The title of the thread was "Three generations" It would be cool if it were true that one could shoot 357 revolver ammo in a 35 Rem. I got a bunch of flat nose 357 ammo. Probably very low recoil too.

 

NO-NO-NO----you can re-load 357 handgun bullets in 35R cases but you cannot shoot 357 cartridges in a 35R....

 

Like furlong said above. The thread I read was about bullets and bullets only, not ammo.

 

You may be confused between bullets and cartridges. The bullets are the projectiles. The cartridges are the loaded round.

While I have not done this, some people load .357 jacketed handgun bullets in their 35 Remington cartridges. The thought is tha they are lighter, will travel faster, and expand more rapidly. Handgun bullets are built with thinner cases to expand at lower velocities. This may result in an explosive expansion on larger game and a superficial wound than a deeper, fatal one. I can't speak to the accuracy of a .357 bullet through a 35 Remington barrel. The rates of twist aware different between handgun and rifle.

On the other hand, .357 cartridges will very likely enter a 35 Remington chamber, but would not be supported by the walls of the chamber. If fired, they may rupture, possibly ruining the rifle, not to mention the shooter. DONT DO THAT. Shoot them in your handgun.

Be safe.

 

years ago, there were adaptors for shooting pistol cartreges in rifles. like 30 carbine in 30-06 and such. havnt seen those for years.

 

What we were probably discussing, but you're going to have to link to the thread you're referencing for us to be sure ... but what we were probably discussing is loading 357 projectiles (the actual pills, the bullets themselves), into 35 Remington brass.

years ago, there were adaptors for shooting pistol cartreges in rifles. like 30 carbine in 30-06 and such. havnt seen those for years.

Those are still around - you can see them for sale from time to time.

 

I shot 158 gr.SWC for 357 mag.in my 35 rem using Trail Boss at about 1,000FPS.Good for small game and plinking.

 

TrailBoss is one of my favorites. It's a hoot to shoot in 45/70! I've yet to try it in 35 Rem.

 

The Remington 125 grain semi-jacketed hollow point makes a great plinking load over 10-11 grains of Unique in the 358 Winchester, should work the same in the 35 Rem.

 

Used to us the pistol bullets in my .35 contender. Devestating on woodchucks out to 200yards plus, but I dont recall how I was loading them.

 

Years ago I loaded up some 35 Rem cases with 158 grain jacketed hollow points (only time I've ever loaded center fire cartridges) and shot them with my B-I-L at targets for kicks and giggles. We didn't use them all; and my B-I-L kept the extras, which I had totally forgotten about. Several years later we were deer hunting one very cold and frosty morning along the Broad River bottoms in Elbert County, GA; and B-I-L, who had discovered those left over rounds in his stuff pile, decided he'd load his old 35 Marlin with these rounds that morning. Before the morning ended he had bagged two very large does and missed a third only because the bullet hit a limb he didn't see between him and the deer. Both were one-shot kills (heart lung area), and I can still remember him describing in amazement the huge red cloud of steam and frothy blood he witnessed with the exit of those bullets (blood spray was evident on the ground and small trees for at least 20 feet beyond where the deer had been standing. My B-I-L has, over the years, amassed quite a body count of deer, pigs, and coyotes with his old 35 (mostly using 200 grain core-loks); and he says he has never witnessed the kind of bullet impact these 158 grain hollow points put on those two deer (B-I-L bagged another pig with his 35 this past Saturday).

 

Harry Owen used to manufacture adapters (had one for shooting .22 Hornet in my .22-250); a company in Alaska bought the tooling to keep producing them. Below is a link for MCA Sports. They do not have one listed for any .35 Remington adapters (I wouldn't mind one in .38 Special, myself). I believe Marbles used to make adapters also.

CHAMBER ADAPTERS

 

Hornady reloading manual (8th) edition has load data in the 35 Remington section for their .357 XTP 158 grain bullets. I picked up a couple boxes to load up for my 336c. As soon as my shoulder recovers from surgery, will post back results. Can't hold a rifle steady yet!

 

I went back and reread the thread. You guys were right. Here is the text: I just love family photos. Really a well rounded family with some tall and short members. The 35 rem sure looks to be a 26" barrel and fine long range shooter. Did you know that .357 revolver bullets can be fired from it and that you can dup .357 marlin loads in the 35 rem? This adds to its usefulness. That 41 is good close woods gun. Light and quick handling. The youngster is for anything in North America. Right on. Have fun and bangaway.