Marlin 336, in 35 Rem.

[bluetopper]

I just acquired a 1966 Marlin model 336 in 35 Remington caliber in great condition for $355 shipped on gunbroker. I had shot the same type rifle owned by a friend a few years ago and really liked the caliber. Since owning it, the more I shoot it and the more I reload for it the more I like it. I had previously a good stockpile of Speer 200gr .357 bullets and surprisingly, it shoots them in the exact same spot as 200gr jacketed .358" bullets. Now I can shoot this bullet in three different calibers. 357 Mag, in my Contender in 357 Maximum, and now in my 35 Remington rifle.

 

[nachogrande]

CONGRATS

One of the best bangs for the buck out there STILL, IMO. As loaded factory ammo/brass becomes scarcer, MAY prices drop? One can only hope. Enjoy it.

 

[bluetopper]

One of the best bangs for the buck out there STILL, IMO. As loaded factory ammo/brass becomes scarcer, MAY prices drop? One can only hope. Enjoy it.

I didn't know how hard brass was to get until after I acquired the rifle; and am still surprised because the Marlin 35 Rem is still in production.

 

[loc n load]

35 Remington

The 35 Remington is a great deer round. I have used a 14” TC Contender in 35 Remington for years, it has put a lot of venison in the freezer. Brass is available, manufacturers make a run of it once a year or so....( get on the “notify me” list and be patient)..another option is using 308 brass that has been converted to 35 remington. A fellow over on the Cast bullets forum offered them for a reasonable price at one time. I stock pile it when I find it, and yes you would think as many rifles chambered for it that are out there, it would be more available.

 

[Cal44]

Midway USA has 35 Remington brass on sale right now. Hornady brass.

Here is a picture of my 35 Remington Marlin with the "see thru" scope mounts it came with.

I don't think I posted this picture before on this site.

 

[mrchuck]

I also have a Marlin lever action. Super accurate too.

 

[BearBio]

Took a wild pig at 300+ yards with my Contender in 35 Remington (took 3 shots).

 

[Wee Hooker]

We have a very nice 336 in 35 Remington at the shop now for just about the same $. If I still hunted at all, it would have come home with me already....

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

I picked one up in the early 80's. It seems nobody wants one until you do then the prices all go up. Then when you go to get rid of it the bottom of the price fall out!

I still have part of a box of Hornady of 200 grain soft point RN bullets. I had about 75 brass in a box, I'll see if I can find them after the holiday.

The thing I always liked about this round, it just walmps the tar out of everything you hit with it. On the printed ammo pamphlets it just isn't impressive, but it really delivers in real life!

Ivan

 

[DWalt]

I have never owned one, but would like to. Maybe 12 years ago, I was at Federal's plant in Anoka MN while they were making their annual production run of .35 Rem. I don't remember the size of the run, although they told me. But not very large. .35 Rem brass can be formed from either .303 or .30-40 Krag brass, but it's a bit of a job to cut extractor grooves unless you have a metal lathe.

It's one of those semi-obsolete calibers which deserves to be more popular than it is, and it hangs on mainly because there are a lot of rifles chambered for it still around, especially in the eastern and northeastern states. I think that the Winchester Model 70 was chambered for it briefly, and of course the Remington Models 8 and 81, plus the Marlin lever actions.

 

[Joed49]

A couple years ago I inherited a Marlin 336RC in .35 Remington made in 1968. It's a nice rifle but cartridges are hard to find.

I need to invest in a set of dies.

 

[Rubone]

I have a 336 in .35 Rem. I was looking for a rifle but the carbine came along and was a fair price so now I have it! I wanted a .35 because I have a Remington model 81 in .35 and wanted a common caliber. Mine came with a nice vintage weaver on tip out mounts. Hits right on at 200 yds.

 

[OldSarge21]

I won a 336 in 35 rem at a WTU banquet dinner. I shoot the Hornady flex tip FTX ammo through it. Super hard hitting deer gun. I really like it.

 

[sigp220.45]

I have a Savage 170 pump in .35 Remington. I killed a fat muley doe with it in Montana. Then (1998-2003) every K-Mart and most gas stations in the state carried .35 Rem ammo.

 

[BC38]

Sure wish I could get my hands on my dad's. After he passed the wicked stepmonster gave all his guns to his brothers, and they'll end up going to my cousins, I'm sure.

 

[Richard M]

Ah, my first real dear rifle (was used) I got for Christmas when I was 16, I think. Still using it 30 something years later (when I have ammo). Only issue is that I can't buy any ammo locally for it, no one around stocks .35 Rem. Makes me wonder if I should have asked for it in 30-30.

 

[Maddog 521]

The .35 Remington was introduced in 1906 and was first available in the Remington Model 8 semi-automatic rifle in 1908. Great cartridge

 

[Qc Pistolero]

Ah, my first real dear rifle (was used) I got for Christmas when I was 16, I think. Still using it 30 something years later (when I have ammo). Only issue is that I can't buy any ammo locally for it, no one around stocks .35 Rem. Makes me wonder if I should have asked for it in 30-30.

For less than 125$,you can get a Lee kit+100 primers,bullets and 1 pound of powder.Provided you saved your brass from previous use,you'll now have the possibility to ''manufacture''your own rounds for half price of factory ammo.The whole thing will have paid for itself before you'll be done with those first 100rounds.
Don't regret your choice,the .35 is much more efficient than the 30-30...and I like the 30-30 a lot!
Qc

 

[kozmic]

I have a few 336s. I grew up with them and as a lefty find them very southpaw friendly. I have a '67 JM 336 in .35 Rem. It's a perfect round/gun for the woods in the northeast. I have a few buddies who work at guns stores. They would set aside ammo for me when it hit their docks, so I'm lucky enough to have an "adequate supply" on hand to last my lifetime and beyond.

 

[DWalt]

The .35 Remington was introduced in 1906 and was first available in the Remington Model 8 semi-automatic rifle in 1908. Great cartridge

Back in those early days there was also a .38 Remington cartridge, and some of the earlier Rem Model 8s were chambered for it. I think it was essentially the .35 Rem but with a larger diameter bullet, but I don't actually know just what it was. I have never seen a Model 8 in .38 Rem nor even the cartridge. For whatever reason, it did not last long. It's firmly in the collector category today.

Remington also chambered their old Model 14 pump action rifle in .35 Rem. Those used to be seen frequently but not today. And also the old "Standard" semiauto/pump rifle.