Originally Posted by reivertom
I have a Marlin 336 with a 17 1/2 inch barrel chambered in the 35-30 Wildcat cartridge. I can't think of a better deep woods rifle. It has nearly the thump of a .35 Remington, but you can make the brass out of 30-30 brass that you can get anywhere. Another perk is, you can load any bullet that a .357 magnum pistol shoots along with .35 rifle bullets, and it has a longer neck than the .35 Remington so longer bullets are easier to load. Perfect for quick shots as well with a low power scope or ghost rings.


i have a Winchester post '64 m94TE in 35/30. i use 200gr RCBS FN GC with 2400/tuft of Dacron and it goes 1726fps. i put a Williams FP aperture sight because i can't see as good as i used too. i killed two does (25ish yards) and one buck (53 yards). i was going to go 250-260gr WFN GC, but the 200gr FN GC is great. i use 30-30 Starline brass and a CH4D reloading dies.
i have Remington, Winchester and Federal 30-30 brass that i picked up and shot over the years. my son has a Savage m340 in 30-30 so i gave the brass to him.

JES Reboring
sighting it in at 100 yards
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