I've said it before (not here) that in a strong action (bolt gun) the .35 Rem could be much more. The .35 Rem has been stymied for 100 years because of the Remington Model 8.
It's not going to match the .358 Winchester however, and if you have a short action rifle, there's no reason not to use the .358 Win and the cartridge length the action allows...
Except if you live in Indiana. IMO you could load the .35 Rem to the same pressure as the .308 or .358 Win.
And seeing that no one chambers a bolt gun with the .35 Rem... and you're spending the money anyway... it makes more sense to me chamber it in .358 Hoosier or the WSSM or even the 1.8" WSM.
Kludge,
I had the same thoughts concerning the 35 Remington a couple of years ago but, when I talked to a very well-known gunsmith about the subject, he stated that the 35 Remington case is simply not heavily constructed and pushing it to appreciably higher pressures is asking for trouble.
Jason,
The 300 Savage would be like having a necked 35 Max, according to the ballistics of a 200gr bullet in that cartridge.......I'm not being contentious but, could you explain how that is better than our WSSM performance?
Anyone else shot a deer with there 35 rem circumcised? I shot one this morning at a little over 50 yards that took 6 steps then pilled up. Out of my 1969 Marlin 336 my pet load is 39.5gr hndy leverevolution powder and 200gr FTX bullet seated to 2.54" OAL.