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I am looking for any reloading experience with the 35 Remington ..... a fairly passive cartridge which is kept at minimal pressures to satisfy the old remington pumps that were it beginning .

What about reloading it for a modern and current 7600 remington pump ?

A basic 35 rem. moves a 200 grain slug at 2000 fps ... 358 win at about 2400 - 2500 ... and the 35 whelen at about 2700 fps .

Due to limited 200 grain bullets in sptizer configuration I was looking to load the 200 grain barnes flat base , using IMR 4064 attempting to reach 2300 - 2450 fps .

I would assume the limiting factor is the brass .... any experiences whether the case head will take higher pressures ?

I think that the biggest problem with loading the 35 Remington beyond the pressures that it was intended to operate at when it was introduced 101 years ago is the thickness or thinness of the brass itself. Any Remington 760 or 7600 could easily be rechambered to 358, which would allow for more case capacity and stronger brass.

Paco Kelly has written an article or 2 about over-loaded 35 Remingtons in the Marlin 336, so anything that would be safe in the Marlin would almost surely be safe in the stronger Remington action.

If you haven't tried them, the 180 grain .358" Speer is a heck of a deer bullet.

Jeff

You didn't say what rifle you have chambered for this caliber, but you may want to check with the marlinowners.com/forums.

Do a search on a member named 35remington. He has done a wonderful workup on loads for the venerable Marlin 35rem. His principle thesis is that the SAAMI spec of 33k psi is light for the the Marlin lever 336 since the same rifle shoots the 30-30 at 42k+ psi. He mainly works at devloping loads for 180, 200 and 220 grain jacketed bullets in a tube mag rifle with a target of 2200fps.

If you have built up a vehicle for this caliber, then you may be willing to push his loads to a higher level.

BTW, your wish to get 2400+ fps out of the 200grain 35rem may be fanciful in anything short of a solid bolt or a high wall with new brass only.

Still you may get what your aiming for by using the Buffalo bore 35rem load in 220grain2200fps out of a 20in barrel.

Hope this helps.

260Remguy .... what about rechambering to a 35 whelen ?

Either the 358 or 35W would require a change in the bolt face , would the chamber clean with a ream or a new barrel be required ?

Remington custom shop ?

It is pretty easy to change bolt heads in the 760/7600, so that isn't a big deal.

Either the 358 or 35 Whelen finish reamer will clean up a 35 Remington chamber.

I have heard, but do not personally know, that the ROT that Remington used in the 35 Rems is too slow for the longer 250 grain bullets that you might want to use. Not sure that this is correct information, but something that you should investigate if you're thinking about having a new chamber cut.

Jeff

Just a thought, but wouldn't the 7600 .308 bolt be a drop in for the .358w option? Might be cheaper in the long run.
Just a new bolt and a chamber job with a couple of 308 mags would get you there.

I think the rechamber is a straightforward process. Gander Mountain rechambered my 760 from 35 remington to 358 winchester. They did not modify the bolt face. It functions fine.

The gun could have also been rechambered to 35 whelen.

A fellow who worked for me once built a 35 Remington on a Mannlicher Carcano action. In this, he loaded 200 grain bullets at about 2400 fps. It shot good and functioned well.
Regarding the brass: Some 35 Remington brass I have in the shop measures just as thick in the web as 308 brass. Since only a portion of the web is exposed, I see no reason to think it is any weaker than any other brass. GD