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Post by jeffer on Dec 13, 2020 1:31:08 GMT -5
 This 35 Rem Guide Gun is a hammer on deer! |
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Post by tj3006 on Dec 13, 2020 2:02:43 GMT -5
I bet it is, Would be great on hogs and black bear too, out to how far ? Most of my hunting is done where the country is broken up forest so your shots might be close or far, but i like any lever gun.
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Post by Stump Buster on Dec 13, 2020 2:17:04 GMT -5
Jeffer, these stainless .35Rems are fantastic leverguns and yours looks like a winner! I have mine outfitted with a Pig-Plex Leupold and it's sighted in with factory Remington 200gr RNCLSP...  I have a buddy who wants to buy mine in BAD way. I told him if I ever do sell it to him, he's going to have to pay a crazy amount for it... because it's irreplaceable. There weren't that many made and a gentleman in Texas was trying to find and buy them all it seemed a few years back (he had quite a few of them). Nice to see another one on here! Stump |
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Post by jeffer on Dec 13, 2020 9:24:17 GMT -5
Nice one! If I recall only 500 of the 336 SS LTD in 35 Rem
As a diehard handgunner....I don't use it much but sure do enjoy it!
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Post by Stump Buster on Dec 13, 2020 9:31:22 GMT -5
Nice one! If I recall only 500 of the 336 SS LTD in 35 Rem As a diehard handgunner....I don't use it much but sure do enjoy it! Yeah, 500 sounds right to me too. |
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Post by JM on Dec 13, 2020 10:11:29 GMT -5
I had a choice between the 30-30 & the 35 Rem Marlin in stainless. At the time I was more familiar with the 30-30 & went in that direction. Wish I had chosen the 35.
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Post by rjm52 on Dec 14, 2020 8:38:14 GMT -5
Had one in my hands at a friend's shop down in Connecticut probably 15 years ago and passed on it... Probably one of the best lever gun variations Marlin ever put out.
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Post by jgt on Dec 14, 2020 9:17:40 GMT -5
I only shoot 44 caliber lever guns, but have to admit the 35 was the only other caliber that tempted me to ad another caliber. I have three stainless XLR model Marlins. They all shoot really good groups.
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Post by x101airborne on Dec 14, 2020 15:55:58 GMT -5
What models did they make in the 300 Marlin caliber (.308 diameter) or was it 308 Marlin?
My neighbor has one and he shoots it out WAY farther than I am used to with a levergun.
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Post by Longhunter1750 on Dec 14, 2020 20:48:14 GMT -5
Never was much of a lever fan but always wanted a nice Marlin or Winchester in 45-70, make a great brush gun.
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Post by x101airborne on Dec 15, 2020 7:58:38 GMT -5
Please also consider the Henry Big Boy Steel 45-70.
I have one and it is an absolute accuracy rifle for my needs turning in 5 shot groups at 100 yards of 1.2 inches center to center, scoped off a bench with factory Hornady Leverevolution ammunition.
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Post by Lee Martin on Dec 15, 2020 8:36:46 GMT -5
I was always going to convert one to .356 Winchester. Then I thought, why? The .35 Remington is a perfectly capable old round. My first big-bore rifle was a .35 Rem my dad built me when I was 9. Done on a Swedish Mauser 96, it pounded my shoulder pretty good. But I probably weighed less than a 100 lbs back then. Anyways, that's a slick rifle you have. Glad to see folks still shooting the .35 Rem. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Chasing perfection five shots at a time" |
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Post by Big Bore on Dec 15, 2020 8:52:21 GMT -5
Very nice. Levers in general are very cool. The 35 is awesome!
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Post by bradshaw on Dec 15, 2020 11:16:17 GMT -5
The compact, rimless .35 Remington made its bones in John Browning’s LONG RECOIL rifles, designed after his automatic shotgun invention Auto-5 of 1900, and built by Remington at the dawn of the 20th century. Remington sold a lot of early pump actions on its .30 Remington and .35 Remington, with the .35 gaining especial hunter attention. And once Marlin chambered its closed-receiver lever action in .35 Rem, hunters insured its popularity.
Remington released the XP-100 7mm BR Rem for IHMSA in 1981. This opened the door to offer the XP-100 in 7mm-08 and .35 Remington for handgun hunters, very much inspired by handgun silhouette. Remington PR man Dick Deitz----the suave Deitz was a short fellow without an ounce of fat on him----described recoil of the 7mm-08 as brutal----took the XP in .35 Rem hunting with factory 200 Round Nose, considering it just right on eastern whitetails. Remington wasn’t the first to chamber the XP-100 in .35 Rem, as some early steel shooters had already built Unlimited guns this efficient .358.
The standard twist for .35 Remington is 1:16. It is my opinion that Remington may have had a rack full of 1:16 barrels when it adopted the .35 Whelan for Model 700 bolt action and M-760 pump rifles. Otherwise, why chamber rifles suitable for heavy .358 spitzers with a 1:16 twist?
David Bradshaw
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Post by z1r on Dec 15, 2020 12:59:15 GMT -5
I always wanted a Marlin lever gun in .35 Rem. Prices were always a good deal higher than for a similar .30-30. Then one year, I went to a firearms auction and there was a first year Remington 760 in .35 Rem, missing the magazine, and with a bright red patch of rust on it. I looked it over real good and surmised (guessed) that someone had probably spilt water on it the day before and didn't wipe it off. I was equipped with receiver sight, honestly can't remember if it is a Redfield or Lyman. The rust and lack of magazine discouraged most bidders and I won it for under $150. Ten minutes after I got it home the red dust was gone, no pitting underneath and a magazine found on Ebay was on its way. It's a real joy to shoot and I've stopped looking for Marlins.
Jeffer, nice rifle! I started husting with leverguns and as I get older find myself acquiring more and bypassing things like AR's. The leverguns are just so much fun to shoot! Last one I want to add to my "collection" is a .25-35. I may convert my Glenfield 30A so I can scope it.
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