Rather than rebore a .357 Handi to .35 Remington, which is a factory offering, do as I did. I reamed one to .356 Winchester which has the rim cut for the rimmed case. With the extractor or ejector changed to a .30-30 and slightly modified, the rifle handles both .356 Winchester and .358 Win. The .356 head spaces on the rim and the .358 on the shoulder. Both extract/eject flawlessly. Both have a lot more whack than the .35. An added bonus is that in the Handi, the .356 can be loaded to .358 levels.
Another thing to look at is the .357 Maximum will duplicate .35 Rem. performance. I'm shooting the Hornady 180 gr. SSP at 2150 fps. which is top end .35 Rem. You can't shoot .38s, .357s or .360s out of a .35, but you sure can out of a Handi Maxi.
So, for me, I have three Maxis and one .356/.358.
Pete
