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Section 6: Rifles Subject: Marlin M336 Msg# 889175
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| Right after I bought my old 336 with Micro-Groove rifling the shop got in another one with Ballard rifling and I almost traded mine in. I talked to several Marlin owners and their opinion was that the only advantage of the conventional land and groove Ballard rifling would be that it would handle lead bullets with no issues. I don't use lead bullets and my rifle is plenty accurate so I kept it. | ||||||
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: I used to see a good number of .35 Remingtons among the used lever actions for sale, now not so much, perhaps because they are not as available new anymore and those who like them have swept them up. And perhaps I'm remembering the ones I used to see more in California than Ohio, as well.
FWIW I looked at .357 Magnum rifle loads compared to .35 Remington loads, and there is no comparison. The .357, at least in Lyman's book, doesn't push anything heavier/faster than a 170gr JHC at not quite 1700fps, not the least bit challenging for the .35 Rem. The Magnum can push them a lot faster, but not with heavy bullets. |
