I'm in the gun biz here in S.C. in a fairly large store with pretty good buying power with our main suppliers and we have not seen a single box of ANY brand (Federal, Winchester, Remington, Hornady) since early deer season 2013. It has certainly been on the backburner with the manufacturers...
I have been looking for 35REM in both Basspro and Calelas without any luck. The
thuddy - thuddy remains a top deer cartridge but I've always preferred the 35REM. With its moderate recoil and
a hel1 of oomph behind it. The fact is the 35REM is now over 100 years old and at the end of the road.
It is fast becoming obsolete and any time I see a box its mine ..... even at $35