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Can I use the same hunting bullets for a 35 Whelen in a 35 Remington Marlin 336 Lever action cases? Thanks!

anything over 200 grains, for the 35 Whelen, you'll loose velocity and case capacity. Heavier than 200 are longer and will decrease case capacity and magazine will not support increased OAL. I have a very short throat in my Remington 760 when loading 180 and 200 grainers have to be seated deeper than usual. Don't know about the marlin though in regards to the throat/free bore. Watch for pressure signs as you test loads, if you need to seat them deeper. Been awhile and if I recall there isn't any data for Whelen bullet weights for the 35 Rem.

Ok, I'm checking for my neighbor I'll let him know. Thanks!

More info about which bullets you are asking about would be a good thing to know.

Marlin 336 has a tube magazine, so only flat or round nose bullets are recommended. If you absolutely must use spitzers, you can load with 2... one in the chamber & one in the tube if the longer ogive will feed properly. The 358 caliber hasn't done too well for availability the last few years. Speer made 180 & 220 flat noses, thinking the 220s were discontinued, while Hornady makes a 200 RN or the 200 FTX. Sierra is MIA with their 35s the last few years. The FN & RN bullets should expand at 35 Rem velocities. The spitzer bullets may not.

If you want to go the cast bullet route, there are a number of casters making suitable bullets.

There are some custom made 220 FN bullets being made by a private individual. Member "Dinny" on here would have the contact info or you can try searching for the thread about them.

I've killed a ton of deer with my '71 made Marlin 35 Rem using Sierra 200 grain roundnose pro hunters. Nicely accurate bullet for the range of the cartridge. Good luck finding them right now though.

I have some 200 grain round nose Interlocks as a backup plan if/when I run out of the Sierras.

In my '58 made Marlin I'm going strictly cast lead 200 grain flatnose gas checked.

There are options for the 35 Rem but you'd best stick with flatnose or roundnose in your Marlin, and the 200 grain seems to always be the sweet spot.

is too loosely of a word to use. Spitzer bullet not be used is a must would be the best advice to give here. If you wanna step up to a spitzer then load FTX bullets for better performance, which to me isn't much better and even with a 35 rem, will not be much better 1 in the chamber and one in the mag.

Loading 1 in the chamber and one in the mag is kinda defeating the purpose of a lever gun, would you agree?

Years ago I borrowed my father in laws Model 88. He was bent on fire forming and just neck sizing. I needed a second round to finish a neck shot buck. Guess you know the rest of the story.

https://www.furycustombullets.com/shop-2/35-caliber/358-220-grain-flat-point-bonded-50-pack/

These bullets tested exceptionally well in my 35 Rem with LVR powder. Although I loaded some for the 35 Whelen, they're still sitting in my reloading room.

Nice! I had to bum 180 hot cores from a guy off the Marlin forum. He gave me some, just enough to keep me goin, but a bonded bullet looks good !

I found part of a box of Speer 180gr flat nose and a full box of the Speer 220gr. Flat nose. Now if I can find some load data for the 35 Remington. I assume the bullets will need crimped being a tube feed? Thanks!

Be aware there are (were?) 2 different 180s. One for single shot pistol & one for rifle. The pistol bullets are .357" & #4220 & not recommended for tube magazines. Speer has data.

https://www.speer.com/reloading/rifle-data.html

Yes a crimp is a good idea in a tube mag.

These say .358 on the box so I guess maybe I got lucky. Thanks!

Good deal.

Am I missing something here? No need to go one chambered and only one in the tube if using Hornady FTX bullets. They’re made for the task of being in the tube and safely firing the rifle…and with the right charge of Reloder 7 are quite accurate in my good friend’s Marlin 336 CS. Produced several DRT’s for him when he was using that rifle quite a bit. That load also shoots wonderfully in my 35 Rem Contender.

In a .35 caliber rifle my bullet of choice would be a 200gr. RN Hornady Inter-lok. These bullets give the best accuracy in my .35 Whelen that I've ever experienced in almost 35 years. The powder I use is IMR 3031 in a load from Ken Waters Pet Loads. I'd suggest checking there for a load using this bullet in .35 Remington.

Historically the Hornady 35 cal RN interlock is fairly hard and tough. It performs well at closer range and higher velocity, but can fail to expand if impact speed is low. Probably the best bullet is the Remington Core-lokt 35 cal 200gr round nose that used to be sold as a bulk component. I've been successful at finding them for sale at gunshows here and there, but they're getting harder to find.

I also cast the Lyman 358315 204gr round nose, but this isn't available commercially from what I've seen. I have also purchased the cast 200gr FN RCBS version from Montana Bullet Works, and their cast products are very good.

Just reporting my experience, which bullet OP chooses is up to him. No problem with a quartering shot on whitetail @ 100yds., perfectly mushroomed bullet retaining 66% of original weight. Pics available by PM your e-mail address.

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Remington was producing them as components are recently as 2020.. I bought a box from Midway in November 2019, and I believe they made another run in Fall 2020. They truly are the gold standard for .35 Remington bullets. I hope that Remington continues to offer them but I’m not holding my breath.

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