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I just got done cleaning an old 1893 Marlin with a 26 inch octagonal barrel (ser#202xxx)(dont know what year) in great shape in 25-36 Marlin. My question is can I safely shoot 25-35 winchester ammo in this rifle? I have winchester 117 gr RN and new Hornady 110 grain flex tip ammo in 25-35. If so can I safely load up the magazine tube with several rounds of the hornady pointed bullets? I ask this because i have never seen Marlin 25-36 ammo for sale OR displayed. TY!
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I used to have a 25-35 and seem to recall a Waters article that said you could use 25-35 in a 25-36 but you were never supposed to do it the other way around (at least not with vintage rifles... I think the 93 action was considered stronger than the original 94s and 25-36 ammo was loaded hotter). Then again, this is probably better answered by someone with more than a fuzzy recollection of an old article!
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Rims are slightly different but may work. The 25-36 has a longer neck . The -35 probably would fire and fireform with a short neck . Headspacing on the rim the -35 could stretch enough to fail after a few reloadings. Buffaloarms.com carry's in stock the 25-36. Expensive! But just think of shooting the whole correct package! Cool is worth $$$$.
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Years ago, I had a couple of Marlin 1893s in 25-36 that I fired 25-35 factory loads in. Both rifles had slightly oversized chambers and brass stretching would have been a problem if I'd wanted to reload for them. If I had, I think that I would have opted to buy a set of 25-36 dies and formed cases from new 30-30 brass that had first been annealed.
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260remguy's advice is the best.
Remember the steel of that 93 was for about 35k pressures. Easy to turn a treasure into a conversation piece.
the consolidation of the states into one vast republic, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of that ruin which has overwhelmed all those that have preceded. Robert E Lee ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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I feel your pain. A friend has a 25-36 Marlin, but had no ammo. I found a single round for $10 at a gun show and bought it for him. I told him not to shoot that round as it looked like the neck had a crack in it.
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The .25-36 Marlin and the .25-35 WCF were both introduced in 1895. The .25-36M has a case length of 2.12", while the .25-35WCF is 2.04" It is perfectly safe to fire .25-35WCF ammo in a Marlin 1893 chambered in .25-36M. This will not work in reverse, because of the shorter chamber on the .25-35WCF. A .25-36M round will not chamber in a .25-35WCF rifle. In the early 1920's, the factory production of .25-36M ammunition ceased. Today, all .25-36M headstamped ammo is considered "collector" ammo (that's why it's $10 or so per round). So yes, you can safely shoot .25-35 ammo in your Marlin rifle. It's been going on for over a century.
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Update. I shot the 1893 Marlin in 25-36 Marlin today. I used the Hornady 25-35 win with flex tip ammunition. The old girl from the year 1900 shot 4 shots at 25 yds off the bench in less than an inch group! Functioned flawlessly. I was very impressed. It was 30 degrees with a foot of snow at the range.
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Fun, aren’t they? Be careful. Those old Marlins are addicting !
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I wish the 25-35 would come back
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I wish the 25-35 would come back I wish I could find a really good shape Savage in 25-35. Every one I see has been ride hard and put away wet.
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I agree with you Fireball. Very few Marlins in 25-36 in decent shape either but hell I wouldnt look to good either if i was over 100 yrs old!!!!
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