USOG you take all the time you need to recover from whatever illness your suffering from. You have a family that depends on you so take your time to get better
I hope you are feeling better by the time you read this late comment. The 358 Norma Magnum is a formidable cartridge for serious big game circumstances.
When I was living back east I hunted with a Marlin 336 in 35 Remington. It was a short handy rifle for the thick woods I hunted in. It also did a bang up job on Sika deer in the marsh. I had a 35 Whelen for black bear hunting up in the mountains. It was probably overkill but at the time I wanted to go up to Canada for a grizzly hunt. Shame I never made the trip. Now that I moved to the Midwest I'm mainly using my AR in 350 legend. It does a wonderful job on these big whitetails. It's become my favorite hunting rifle. I use it for deer, pigs, and coyote. For foxes and ground hog I switch the upper out for a .223 upper. I've always been a fan of 35 calibers. They just do a good job without thumping your shoulder like some of the 30 calibers do. One things for sure 35 calibers definitely stick out at the hunting camp.
I appreciate the note Richard - your experience with .35s shines. Although not the fastest, slowest, heaviest or lightest - the .35 does it all. I'm glad you found and use the .350 Legend - such a fine, fine cartridge. I wish you all the best.
9x57 Mauser is .358. I have a few prewar mausers in that caliber. I shot my first bear with a BLR 358 Win Mag about 30 years ago in Alaska. Many Kodiak deer with 350 Rem Mag. I quit using oil years ago when I found Ballistol. Not a drop of rust since.
Not the original RWS 9x57 loads, of which I have a few, they are .356. And the .358 bullets I load for it dont feed reliably if I don't swage them down to .356
In Germany 9x 57 is uncommon. A note to german ,Balistol' gun oil. Formerly this german tradition product was sold in small glass bottles, inside a soft paper / chartboard Hülle ( Hull in english?). Also a PR paper was included. When my father bought such a bottle in 1970s, you could read stories of wwll, a stolen motorcycle thrown in a river etc.. So we germans, born in 60s said, with exeption of drinking, you can use ,Ballistol' for everything :-))
I tend to use non detergent mineral oils for storage. I like 30w chainsaw oil, wipe it on then wipe off leaving a very thin layer, chainsaw oil likes to stick to stuff better. also that model 600 is absolutely stunning.
I have hunted with, reloaded and worked with many calibers, 17 to 416. The 35 caliber is my favourite for the hunting I did for years in the Rocky Mountain area. I have taken elk and deer with 300 Weatherby, 7mm Rem Mag, 375 H&H Mag, 25-06 and 30-06. The 35 Whelen to me, always had the best combination of power, rifle weight, range and a noticeable impact increase over all others. I do not shoot past 300 yards, so even though I like my Wthby and 7mm, they are really unnecessary. When I get a shot in the timber at under 150 yards, the Whelen does a much better job with less meat damage.
Just wanted to wish you a smooth and solid recovery from whatever ails you! I am seeing a lot of patients with lengthy recovery times right now, do not give up. Great stuff as always, Mike.
Most silicone beads are possible to regenerate. I used to work at a Armory in swedish army, we regenerated thousands of pounds per month (casettes in long storage war material bunkers, situated in the airducts), just put them in the owen on a tray and bake them on low power, say 45-50 degrees celsius under 5-10h and the silika is rejuvinated, when the silica goes darker in colour its Done, and you toss it. The manufacturers wont write this of course, they want you to buy another pack.
Love the 35’s. Started with a 356 Winchester, then my favourite the Rem 600 in 350 Rem Mag. This year picked up a nice 170 Savage in 35 Rem. Enjoy your channel. Hope your health improves.
Keep pushing and stay engaged, glad you're back and especially covering a favorite gun and caliber, 35 Winchester 95. Really don't understand why they dropped it other than it's rimmed. Ron Spooner (?) recently did a video on the fallacy of knock down power and claimed bullet placement and diameter was more important to ensure a faster bleed out. 35 accomplishes that without the recoil.
Shortly after getting into shooting and hunting, I got a proper gun safe (vault) both for security and to keep "little sticky fingers" away from danger. I haven't used any kind of desiccant in the safe and instead have relied on simple gun oil applied sparingly to clean metal. Good old Hoppe's No.9 to clean and then whatever gun oil I have around. I haven't had a trace of rust in over 35 years. The one cartridge I haven't ever fired or even seen is the one I'd now go to if I was to buy one 'all around northern BC hunting rifle' and that's the .35 Whelen. Moose is the prime game animal up here and the .35 Whelen would be perfect. Shots are almost always fairly close (200 yards) or should be. Even with iron sights or an aperture sight, 200 yards is very doable. My days of slogging up and down mountains going after sheep and goats are over so my .300 Win Mag is likely to go to one of my sons. So if anyone has a .35 Whelen in bolt action they aren't going to use any more....
I recently acquired a Remington 600 Mohawk that's been rechambered to 358 Winchester. Respectable performance and a lot less recoil than a 350 Rem. Magnum.
I love the .35 caliber . It is IMHO , the most versatile projectile size for the Adirondacks and similar areas. Bullets are available that are soft enough to expand on whitetail, they are heavy enough and penetrate deep enough for black bear at moderate speeds, so meat destruction is less than more popular and faster rounds. With rifle bullet weights from 180 -300 grains and .357 diameter pistol bullets for cheap target ammo, especially cast which can be sized to .358... It has a lot going for it . 38-55 win , .35 rem , .358 win ,.35 Whelan, .350 rem mag are all great choices for the eastern mountains and super dense woods. it can also be tailored to longer ranges if need be. Giving better bc and sd over .375 diameter counterparts of the same weight . The trajectory of commerical .375 h and h matches closely .270 win in the various bullet weights . A .35 caliber version would roughly mimic a 6.5/06 in flight . Giving 800-1000 yard capabilities if rifle and especially the shooter are capable.
