35/30, I’m giving it consideration

Brother_Love

Well-Known Member
I’ve been thinking about one of these. I was tinkering with my 35 Remington dies and made these. It has a small shoulder area but I guess it’s enough. I have a Marlin and a Henry S/S that could be a candidate. Anyone here have one?
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CZ93X62

Official forum enigma
The 35/30 was one of several options I weighed in 2013 when it came time to send off my Win 94 in 25/35 with the spoiled chamber. I elected the 38/55 instead, and have zero regrets since that time. The ballistics on paper between the 35/30 and 38/55 are pretty close, the deciding factor was tooling costs and availability--the 38/55 is far more common and a lot more affordable.
 

Jeff H

NW Ohio
I've been intrigued by this one myself and have read a good bit on it, but have never owned one. I'm settled on the 35 as one of my few calibers I will support, using the 357 Mag/Max. For as much sense as what @CZ93X62 says makes, because I am specifically vested in the 35s and think I'd personally go that route, because I've made up my mind that I'm not ADDING calibers, I'm SUBTRACTING calibers. For anyone else, that may or may not make as much sense.

@Outpost75 wrote one of my favorite articles on this cartridge:

 

CZ93X62

Official forum enigma
That is my first read of that article by Outpost 75. I pay attention when he says or writes anything. He has yet to ever steer me wrong. THANK YOU for posting the link.

IIRC, my first reading about the 35/30 came at about age 13, in the late Frank Barnes' Cartridges of the World, 3rd Edition. That book was my introduction to wildcat calibers, as well as to the huge profusion of firearms calibers that existed in c. 1968. I thought I was pretty worldly at age 13; I had grassed a deer earlier that year with a Win 94 in 30/30, and in my world their were 2 deer calibers--Jiggs Alexander's 30/30, and my Dad's Model 70 in 30-06. Oh, Grasshopper--so much to learn.
 

Jeff H

NW Ohio
I have for quite some time myself.
Cost of dies is a bit of a suprize.
CW
I'd almost bet you could get by with just a sizing die.

Seating might be possible with another more common die, even if it took some tweaking. Before LEE made Collet Neck Sizing dies for the 300 BLK, I made one from a 7.62x39 die with basic wood shop tooling and very limited metal-working skills. Then too, maybe whoever rebores it could modify a 30-30 sizing die?

I get the practicality of the 375 and am intrigued by the cartridge as well, but if I were set on the 35, I'd be looking for a way around the expensse of custom dies. Been there, done that. Have some really nice 25 Souper Redding dies, but they were expensive. My dad had some C&H dies made and they were even more, plus a very long wait - years ago.
 

Ian

Notorious member
30-30 full-length neck die. Open it up to just barely accept the fired neck and use the appropriate neck bushing. If you ever need to set back the base of the neck, a Lee collet neck die in a modded .35 caliber should work.
 

Brother_Love

Well-Known Member
I’m going to table the 35/30 for now. Instead I am calling JES tomorrow about converting my new SAKO to 358. The 358 Win is a spectacular round even though is has small following. I let you know what he says. I already have dies, plenty of brass and molds.
 

Bret4207

At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
Well, the 358 Win is never the wrong choice IMO. I think the 35/30 could be made to work with 35 Rem/Win dies as noted by others above.
 

CWLONGSHOT

Well-Known Member
The 358 is quite the underdog and too often overlooked.
Its a absolute dandy hunting rifle for near anything on this continent. Its bullets dont make it a optimal choice for long range but for inside 300-350 you wo t be handicaped and this coveres the lions share if hunting diatances.
Its a good cast bullet caliber. Stacks up well in its "class" with PLENTY OF AWESOME bullets to load in it.

Mine gets a diet of the 225 Sierra or the 220 Speer. If I need a premium bullet the 225 Partition gets the nod.
TAC powder is my powder of choice over 4320/4064 that I have used for thirty years.

As cool as the 35/30 is the 358 can do everything "better" sans maybe having a rim. ;)
CW
 
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RBHarter

West Central AR
RCBS 35 250 . 2100 fps over I think it was 38 gr of 4350 . 2100 fps MV is right in the heart of jacketed speeds .
24" 1-14" A&B . 5 touching when the operator does his part and it doesn't toss a check for .900 groups . Vastly more comfortable to shoot than the 2000 fps 255 45-70 .
 

todd

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i sent my win m94 to JES and he sent me back a 35/30. i use 200gr rcbs fn gc with 20.0gr of 2400/tuft of dacron and it goes 1726fps. i got two doe with it at 20 +/- yards and 35+/- yards. it does 1/2 - 3/4" group at 100 yards(3 shots/bench). i was going to go 250-275gr fn gc but...........i fell in luv with the 200gr fn gc.

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todd

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oh, i forgot, i purchased the 35/30 ch4d dies for $115 including s/h. my rifle collection was in sore need of the 35 caliber. i then purchased 30-30 starline cases. i have federal, winchester and remington cases but i gave them to my dad for his savage 340.

35/30 ch4d dies is second in cost, 1st is the 20 vartarg redding type s dies. it was around $200 - $220 when i bought it 7 or 8 years ago. the 3rd is the hornady 500 linebaugh dies around $80 - $90. the 4th is the hornady 9.3x57 dies and they were around $60 - $70.

i am on a disability paycheck, i know how to scrimp and save. the $115 for the ch4d dies isn't that expensive. you only have to buy it once.
 

johnc

Member
i have a 35-30 AI originally a 1920 mod 94 in 32 win. i fireform cases using 12 gr TB and a cornmeal filler. lee 35-30 dies came with it. most fun gun i ever shot. took 2 white tail out to 90 yds last year and regularly kill clangers with it. its a hoot to shoot.
 

RBHarter

West Central AR
I think the last time I looked at CH it came to about $135 for dies based on 3 fired cases . That's been in the last 2 years but I can't remember what I was looking for at the time . I was almost ready to go for the 6.5 Japanese .