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The .35 Remington
The .35 Remington (8.9x49mm) is the only remaining cartridge from Remingtons' lineup of medium-power rimless cartridges still in commercial production. It is also known as 9x49mm Browning and 9mm Don Gonzalo.
Remington introduced its .25, .30, .32 and .35 Rem. cartridges in 1906 in its Model 8 semi-automatic rifle designed by John Browning. The three smaller-caliber Remington cartridges were nothing more than rimless forms of Winchester’s .25, .30 and .32 WCF cartridges and intended to compete with Winchester’s cartridges in Model 1894 lever-action rifles and carbines, also designed by Browning. Those three Remington cartridges have been obsolete since World War II.
In 1936 the Model 81 replaced the Model 8. The Model 14 pump came out in 1912 and was replaced in 1936 with the Model 141, which lasted until 1950. Two years later the Model 760 Gamemaster pump took over. In 2005 Remington made a limited run of .35s in its Model 7600 pump. Remington also chambered it in its Model 30 and 600 bolt-actions. Its Custom Shop still chambers the cartridge in the Model Seven.
Other companies also chambered rifles for the .35, notably Winchester and its Model 70 from 1944 to 1947. Today one of those rifles is worth as much as an outfitted whitetail hunt in Texas. During the 1970s and ’80s Stevens made a Model 170 pump and Mossberg a lever-action Model 472 for the cartridge, and Marlin added the .35 to its 336 lever-action line in 1953.
The cartridge uses a medium to heavy bullet and has moderate recoil based on a moderate pressure level of 33,500 CUP as set by SAAMI. The normal factory load consists of a 200 grain round-nosed bullet with a muzzle velocity of 2080 feet per second. This 200 grain bullet is nearly 18% heavier than the .30-30's 170 grain bullet, and has a 16% larger frontal area. This gives it a substantial increase in power over the .30-30, especially when used on larger game species.
The .35 Remington is considered a fine round for medium and large game as long as ranges are reasonable. Hornady currently produces a .35 Remington load in their LEVERevolution line that features a rubber-tipped spitzer bullet which is safe to use in lever action or pump guns with tubular magazines.
The .35 Remington (8.9x49mm) is the only remaining cartridge from Remingtons' lineup of medium-power rimless cartridges still in commercial production. It is also known as 9x49mm Browning and 9mm Don Gonzalo.
Remington introduced its .25, .30, .32 and .35 Rem. cartridges in 1906 in its Model 8 semi-automatic rifle designed by John Browning. The three smaller-caliber Remington cartridges were nothing more than rimless forms of Winchester’s .25, .30 and .32 WCF cartridges and intended to compete with Winchester’s cartridges in Model 1894 lever-action rifles and carbines, also designed by Browning. Those three Remington cartridges have been obsolete since World War II.
In 1936 the Model 81 replaced the Model 8. The Model 14 pump came out in 1912 and was replaced in 1936 with the Model 141, which lasted until 1950. Two years later the Model 760 Gamemaster pump took over. In 2005 Remington made a limited run of .35s in its Model 7600 pump. Remington also chambered it in its Model 30 and 600 bolt-actions. Its Custom Shop still chambers the cartridge in the Model Seven.
Other companies also chambered rifles for the .35, notably Winchester and its Model 70 from 1944 to 1947. Today one of those rifles is worth as much as an outfitted whitetail hunt in Texas. During the 1970s and ’80s Stevens made a Model 170 pump and Mossberg a lever-action Model 472 for the cartridge, and Marlin added the .35 to its 336 lever-action line in 1953.
The cartridge uses a medium to heavy bullet and has moderate recoil based on a moderate pressure level of 33,500 CUP as set by SAAMI. The normal factory load consists of a 200 grain round-nosed bullet with a muzzle velocity of 2080 feet per second. This 200 grain bullet is nearly 18% heavier than the .30-30's 170 grain bullet, and has a 16% larger frontal area. This gives it a substantial increase in power over the .30-30, especially when used on larger game species.
The .35 Remington is considered a fine round for medium and large game as long as ranges are reasonable. Hornady currently produces a .35 Remington load in their LEVERevolution line that features a rubber-tipped spitzer bullet which is safe to use in lever action or pump guns with tubular magazines.