I always enjoy your videos, your humble but knowledgeable manner is my style. Glad you are back and feeling better. If we were neighbors, I think we’d be good friends.
In the 35's I'd like a Winchester 94 AE in 356 with a 24 inch barrel would be my first choice. Another one is the 35 Whelan doesn't get much attention but it's got great ballistics.
Sorry to hear you had been sick. I appreciated your video regarding the 35 caliber weapons. I too am a 35 fan but not many Americans like the caliber and suppose it us due to recoil associated with them. It just takes some range time to become okay or at least tolerant of the recoil. I hunt with a couple wildcats that include 358 STA (Shooting Times Alaska) and 35-Dakota with both guns pushing a 250 gr bullet out a 26" barrel at 2900 FPS (W/M. Brake). I have a Denver Gun Smith chambering up a 35-338 Norma Mag and it will be a dandy. Take care of yourself and looking forward to your videos.
Great video. Sorry to hear you have been under the weather. Get better soon. RUST is a constant here in Florida. I dedicate the 4th of July weekend each year to emptying out my tool chest and treating all my tools. Otherwise, they simply degrade. 35 Cal is very interesting and curiously not all that common here. Not sure why. Hunters here tend toward larger cartridges for wild boar. Everything else is pretty much taken with .243 or similar. Smaller deer found in the Florida Savannah than northern white tail or mule deer common in Colorado and points north to your neck of the woods. Great presentation. If you mention Rangoon oil here someone might think it was a spicy sauce for an exotic dish. :-). Take care and all the best.
Another great video amigo. I have a Remington pump model 14 in 35 Rem that is perfect for chasing bears in the thick brush … small and sleek with quick follow up shots if needed. Brush gun perfection.
Great video! Thank you! Although my all time favorite rifle for hunting is a Model 99 in .300 Savage, I am something of a .35 caliber rifle nut. And for 20 years I was taking annual elk hunting trips I used a .35 Whelen, a rebarreled, sporterized Mauser actioned rifle and later a Remington 7600. As soon as Remington made the 7600 in .35 Whelen I jumped on one! I have an older Model 760 in .30-06 and both those rifles are very accurate and fast to operate. My .35 rifle collection includes rifles in .348 (that counts, right?), .357 Magnum, .35 WSL, .351 WSL, .35 Remington, .35 WCF, .35 Whelen and a BRNO 9.3 x 74R double O/U rifle (that counts, right?). I am not a "magnum" rifle user. If a 180gr./.30 caliber bullet at .300 Savage/.308/.30-06 velocities isn't enough, then I prefer to move up to a .35 caliber 225-250gr. at similar velocities...NOT just driving the same .30/180gr. bullet faster. In over 50 years of hunting I took exactly ONE shot on game over 200 yards, and it was just a little over 200 yards. I strongly believe that if North American hunters had more elk/moose/bear sized game rather than deer sized game, the .35 caliber would be the most popular bore size in America v. the .30 Caliber. FYI...I make .35 WCF (and .405 WCF) from fireformed .30-40 cases. They are a little short, but work fine in the box magazines of the 1895 Winchester. I just seat the bullets out to the normal OAL for the cartridge. I did get some .35 WCF cases from Buffalo Arms many years ago and stocked up on Hornady .405 WCF factory loads when they came out in early 2000s, so I have plenty of proper cases, but for practice I use the reformed .30-40 cases and cast lead bullets.
Hi Gary - You're right - I forgot about the .348 - thanks - also for the 30-40 Krag case explanation. I like the sounds of all your Whelens - the Mauser is ideal - and so is the 760 and 7600 - they are incredibly fine rifles; scarcely known in Europe based on the mail I receive. I can't think of a better driven wild boar hunt rifle than the 760 or 760 in .35 Whelen. Anyway, it's all good. Thanks for being here and all the best.
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns Thank you! You make some great videos. The 760 I have is a .30-06 from 1968. I had a lot of experience with it (and how accurate it was) when Remington introduced the 7600 in .35 Whelen (1988 as I recall) I was at my local gun shop the same week to order one! I fireform the .30-40 cases with 5 grs. of Red Dot powder, I fill the rest of case with cornmeal (no wad) and stick a block of paraffin wax in the case mouth and twist if off to seal them with a plug of wax. They fireform perfectly. Fire these outside! They are very loud and there will be clouds of cornmeal everywhere! Treat them like live ammo. Clean the rifle thoroughly after. I used to use this system to make .35 Whelen cases from .30-06, but then .35 Whelen became common enough I didn't have to anymore.
