Teddy Roosevelt and an uncle who let me hunt with his .35 WCF in exchange for supplying him with reloads. .35 Winchester is not .35 Remington. .35 WCF is Teddy's .405 necked down to .358". While I was reloading it the best jacketed bullet available was Hornady's 250 grain spire point. According to the reloading manual it launched them at 2,400 fps. It also shot well with 320 grain bullets from an NEI mold at about 1,900 fps.

This is not intended to bad mouth the rifle. It is just a heads up. Most owners do not take the bolts apart but it was possible to assemble Winchester made bolts incorrectly. If that was done then as the bolt was closed the rifle would discharge out of battery. I do not know if Miroku redesigned the bolt so that could not happen. Back in the 1980s Miroku sold some .35 WCF Model 1895s. I wish I'd bought one.