I have had a variety of .35 caliber rifles, from the little .357 magnum M92 Lever and .357 maximum TC Contender single, to .356 Win. M94, and some .35 Whelens, M700, Ruger #1. Liked them all, but only kept one in my present collection, a very nice Sako AV Classic with custom 24" 1-12" twist barrel. Never selling that one. But the most interesting and unusual rifle was one that came to Canada after a hard life in Africa. A small ring Mauser sporter in 9x57MM. the cartridge duplicates .358 Win ballistics and mine shot the Hornady 250 gr. RN well with its .357" bore. It was an obviously experienced rifle and I probably should have left it as is - but I refinished it. It had a few nicks in the barrel apparently from being involved in a knife vs rifle fight - and a couple of fang marks and claw marks in the stock that looked to me the right size for leopard. Wish I knew the stories!