Gary K --- Good post. One correction: the .348 Winchester is in fact a .348 caliber. A bit smaller than the .358 bullets and a bit bigger than the .33 caliber bullets. There is a very helpful book(s) titled "Cartridges of The World" [ Several editions] that has bunches of Black powder / Smokeless Powder / military, civilian, target, hunting and various other cartridges both European, British, Canadian & U.S.. It was never super popular because it was only chambered in the Winchester Model 71 Lever-action. It was made from about 1936 to 1957. There are guys in Alaska that still use it for Grizzly Bear, Moose, Caribou. I wanted one for years after looking at my Uncle's mid 1950's Winchester catalog he gave me in the 1970's. 30 years later I moved to Alaska and could have definitely used the Model 71 in .348 Winchester, but the prices were more than a used car price. Yikes!. Another reason it did not sell "like pancakes" was that a Rifle guru-nut-expert-writer-gunsmith (depending on who you ask) named P.O. Ackley gave the Rifle and cartridge a negative report. He wanted rifles that shoot "Minute of Angle" from 100 yards. He obviously had no knowledge of hunting in places such as Alaska, Canada and such places that have many trees / bushes and large / dangerous critters sometimes standing less that 50 yards away. BTW - The stock is built for the "Average American Male", which means 5 foot 8 or 9 inches tall. I'm 6 foot tall and my arms are about an inch longer than most guys ( my shirt sleeves are always a half inch to a full inch too short, 😒 so that Winchester "Average Man Stock" was not comfortable to hold / shoot. Short stocks tend to kick more and also mess up your eye alignment / cheek stock weld. {If you know this, then never mind.} The .348 Winchester bullet is shorter and stubbier than say for example a .280 Remington or a .30-06 Spring,. Great for Bear and Moose from 10 yards to 100 yards away but not for 300-yard shots at Wyoming Pronghorns. I'm back in "The Lower-48" now so I do not need a Grizzly or Moose gun anymore. I do really like rimmed cartridges and all my firearms shoot rimmed cartridges except for the 1891 Argentine Mauser made in Berlin. Rimmed cartridges always eject. They headspace on the rim. {[ If the big guy in the Red Suit with the flying Reindeer reads this, I would certainly accept a Model 71 / .348 Win ,,,,,, never know when a lost Grizz or a Bull Moose might come by. 🙂]}
@@gusloader123 I do I know that, thanks. (that why I said "that counts right?" as if to say "close enough"). And the .35 WSL and .351 WSL use .351" bullets. FWIW I also own a Winchester Model 1886 in .33 WCF so I am familiar with the .338" bore also. (I collect Winchesters, most of which are lever guns but also several rimfires, 2 Model 70s and 6 Model 12s) I started handloading in the 50s helping my father. I actually own a copy of every edition of Barnes "Cartridges of the World". The first edition came out in 1965, as I recall, and I read it word for word, several thousand times I expect. I was a High School student at the time and was supposed to be studying school work, but that book was more important. I purchased every edition that came out since. I have been handloading, and casting bullets for, the .348 since the early 70s. I killed my first black bear with a Model 71 rifle in 1971 near Lake Abitibi in Quebec. I currently own 2 model 71s, an original rifle version, that I killed that Canadian black bear with, and a Miroku made Carbine I bought in the 90s. I currently handload for 81 of the metallic cartridges listed in Barnes' books and cast at least one bullet for each of them, along with 5 gauges of shotshells. And , BTW the 9.3x74R isn't "really" a .35 caliber either. It uses .366" bullets. But what's .01" among friends?
@@garyK.45ACP - Hello. Good to read that someone besides me actually knows about Barnes books about cartridges! 🙂 I own about 3 editions. You are far ahead of me on that and apparently on weapon amounts also. My guns are utilitarian / ex-military / basic weapons. Nothing fancy, but functional. .22 rimfires, .32 S & W Long, .38 S & W Special, . 30-30 Win {Stevens mid 1950's bolt-action. Not pretty but functional} / .303 Brit. Lee-Enfield Number 3. (( Had a wonderful No4, MK1 made in 1944, at Long Branch in Canada, but it and my excellent S & W Model 10-6 were stolen along with my saddle {( I could write a hit Country Western song about that situation. 😪 }} ., 7.65mm 1891 Argentine Mauser; 12, 16, 20-gauge shotguns. I bought some reloading dies for the .45-70 Govt.. Every report / evaluation / hunter / target shooter / "Gun Expert" that I have ever read like (ed) the tried and true .45-70 Govt. cartridge. It has been around since 1873 and is still getting the job done. {[ Hopefully if the price of gasoline comes back to sanity levels, I might buy some items other than groceries and gasoline. (Just a couple of hours ago at the store in town I paid $4.61 for a half-Gallon of milk which was $3.10 last week ! Argh!). - I am thinking about buying a "Barrel Insert"/ "Chamber Insert" from a guy in the State of Georgia named "Chazel". He makes several different caliber inserts. If you have a break-action shotgun (single-shot or s-by-s or O/U, the shooter simply inserts the barrel / chamber insert into the opened shotgun as he would a shotgun shell, then the shooter puts the cartridge (such as a .22 rimfire up to the .45-70 Govt. cartridge in, close the action, cock the hammer ( if it has external hammer(s) , aim at target / critter and squeeze the trigger. The inserts are rifled so the bullet is accurate on target. The "Inserts" / "Adapters" are much less expensive than a whole firearm. I think I will use my Winchester Model 37 12-gauge for the inserts/adaptors. {[ That would have been funny if you had written a term paper / end of the semester Essay for High School and written it about cartridges. The teacher might have given you a "D" but your Dad probably would have been impressed. I have often thought that reading an issue of "American Rifleman" magazine from the 1930's to mid 1960's is more informative and educational than any class I ever took in public schools except for Reading class in elementary school. Those magazines were full of history, travel, ballistics, safety, science, military experts / police experts, good field advice, hunting skills, history and much more.]} I sometimes post on a Facebook page about ammunition reloading. It is astonishing how daft and rude some of the "Know-it-alls" are. I post helpful information from published, ink on paper sources of men who have actually won marksmanship Trophy's, Ribbons, Badges, or have bagged game animals from rabbits and doves to Cape Buffalo and African Elephants and I get insulted because I do not subscribe to or pay for electronic loading data like the Mattel-16 crowd and the Beretta / Glock 9mm crowd. (I think my printed data and experience is helpful, but the under 40 years of age crowd does not.) You probably have the ones I have and quite possibly others. About 2 years ago I found (on E-bay) "Complete Guide to Handloading" by the very knowledgeable man Philip Sharpe. {He and a gent named "Hart' invented the 7 x 61 S & H cartridge.} Tons of good information. From equipment to techniques to ingredients. Some of the powders and bullets and manufacturers are out-of-business, or have dropped certain items, but it is a great source still. The book is 80 years young. Also have some Lyman/Ideal and Speer booklets from the late 1940's into the 50's and 60's and 70's. Lee 2nd Edition and Lyman 47th and the Lyman Shotshell, 2nd edition. Several "Handloader" magazines covering 5 decades. { Matter of fact, just bought a new one today at the grocery store in town :-)}, plus many copies of "American Rifleman" magazine from the 1930's to the 1980's. Much useful ammo and handloading information in those volumes. I started reloading back in late '74, early '75. .45 Long Colt for my Ruger convertible Blackhawk, 7 1/2-inch barrel "Horse Pistol;", and the 12-gauge shotgun. Used to use mostly Du Pont "PB" powder. Very much a useful "work horse" powder, somewhat akin to "Unique" Powder from Hercules (now Alliant brand). Good night and keep your powder dry!
