few resident experts on loading for it. Search out posts and stickies by 35remington (Reloading Moderator) and you'll be reading for a good while!

Personally, I prefer 40.5 grains of Varget with the Speer 180-grain Hot-Cor bullet. This is a maximum load but was safe in my rifle, so work up to it. This Marlin 336C is the only one of my 8 that shoots best with top-end loads.

[Muddyboot]

Originally Posted by papajohn428

Post your question over on Marlinowners.com and you'll get more recipes than you'll ever need, it's a VERY popular caliber over there, with hundreds of devotees, and a few resident experts on loading for it. Search out posts and stickies by 35remington (Reloading Moderator) and you'll be reading for a good while!

Personally, I prefer 40.5 grains of Varget with the Speer 180-grain Hot-Cor bullet. This is a maximum load but was safe in my rifle, so work up to it. This Marlin 336C is the only one of my 8 that shoots best with top-end loads.

Thanks papajohn, I'll check out the Marlinowners.com forum.

[nitro-express]

Dito on the factory Remington RN 200, accurate ammo.

Tried loading the FTX with Leverevolution powder, followed the recipe on the can, also accurate.

I have to chuckle, with the 35 not too many hunters say only ran 50 yds or crumpled up after running 30 yards, it's mostly bang, dead deer.

[Riccur]

I use hornady flex tip and leverevolution powder in my Marlin 336 and Rem 760. As has been stated, DRT on whitetails, never had one take a step. I will look up my load if you are interested.

[imashooter2]

In my 336, I favor 31.0 grains of RL7 under a 200 grain Remington CoreLockt SP and 20.5 grains of 2400 under a cast RCBS 35-200-FP.

[much ado]

I have a Marlin 336 in 35 Rem and my last deer was taken with the 180 Speer(DRT also) but the one the guys swear by on marlinowners is the 200 gr Corelokt loaded to about 2200 fps.That is of course in a modern rifle that is proven to take the extra pressure. If you don`t reload the factory round is still the gold-standard.

[ACP230]

A friend made some interesting plinking loads for his son's Marlin 336 in
.35 Remington. He used pistol bullets for the .357. The lighter bullets
got going pretty good.

Don't know what powders etc he was using but I think there is published
data available.

[Nevada Ed]

the 180gr bullet is plenty for deer if you can get it to shoot in your rifle at around 2450fps, otherwise the factory standard 220gr bullet at around 2140 will put a real BIG hurt on any animal it hits.
If you can get it, RL-11 will give you high velocity but with its small shoulder, any fast powder from 3031 to 4320 will work.

It is the Magnum 30/30 , most of the old timers I shot with use the little 30 Rem, for their Calif. black tails, or 90 pound, jack rabbits, but that is a great load for the big white tail back east............

I remember the Remington model 8 from a deer trip up in Saint Helena, Calif. One of the old Italian
hunters up there had one and I could not get over how weird it looked vs my modern win. mod. 70
bolt action..... but it could sure spray lead at the deer in all the bush and trees in the area and put
meat on the table. enjoy.

[Smithhound]

I have a Remington M141 that dates to first year production, 1936, it is one of my favorite rifles, it wears an original Lyman tang sight. The load I settled on for it was a bit light, due to respect for it's age.
Using a Hornady 200g bullet (RN) and 34.5g of IMR4895 it is crono'ing at 1904fps. The same bullet over 36.0g IMR4895 hit 2014fps in a Marlin 336 I used to have, so you have a bit of a range there to play with. Both loads hover around 2 - 3" at 100yards using 52 year old eyes.
I've always wanted a Model 8 or 81 but around here you just don't see them very often.
Good luck.
RD

[.300hnh]

Good morning, great thread! I have a Remington model 81 in 35 Remington. I inherited it from my grandfather. He used it for many years hunting deer in Wisconsin. Where I live now, in Colorado, we have a 5 acre lot and there are lots of mule deer. The 35 works just as good on them as it does whitetails. I added a Williams peep site to the rifle a number of years ago cause my eyes were having trouble with the little notch of a rear site that Remington puts on their rifles.

Over the years I have tried many bullets and the old Woodsmaster seems to like whatever it is fed. I have also found that the rifle is not too picky about who's brass I use. I use the CCI-200 primers in all my loads. I do not have a chronograph, so I have no idea of my loads velocity. All of my loads are in the mid-range in terms of power. At the distances that I am shooting deer (30 yards or less) the rifle and bullet combinations are very deadly -- at least as far as the deer are concerned. Here are some of my go to loads.

Bullet: Sierra 200 gr Round Nose
Powder: IMR 3031, 34.0 grains

Notes: Good groups at 50 yards, within a couple of inches. Most of that spread is probably me. According to the Sierra reloading manual, this produces velocities similar to factory loads. This was the first bullet I reloaded for the 35 Rem. I still have 11 left from that first box I bought years ago. I have also used this load on Hornady's 200 grain round nose bullets with similar results. Both loads produce very dead deer.

Bullet: Speer 180 gr Flat Nose and Hornady 180 gr Spire Point
Powder: IMR 4895, 35.0 grains
Notes: Good accuracy at 50 yards. Both bullets worked well on deer.

Bullet: Hornady 200 gr Spire Point
Powder: IMR-3031 33.0 grains
Notes: Very good groupings at 50 yards, within an inch. And that's with my old eyes and a peep site! Again, good results on deer.

Most of the deer I have shot have dropped in their tracks. A couple ran for about 25 yards at the most. As we were taught by that old sage, Jack O'Connor, - it is all about bullet placement.

I have never tried the 220 grain Speer flat nose bullets. The old Woodsmaster seems to do quite well with either the 180 or 200 grain bullets. Why mess with perfection?

Thanks for reading and have a blessed day!