Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles Marlin 336ER in 356 Winchester

Picking this rifle up soon. Anyone have any suggestions for accurate handloads? Not sure if i will load up 200 grain hornady ftx, sierra 180 or winchester power point in 200. How has it performed on game? Probably going to mount a Leupold 2-7x33 VX2 on it.

Likely the only .35 bullet's you will find is the Hornady 200 grin FTX bullets. The Speer .35 and Reminton Core-Lokts are a rare find.

Doc

Win 760 and 220 speer. Lengthwise through these hogs

The Winchester 200gr FP Silvertips hammer deer and hogs, and can be very accurate. I have a good supply of 180gr Speers, and (for deer/hogs) they're plenty lethal and milder on the shoulder than the 200/220s.

I have shot whitetail deer and hogs with 220 Speers and also with 180 and 200 grain bullets and prefer the 180 and 200 grain bullets. The 220's seem to be tougher than needed for deer and hogs in my experience. At 30 to 100 yards they did not expand much from my rifle using max Speer manual loads but the lighter bullets expand better at those ranges.