Three of my favorite woods deer rounds the wonderful 358 Winchester, 35 Whelan, & the 35 REM. All wonderful rounds great performance & mild recoil. Mike I’ve used Ballistol for years. Get well my friend.
You're far ahead of the curve UR - some viewers write me that they had not heard of the Whelen or the .358 until they watched the video. The .35 Remington seems to be the best known of the .35s. Interesting. Cheers UR
Thank you for posting about the 35 calibers. Great seeing this and appreciate every video you do. Can't wait to see what is next I absolutely love my 358 Winchester. I hunted 36 years and used my 270 . I started using the 358 12 years ago and don't use anything else since
Hi missey316 - You're way ahead of the crowd - and found the .358 - so superior to so many more popular cartridges. I understand the interest in hitting something at 500 yards; but in my simple world - a .358 at out to 300 flattens everything and the bullets have the mass and frontal area in spades. I wish you all the best for the coming hunting season and always.
Simply fantastic. For serious "down now" hunters not interested in long range experiments - I can't think of a better cartridge. The Whelen is a tank that does everything right IMHO. I should add that if one prefers the 338/06 or 9.3x62 for some reason : totally fine - those get the idea as well.
I have a 358 Win, Savage 99 Featherweight, a 350 Rem Mag in a 660 and a 358 Norma, in a Varberger. All great and all versatile! They do a pretty great job on Yukon moose.
Hello north61 - You have the rifle I've been looking for - for years. The 99 in .358 is perfect. Glad you bought one - I should have years ago and now - no one seems to be selling. Good shooting and hunting.
Thanks for another interesting and informative video, I hope you continue to make them. Best wishes with your present health woes, I hope you get better soon. PS I am subscriber 👍 Dave from Australia.
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns G'day Mike, many years ago I read an article on the Marlin 9mm camp carbine, which sadly our government doesn't trust us to have very easily these days. I am wondering if you could share your thoughts on this firearm and any similar pistol calibre carbines that may exist in your collection? Cheers, Dave.
Hey Mike, glad you’re doing better these days! I’ve owned guns since the 70’s and find that rust can happen on any brand and finish if I fail to wipe them down after a range trip or hunting adventure! I use a 12x12” piece of soft cotton cloth with a little oil in it to wipe down the metal areas after I clean the bore. I love my rifles but they are simply metal and wood tools that will eventually belong to others after I’m gone, rust happens.
I have a .350 Remington magnum in Model 660, 2 .35 Remingtons in a Marlin 336 and Remington 760, and recently acquired a .350 Legend in Ruger American. However, my favorite to use is a .356 Winchester in a Marlin 336ER.
Hi Mike, thank you for your dedication. I appreciate what you do by presenting firearms as a tool for a purpose in a non threatening way. Gun Blue 490 says a very light coat of mineral oil. My old father-in-law always put a half or a third of a cedar shake in the gun safe. Both of the above I try to do and I also think that taking your guns out, shoot them as often as you can and then clean and wipe them down being sure to not leave finger prints on them antwhere. The oils on our hands are corrosive, fingerprints will etch into the metal. We pray for your recovery Mike, thanks again and God bless you, tell your wife thanks as well, she's a good shot. Gord
Most Folks don’t understand just how good the 35 cal cartridges are! I’ve been Handloading a 350 Remington Magnum for 50 years, I’ve had several, now I use a Ruger! It’s never let me down, one of the best deer slayers is a 35 Remington, not glamorous but very, very effective!
Good to see you again! Hope that you are fully recovered!!! Your videos are always outstanding. I sent this lines before seeing the video. Coming later!
Hey Mike, I want to bring to your attention a product called “Rusteprufe”.it’s by far the best rust preventative I have ever used. The company that distributes this is in Sparta Wisconsin. In comes in a kit, a small glass jar with a 1/4” thick round felt pad that sits on bottom of jar and a piece of sheep skin chamois. You saturate the felt pad with Rustepufe and stuff the chamois in the jar and seal the jar. When you need to wipe down guns just pull the chamois out and use it to wipe guns. Works great on steel and wood.
As much as I enjoyed the gun segment (and I have searched out and bought any number of guns after watching your videos), the discussion of corrosion stimulated me to order some desiccates for my safes. Hope you continue to heal!
Purchased a rem 600 in 350 mag last year. LOVE IT! I replaced the vet rib and floor plate. Had to purchase new screws for the floor pate as it sticks out 4 mm further. Now looking for a Ruger mk11 in 350;rem mag.
Very sad to learn that you have not been well. I have learned more from you than can be imagined. Please take care of yourself. We will look forward to good news. Thank you.
