35 Remington

RC's were supposedly only made between 1948 and 1968. Lotta arguing on old Marlin Collector forum posts from around 2010. Said to be worth $500, then. Apparently there was no micro-groves then either.
There's a 'C' with the typical 'pistol ' grip stock too. Seems to be a lot of confusion about the two models. Prices on the auction sites vary a lot too. They seem to have been running $400ish several years ago.
Midway has Winchester 200 grain Power Point ammo on 'clearance' right now. $248.03 per 200. $25.37 per 20. Doesn't appear to be any shortage though. Four other brands all showing as available.
 
GarandTd,

I drink lots of coffee!!!

BTW folks, my Texan was made in 67 as the serial number indicates. Someone had unscrewed the brass saddle ring so I got the gun cheap. Ordered a 25 buck blued one that fit perfectly. Would love to find a Marauder in .35 but they ain't cheap at all!

Deaf
 
You're not kidding, Deaf.
I saw a rusty .35 Marauder barrel and barrel bands go for almost $200 a few years ago on the MarlinOwners classifieds.

(Was round about the time I was building my second 444 and had to pack it up to move ... so, probably Dec 2012 or Jan 2013.)
 
About 5 years ago I inherited a 336C make in 1968. Haven't even shot it yet due to the scarceness of ammo. The only thing I've found over the 5 years is 4 boxes of Hornady.

Looks like a nice gun and well taken care of. Don't let the ammo bother you because I'm sure if I looked harder I could have found it.
 
That lack of ammo has been the deal killer for me. But it seems to be coming back. Most of my guns have never seen factory ammo since owned by me. I just buy the components as a matter of course when I pick up a new gun in a caliber I don't already load for.
 
@ratshooter: I saw that in your first post and went to the castboolit website and looked it up. I was curious about how they did that because the .35 remington has a smaller case body and base diameter. It looks like they turned the base down on a lathe. Seems a lot of trouble to me, but they claim the cases will last longer due to the thicker .308 brass. Midway has .35 remington brass available for 30$/50 pieces. I'd just buy that. I don't think that hornady makes brass themselves, and so I always thought that hornady partnered with federal for their brass. Not entirely sure. Maybe someone else knows.

I have a marlin 336, chambered for .35 remington and will not part with it, but what I would really like would be a remington 7600 pump, chambered for .35 remington.
 
I also like the idea of a Model 760/7600 chambered in .35 Remington. Almost as much as one chambered in .35 Whelen...:)
 
The 35 rem brass made from military 308 is supposed to be some good stuff. And I looked up the 35 rem brass that 44amp mentioned at midway. What I wonder about their brass is if it is full length or cut short for the FTX bullets. Several have mentioned that when they went to reload the brass from flex tip rounds the brass was shorter because the FTX bullets are extra long and to make the OAL correct Hornady shortens the brass. It would take a call to Hornady to find out. But I bet its good brass.

Hammie the Hornady brass at $30 for 50 rounds is the same price as the reworked 308 brass. He charges 60 cents each. Or $60 for 100 rounds and he adds a few extras. Thats $60 for 100 Hornady brass.

And I bet it is a bit of work to make them but since I'm not the one doing the work it matters not to me.:D:D But it looks like you end up with brass that should last many loadings.

I forgot to add but a "friend" (I use quote marks because the dirty rat won't sell it to me):mad: has a remington 760 in 35 Remington he bought for $100. And its unfired. I don't want him to give me deal. I will pay market value for it. But he knows I want it and refuses to sell it just to aggravate me. And it works.:mad:
 
The Hornady .35 Rem brass is not one of the ones that is shorter than SAMMI...

I have a box right here that was given to me at the range fall before last...

Good brass...
 
I guess you don't need any enemies with the "friends" you hang with.
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You don't know the half of it.:eek: All my "friends" are crazy. The guy that has the pump would probably have sold me the gun for what he paid for it until he saw how much I wanted it. Now everytime I see him he reminds me of it. He even sends messages through one of his brothers to tell me he still has the gun and its still unfired. Its all a game. We are good friends and I have known them since they were just young kids.

Salmoneye thats good to know. I figured if it was branded Hornady it was good brass. Have you actually measured a fired case for length?
 
Ratshooter. That's a nice Marlin. Midway has .35 Remington ammo, Remington/Winchester and Hornady. Those .35's are great short range stoppers for Deer, Elk, Moose or Bear. Have fun with it.
 
While I haven't personally checked, the only "short" brass I have heard about is the Hornady .45-70 stuff with the pointed plastic tip bullet. Never heard any mention of short brass in any other caliber from Hornady (or anyone else..)
 
Hornady's loaded 45 Colt ammo uses short brass when loaded with flex-tip bullets ONLY. It's not as short as 45 Schofield brass, and presents a problem for reloading when it's time to apply a crimp. You could ask me how I know, but we are discussing the 35 Remington here, and on that note I will say that I am not a fan of those flex-tip bullets. I don't know if Hornady uses short brass with FTX bullets in their loaded 35 Remington ammo, but if they do, you would probably want to avoid that ammo if you expect to reload the brass with other bullets. Whenever you choose a rifle in a less than really popular caliber, it becomes all the more important to get well stocked up on ammo for it, as you never know if you can find it when you want it.
BTW, gotta love those straight-grip Marlins.
 
Maybe you should tell your friend that once a gun leaves the gunstore it becomes used whether fired or not. Then send him a picture of your new gun.
 
While I haven't personally checked, the only "short" brass I have heard about is the Hornady .45-70 stuff with the pointed plastic tip bullet. Never heard any mention of short brass in any other caliber from Hornady (or anyone else..)
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Thats good to know. With me its really a moot point because I don't buy factory ammo. Every new gun gets a set of dies and the bullets and brass to go with it. if I can't reload for it I don't buy it. And no I don't reload 22s or 22 mags. You all know what I mean.;)

Pathfinder I don't buy into the gimmick flex tips either. I said so in the 375 winchester thread. I would love to see a high speed video of those in flight. I bet that rubber tip is as flat as a pancake. I think the whole secret to that line of ammo is its just loaded to higher velocity. And John Barsness made the point that "nothing flattens trajectory like velocity, at least out to 300 yards".

Blindstitch don't worry. He will hear about it. Knowing him he will then offer his gun for $300. And if he does I'll buy it too.:)
 
I'm sure I'm forgetting at least one, but I know for certain that Hornady produces 'short brass' in at least:
.45 Colt
.45-70
.444 Marlin
.30-30

However...
It is ONLY the brass used for factory LeveRevolution ammunition.
All component brass is full-length, and all standard loads use full-length brass.

And, I know that .35 Remington, at least as of last year, did not have a 'short brass' load on the market. The .35 caliber FTXs were designed to work with standard neck length.
 
GarandT: show was at a half empty strip mall. Show started decades ago in Monroeville at the Expo Mart, thrn were at vacant strip mall near the Ross Park Mall. That strip mall is being renovated and the shows moved to Butler.

Do a search for "PA Gun Collectors Association" for future show schedules, which are held quarterly.

I am replying like this as, for some reason, I can't quote in my replies.
 
Salmoneye thats good to know. I figured if it was branded Hornady it was good brass. Have you actually measured a fired case for length?
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Oh yes...

All I was given was the brass after two nice gents fired the box...

I have loaded the cases pretty stoutly with 180gr jacketed (within book) a half dozen times, and they show no sign of damage or failure...

For grins, I just measured 5, and they all came in at 1.910"...
 
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