I just bought my 35 in early '20 for under 400 from the used rack at Cabelas of all places. Was a 16 model Remlin, My first lever of any kind. I am a handloader so I have used several diff bullets. The most spectacular kill of the bunch was with the ol 200 gr Hornady RN, The Sierra 200 worked very well also... the 220 Speer although a beast of a load at 2200 fps just seemed too tough but done the job. I gotta say I love the round... I love the gun. 2 of the 3 I have shot with it have been body slams. As far as accuracy many powders done well but for the 200's I use Varget and for the 220's... nothing has been close to LVR.
I guess Ive came full circle... The first gun I ever deer hunted with was a 357 Mag Rossi..... Moved thru all manners of bolt guns... got some very very nice ones but now most of the time I reach for the 35 and with the non existent recoil and the way it hammers the deer I suspect I do this for many years.