I was wondering why I hadn't been seeing your videos and so I looked up to see and found this one today but I see it is a month old. Sorry to hear that you've been under the weather. Of course, your health is most important. I'm happy to see one of your videos again but just go easy with yourself.
You brought up momentum. This to me is way overlooked, and hardly ever disgusted. Large bullets can have a lower energy, compared to other calibers, but a higher level of momentum.
Mike, I love the 358’s!! Thank you for this wonderful presentation. Take care of yourself and I hope you get all your health fully restored. You will need it when you take that mountain rifle to the mountains! I love my 35 Whelen and also my 35 Remingtons. They are all powerful and accurate, too.
I have a pristine 600 chambered in 243…my favorite little tac driver! I also have a 7600 carbine in both 35 Rem and 35 whelen…and of course a centennial 336 chambered in 35 Rem like everyone else.
Sorry to hear you have been under the weather, hope you are on the mend. Hot air in fact does have the capacity to hold more water. The important consideration for gun storage is to have an air atmosphere where condensation will not happen on gun metal. This can be achieved by simple heating of the air or extract the water out of the air. Another alternative is to establish a barrier to what moisture would condense on the metal, thus the application of grease, oil, wax comes into play.
Great video! Chock full of information. I love my .35 cals. Everything from .357 Mag to 350 RM and 35 Whelan and that's only because I haven't found a .358 Norma Mag yet. I've got my heart set on a Rem M8/81 in .35 Rem. The gun that Frank Hamer used to exterminate some old gangster, Dillinger or Clyde Barrow, I forget which one. Thanks for sharing. Get well.
Comment #2... I hunt everything, as successfully as expected with a 35 Whelen AI on a Ruger M77 mk II rebarreled with a Pac-Nor 23.5" medium Sporter barrel. I've had great success with 225gr Nosler Accubond's. Haven't been presented with a shot much over 150 yards. Most have been around 60-75 yards.
Are you Using Reloader 15, That Seams to Be """ THE """ Powder For 35 Whelan. When I Purchased My 375 Whelan Ackley Improved. I Picked Up a Pound of Reloader 15, ( it was Being rationed, one container per day ) And It Likes It... then potato in chief was elected, and I've Never found any more.
I've used various .35 caliber cartridges,.350 Remington Magnum. .35 Whelen standard and improved versions. .358 Winchester, 9x57 Mauser and .35 Remington. I like the .358 Norma Magnum but never used it. Since acquiring a 9.3x62 I've not used a .358 caliber favoring the 9.3 although still own a 9x57. The old 400-350 has always held interest due to it being a true classic. P I have a .405 but like the .35 Winchester and would add one to my battery of hunting rifles as it had a good reputation on big game. Pray for a rapid and complete recovery. Hope you are doing better. Was unaware you were ill.
sorry, I was saying that this caliber gives the option to be easy to re load as we have the 308 as our Armed forces Caliber,, so with the proper dies and even using lead bullets you have and excellent caliber for the local Boars ( around 250 lbs)
I got my nose all out of shape over the .350 Legend , I guess 5 or 6 years ago, when I first heard of it ! A new cartridge named a Legend ! I guess its for areas requiring straight wall ammunition…I will not get over it, I have other real Legend choices 😉 Hey, sorry to hear you have been under the weather, take care of yourself. Very enjoyable videos. Thanks 👍🏻
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns A good friend passed about ten or so years back, and left me a couple of his rifles. One is that Browning Lever in .284 Winchester. He had an excellent smith put a 26” Douglas barrel on it . The thing is a tack driver. The best Weaver scope of the time, around 1980 or so. The magazine limits the hand loader to 2.8 “ cartridge, an excellent caliber. I am shopping for one in a .35. Thanks again
One last comment I had a BLR .358 OUTSTANDING WEAPON and the .358 WCF with 250-grain bullets is an ideal cartridge for really large black bear and wild boar.
Glad you're doing better, and good to see a new video, and a great one by the way. Thanks! I have 2 .35s, a Marlin in .35 Remington and a Browning BLR in .358 Winchester. I love them both but that .358 Winchester is great. There is nothing the .35 Remington can do that the .358 can't do better. But that .35 Remington is awesome, too. See what your did? Now I think I need a .35 Whelen. (I use Damp Rid refillable buckets in my gun safes. I live in a humid area and my safe is in the garage. Never had a rust issue, ever. ) You have my favorite gun channel on UTube, by the way!
Rangoon , rifles or rust , it makes no difference it's all relevant to serious shooters , and You always have a way of making things interesting , Thanks Mike , I hope You Get Well Soon , Shoot Straight Stay Safe & Stay Well .
Hoping you feel well soon Mike. You're the best. The Remington 600 is a beauty, and I almost bought one many years ago. Then I learned of the ferocious 350 Rem. Mag and declined. I didn't need that much firepower or recoil for my whitetail hunts.
Sad to hear you haven't been well. 😿I hope it's turning around and that you feel better. 👍 Love your videos. 🙏
Thank you neo - I'm getting better and your support helps a lot 🙏
USOG you take all the time you need to recover from whatever illness your suffering from. You have a family that depends on you so take your time to get better
Hope you feel better buddy, your gun knowledge is always intriguing and your disposition and voice is soothing to listen to. We love your videos.
I hope you are feeling better by the time you read this late comment. The 358 Norma Magnum is a formidable cartridge for serious big game circumstances.
Thanks Mark - You're 100% right - one fellow wrote me : over the years 3 grizzlies - 3 shots : .358 Norma. Take care Mark.
We pray you get well soon. You make really great informative and entertaining videos.
Hi, Mike!! Good to see you back in front of the camera, working your way up to full strength. Terrific video. All the best . . .
