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shooter43

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for those that have experience with this rifle and\or own one, would a 35 Remington be considered a medium or large sized bore cartridge?



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.35 is medium bore. I recently passed up a good deal on a marlin .35 rem because I was being cautious with my money, and now I'm kicking myself. :)
 
It is a medium bore, good for deer and hogs up to about 100 yards. Shoots a heavy slow bullet, drops pretty bad after 100 yards. IMO it is a very good woods rifle with shots of 50+- yards.
 
I tend to think of caliber in 4 steps:


1) Small bore - 6mm and below

2) Medium bore - .257 to 8mm

3) Mid-bore - .338 to .423

4) Big bore - .458 and up
 
35 caliber is medium bore. Under 30 caliber, small bore. 31 caliber to 39 caliber is medium bore. 40 caliber and above is big bore. Not that the bore class makes any difference in the real world, it was how the English used to classify sporting cartridges at the "Turn Of The Century" (end of the 1890s). Back then, there were few smokeless powder cartridges in use in Africa and India, so classfiying sporting cartridges by bore size made at least a little bit of sense, but it's hard to say bigger is better any more. But it's still in use to an extent, so there it is.
 
There is more than just the bore; you have to look at bullet weight, velocity, energy, and whatever other figure of merit you like.
The .35 Remington is of the class of "deer and black bear" rifles including the .30-30 and many others gone obsolete.
The .35 Whelen is a "big game" rifle, considered to include all North American game up through elk and grizzly.
The .35 G&H Magnum and the .350 Rigby Magnum were good stout African safari mediums, obsoleted by the .375 H&H Magnums.
 
I consider the belted mags as big bore cartrages.
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This criteria doesn't work. There's a host of belted magnum cartridges available that are a long way from being "big bore" and more than a few non-belted magnum cartridges that are big bore.
 
While the .35 Remington is considered mid bore, and classed with the .30-30 due to the game hunted and the rifles it is found in, notably the old Remington pump and semi autos models 14, 141, 8, & 81, and Marlin lever guns including the model 336.

While it is classed with the .30-30 by some folks, the in field performance of the .35 is superior to the .30-30 at the same ranges. Fact is, the bigger bullet hits like the hammer of Thor, when all goes right. I have seen .30-30 knock deer down, and .35 Rem knock them over!

And it has become really popular in the Contender pistol as well.
 
what could I add that hasn't been said yet ??? not much :o

I have a 14" Contender barrel in 35 Remington though... ( while still mid bore... it's a handfull in a handgun )
 
Speaking from years of experience, the 35 Remington is easily good out to 150 yards, and it was a great caliber on whitetail deer. When I switched to a 270 Winchester, the only thing that changed was that I could make longer shots. That old 35 was a deadly round. It didn't always knock em dead on the spot, but they never went far. I sold that gun years ago and I sure wish I could get it back. And I should mention that all the years that I shot the 35, my Dad shot a 30/30, and we argued forever about which one would kill deer better. I will admit that I thought that the 30/30 might have had just a bit more range, but I'd still not admit that to my Dad. We both use a 270 now.
 
Don't forget the best !!

Since the thread title is .35 Caliber , it's mandatory to mention the best 35 of all , the .358 Win. ;)
 
I'll have to pur in a vote for my Remington 700 classic in .350 Remington Magnum. Dropped a bull elk in his tracks in a snowstorm. Has never failed me on any animal. I load a 200 grain Core Lokt at abour 2800 fps. Nice kick , will give you a scope mark if you have a por eye relief scope,
 
.35 Rem

Was a family favorite back in the day of red and black plaid Woolrich, chambered in either Rem 14 or 141 pumps. It was considered standard knowledge that it was a better killer on deer than the .30-30. Heck, it was gospel. All those .35 pumps of my grandads and great uncles "got away", I was just too young, and I ended up w/ my Dad's Rem 14 .30 Rem, which was just not seen in the same light as a .35.

Oh yeah, WATSON's got it, a deer and bear ctg, I'd call the .35 Rem a medium, for medium game also.
 
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