I have three Marlins in 35 Remington. An old Marlin 336 waffle top with a 24 inch barrel,a model 336 C without the side safety,and a 336 with killer walnut that is checkered,made in the 1990s.
Have never hunted with the old waffle top rifle but have killed deer and hogs with the other two. I have only shot factory loads,the Remington
200 grain Core Lokt,and the Hornady 200 grain Leverevolution.
Both have been deadly on game, always penetrate to the vitals,and generally exit,even on big tough wild boars that were killed while fighting,and in traps at 5 yards or less.
Both of these bullets will punch through the gristle shield of really big boars,so I think they would work fine for anything in north America.
The Remington loads gives me about 2000 fps,and the Hornady about 2200 fps on my chrongraph.
Last edited by ruraldoc; 08/26/20.