When I was living back east I hunted with a Marlin 336 in 35 Remington. It was a short handy rifle for the thick woods I hunted in. It also did a bang up job on Sika deer in the marsh. I had a 35 Whelen for black bear hunting up in the mountains. It was probably overkill but at the time I wanted to go up to Canada for a grizzly hunt. Shame I never made the trip. Now that I moved to the Midwest I'm mainly using my AR in 350 legend. It does a wonderful job on these big whitetails. It's become my favorite hunting rifle. I use it for deer, pigs, and coyote. For foxes and ground hog I switch the upper out for a .223 upper. I've always been a fan of 35 calibers. They just do a good job without thumping your shoulder like some of the 30 calibers do. One things for sure 35 calibers definitely stick out at the hunting camp.
I appreciate the note Richard - your experience with .35s shines. Although not the fastest, slowest, heaviest or lightest - the .35 does it all. I'm glad you found and use the .350 Legend - such a fine, fine cartridge. I wish you all the best.
I wanted a 35 Whelen, but due to cost I settled for a Persian Mauser in 8mm-06.
Very happy with it.
9x57 Mauser is .358. I have a few prewar mausers in that caliber. I shot my first bear with a BLR 358 Win Mag about 30 years ago in Alaska. Many Kodiak deer with 350 Rem Mag. I quit using oil years ago when I found Ballistol. Not a drop of rust since.
Not the original RWS 9x57 loads, of which I have a few, they are .356. And the .358 bullets I load for it dont feed reliably if I don't swage them down to .356
In Germany 9x 57 is uncommon. A note to german ,Balistol' gun oil. Formerly this german tradition product was sold in small glass bottles, inside a soft paper / chartboard Hülle ( Hull in english?). Also a PR paper was included. When my father bought such a bottle in 1970s, you could read stories of wwll, a stolen motorcycle thrown in a river etc.. So we germans, born in 60s said, with exeption of drinking, you can use ,Ballistol' for everything :-))
The .358 Winchester isn't a "Win Mag" (i.e., a magnum cartridge).
Nice to see you up and around! Take it easy Mike, don't set yourself back... 👍
I tend to use non detergent mineral oils for storage. I like 30w chainsaw oil, wipe it on then wipe off leaving a very thin layer, chainsaw oil likes to stick to stuff better. also that model 600 is absolutely stunning.
I have hunted with, reloaded and worked with many calibers, 17 to 416. The 35 caliber is my favourite for the hunting I did for years in the Rocky Mountain area. I have taken elk and deer with 300 Weatherby, 7mm Rem Mag, 375 H&H Mag, 25-06 and 30-06. The 35 Whelen to me, always had the best combination of power, rifle weight, range and a noticeable impact increase over all others. I do not shoot past 300 yards, so even though I like my Wthby and 7mm, they are really unnecessary. When I get a shot in the timber at under 150 yards, the Whelen does a much better job with less meat damage.
The words of experience mikewy53
Thank you for sending.
Just wanted to wish you a smooth and solid recovery from whatever ails you! I am seeing a lot of patients with lengthy recovery times right now, do not give up.
Great stuff as always, Mike.
Most silicone beads are possible to regenerate. I used to work at a Armory in swedish army, we regenerated thousands of pounds per month (casettes in long storage war material bunkers, situated in the airducts), just put them in the owen on a tray and bake them on low power, say 45-50 degrees celsius under 5-10h and the silika is rejuvinated, when the silica goes darker in colour its Done, and you toss it. The manufacturers wont write this of course, they want you to buy another pack.
The Vietnamese used Rice dried till it went slightly brown
Love the 35’s. Started with a 356 Winchester, then my favourite the Rem 600 in 350 Rem Mag. This year picked up a nice 170 Savage in 35 Rem. Enjoy your channel. Hope your health improves.
Another great video, Mike. I hope you are on the mend and are doing better. I look forward to your next presentation. Thank you, Joe
Keep pushing and stay engaged, glad you're back and especially covering a favorite gun and caliber, 35 Winchester 95. Really don't understand why they dropped it other than it's rimmed. Ron Spooner (?) recently did a video on the fallacy of knock down power and claimed bullet placement and diameter was more important to ensure a faster bleed out. 35 accomplishes that without the recoil.
Love my .358 Norma Magnum 👍
You're one of the few Tony - it is near the top of the magnum ladder for sure
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns Hunt sambar deer with my .358 NM here in Australia. 👍
Get better soon, don't worry about the videos. Your health comes 1st.
Shortly after getting into shooting and hunting, I got a proper gun safe (vault) both for security and to keep "little sticky fingers" away from danger. I haven't used any kind of desiccant in the safe and instead have relied on simple gun oil applied sparingly to clean metal. Good old Hoppe's No.9 to clean and then whatever gun oil I have around. I haven't had a trace of rust in over 35 years.
The one cartridge I haven't ever fired or even seen is the one I'd now go to if I was to buy one 'all around northern BC hunting rifle' and that's the .35 Whelen. Moose is the prime game animal up here and the .35 Whelen would be perfect. Shots are almost always fairly close (200 yards) or should be. Even with iron sights or an aperture sight, 200 yards is very doable. My days of slogging up and down mountains going after sheep and goats are over so my .300 Win Mag is likely to go to one of my sons.
So if anyone has a .35 Whelen in bolt action they aren't going to use any more....
Praying for your speedy recovery. Really digging that 1895 .35 Winchester!
Hi Joe - It's by far my favorite - crushing power and not the heavy, slow .405. My best 1895. God Bless.
I recently acquired a Remington 600 Mohawk that's been rechambered to 358 Winchester. Respectable performance and a lot less recoil than a 350 Rem. Magnum.
I was assigned to the U S. Embassy in Rangoon, Burma 1981 to 1982. As a Marine Security Guard. Lots of History and interesting places.
I love the .35 caliber . It is IMHO , the most versatile projectile size for the Adirondacks and similar areas. Bullets are available that are soft enough to expand on whitetail, they are heavy enough and penetrate deep enough for black bear at moderate speeds, so meat destruction is less than more popular and faster rounds.
With rifle bullet weights from 180 -300 grains and .357 diameter pistol bullets for cheap target ammo, especially cast which can be sized to .358... It has a lot going for it . 38-55 win , .35 rem , .358 win ,.35 Whelan, .350 rem mag are all great choices for the eastern mountains and super dense woods. it can also be tailored to longer ranges if need be. Giving better bc and sd over .375 diameter counterparts of the same weight . The trajectory of commerical .375 h and h matches closely .270 win in the various bullet weights . A .35 caliber version would roughly mimic a 6.5/06 in flight . Giving 800-1000 yard capabilities if rifle and especially the shooter are capable.
.38-55 is not .357 caliber, friend.
It's like a .377 cal
.375 cal.
I always enjoy your videos, your humble but knowledgeable manner is my style. Glad you are back and feeling better. If we were neighbors, I think we’d be good friends.
Thank you Jeff - truly welcome words; I like to think we're good friends.
In the 35's I'd like a Winchester 94 AE in 356 with a 24 inch barrel would be my first choice. Another one is the 35 Whelan doesn't get much attention but it's got great ballistics.
I sold my 338 win mag.
After I got a 358 win. For what I hunt the 358w works wonders.
But I still would like the 9.3x62 in a cz full stock carbine.
Sorry to hear you had been sick. I appreciated your video regarding the 35 caliber weapons. I too am a 35 fan but not many Americans like the caliber and suppose it us due to recoil associated with them. It just takes some range time to become okay or at least tolerant of the recoil. I hunt with a couple wildcats that include 358 STA (Shooting Times Alaska) and 35-Dakota with both guns pushing a 250 gr bullet out a 26" barrel at 2900 FPS (W/M. Brake). I have a Denver Gun Smith chambering up a 35-338 Norma Mag and it will be a dandy. Take care of yourself and looking forward to your videos.
Thanks for putting this video together despite not feeling 100%. Hoping your full recovery is speedy and trouble free.
Sorry to hear that you have been ill and am happy to see you survive.
In the Florida brush my 35 Remington is excellent.
Great video. Sorry to hear you have been under the weather. Get better soon. RUST is a constant here in Florida. I dedicate the 4th of July weekend each year to emptying out my tool chest and treating all my tools. Otherwise, they simply degrade. 35 Cal is very interesting and curiously not all that common here. Not sure why. Hunters here tend toward larger cartridges for wild boar. Everything else is pretty much taken with .243 or similar. Smaller deer found in the Florida Savannah than northern white tail or mule deer common in Colorado and points north to your neck of the woods. Great presentation. If you mention Rangoon oil here someone might think it was a spicy sauce for an exotic dish. :-). Take care and all the best.
Another great video
amigo. I have a Remington pump model 14 in 35 Rem that is perfect for chasing bears in the thick brush … small and sleek with quick follow up shots if needed. Brush gun perfection.
Hope that you’re feeling better and thank you once again for the fine video
Great video! Thank you!
Although my all time favorite rifle for hunting is a Model 99 in .300 Savage, I am something of a .35 caliber rifle nut. And for 20 years I was taking annual elk hunting trips I used a .35 Whelen, a rebarreled, sporterized Mauser actioned rifle and later a Remington 7600. As soon as Remington made the 7600 in .35 Whelen I jumped on one! I have an older Model 760 in .30-06 and both those rifles are very accurate and fast to operate.
My .35 rifle collection includes rifles in .348 (that counts, right?), .357 Magnum, .35 WSL, .351 WSL, .35 Remington, .35 WCF, .35 Whelen and a BRNO 9.3 x 74R double O/U rifle (that counts, right?).
I am not a "magnum" rifle user. If a 180gr./.30 caliber bullet at .300 Savage/.308/.30-06 velocities isn't enough, then I prefer to move up to a .35 caliber 225-250gr. at similar velocities...NOT just driving the same .30/180gr. bullet faster. In over 50 years of hunting I took exactly ONE shot on game over 200 yards, and it was just a little over 200 yards.
I strongly believe that if North American hunters had more elk/moose/bear sized game rather than deer sized game, the .35 caliber would be the most popular bore size in America v. the .30 Caliber.
FYI...I make .35 WCF (and .405 WCF) from fireformed .30-40 cases. They are a little short, but work fine in the box magazines of the 1895 Winchester. I just seat the bullets out to the normal OAL for the cartridge. I did get some .35 WCF cases from Buffalo Arms many years ago and stocked up on Hornady .405 WCF factory loads when they came out in early 2000s, so I have plenty of proper cases, but for practice I use the reformed .30-40 cases and cast lead bullets.
Hi Gary - You're right - I forgot about the .348 - thanks - also for the 30-40 Krag case explanation. I like the sounds of all your Whelens - the Mauser is ideal - and so is the 760 and 7600 - they are incredibly fine rifles; scarcely known in Europe based on the mail I receive. I can't think of a better driven wild boar hunt rifle than the 760 or 760 in .35 Whelen. Anyway, it's all good. Thanks for being here and all the best.
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns Thank you! You make some great videos.
The 760 I have is a .30-06 from 1968. I had a lot of experience with it (and how accurate it was) when Remington introduced the 7600 in .35 Whelen (1988 as I recall) I was at my local gun shop the same week to order one!
I fireform the .30-40 cases with 5 grs. of Red Dot powder, I fill the rest of case with cornmeal (no wad) and stick a block of paraffin wax in the case mouth and twist if off to seal them with a plug of wax. They fireform perfectly.
Fire these outside! They are very loud and there will be clouds of cornmeal everywhere! Treat them like live ammo. Clean the rifle thoroughly after.
I used to use this system to make .35 Whelen cases from .30-06, but then .35 Whelen became common enough I didn't have to anymore.
Gary K --- Good post. One correction: the .348 Winchester is in fact a .348 caliber. A bit smaller than the .358 bullets and a bit bigger than the .33 caliber bullets. There is a very helpful book(s) titled "Cartridges of The World" [ Several editions] that has bunches of Black powder / Smokeless Powder / military, civilian, target, hunting and various other cartridges both European, British, Canadian & U.S..
It was never super popular because it was only chambered in the Winchester Model 71 Lever-action. It was made from about 1936 to 1957. There are guys in Alaska that still use it for Grizzly Bear, Moose, Caribou. I wanted one for years after looking at my Uncle's mid 1950's Winchester catalog he gave me in the 1970's. 30 years later I moved to Alaska and could have definitely used the Model 71 in .348 Winchester, but the prices were more than a used car price. Yikes!.
Another reason it did not sell "like pancakes" was that a Rifle guru-nut-expert-writer-gunsmith (depending on who you ask) named P.O. Ackley gave the Rifle and cartridge a negative report. He wanted rifles that shoot "Minute of Angle" from 100 yards. He obviously had no knowledge of hunting in places such as Alaska, Canada and such places that have many trees / bushes and large / dangerous critters sometimes standing less that 50 yards away. BTW - The stock is built for the "Average American Male", which means 5 foot 8 or 9 inches tall. I'm 6 foot tall and my arms are about an inch longer than most guys ( my shirt sleeves are always a half inch to a full inch too short, 😒 so that Winchester "Average Man Stock" was not comfortable to hold / shoot. Short stocks tend to kick more and also mess up your eye alignment / cheek stock weld. {If you know this, then never mind.}
The .348 Winchester bullet is shorter and stubbier than say for example a .280 Remington or a .30-06 Spring,. Great for Bear and Moose from 10 yards to 100 yards away but not for 300-yard shots at Wyoming Pronghorns. I'm back in "The Lower-48" now so I do not need a Grizzly or Moose gun anymore. I do really like rimmed cartridges and all my firearms shoot rimmed cartridges except for the 1891 Argentine Mauser made in Berlin. Rimmed cartridges always eject. They headspace on the rim.
{[ If the big guy in the Red Suit with the flying Reindeer reads this, I would certainly accept a Model 71 / .348 Win ,,,,,, never know when a lost Grizz or a Bull Moose might come by. 🙂]}
@@gusloader123 I do I know that, thanks. (that why I said "that counts right?" as if to say "close enough"). And the .35 WSL and .351 WSL use .351" bullets. FWIW I also own a Winchester Model 1886 in .33 WCF so I am familiar with the .338" bore also. (I collect Winchesters, most of which are lever guns but also several rimfires, 2 Model 70s and 6 Model 12s)
I started handloading in the 50s helping my father. I actually own a copy of every edition of Barnes "Cartridges of the World". The first edition came out in 1965, as I recall, and I read it word for word, several thousand times I expect. I was a High School student at the time and was supposed to be studying school work, but that book was more important. I purchased every edition that came out since.
I have been handloading, and casting bullets for, the .348 since the early 70s. I killed my first black bear with a Model 71 rifle in 1971 near Lake Abitibi in Quebec. I currently own 2 model 71s, an original rifle version, that I killed that Canadian black bear with, and a Miroku made Carbine I bought in the 90s.
I currently handload for 81 of the metallic cartridges listed in Barnes' books and cast at least one bullet for each of them, along with 5 gauges of shotshells.
And , BTW the 9.3x74R isn't "really" a .35 caliber either. It uses .366" bullets. But what's .01" among friends?
@@garyK.45ACP - Hello. Good to read that someone besides me actually knows about Barnes books about cartridges! 🙂
I own about 3 editions. You are far ahead of me on that and apparently on weapon amounts also. My guns are utilitarian / ex-military / basic weapons. Nothing fancy, but functional. .22 rimfires, .32 S & W Long, .38 S & W Special, . 30-30 Win {Stevens mid 1950's bolt-action. Not pretty but functional} / .303 Brit. Lee-Enfield Number 3. (( Had a wonderful No4, MK1 made in 1944, at Long Branch in Canada, but it and my excellent S & W Model 10-6 were stolen along with my saddle {( I could write a hit Country Western song about that situation. 😪 }} ., 7.65mm 1891 Argentine Mauser; 12, 16, 20-gauge shotguns.
I bought some reloading dies for the .45-70 Govt.. Every report / evaluation / hunter / target shooter / "Gun Expert" that I have ever read like (ed) the tried and true .45-70 Govt. cartridge. It has been around since 1873 and is still getting the job done.
{[ Hopefully if the price of gasoline comes back to sanity levels, I might buy some items other than groceries and gasoline. (Just a couple of hours ago at the store in town I paid $4.61 for a half-Gallon of milk which was $3.10 last week ! Argh!).
- I am thinking about buying a "Barrel Insert"/ "Chamber Insert" from a guy in the State of Georgia named "Chazel". He makes several different caliber inserts. If you have a break-action shotgun (single-shot or s-by-s or O/U, the shooter simply inserts the barrel / chamber insert into the opened shotgun as he would a shotgun shell, then the shooter puts the cartridge (such as a .22 rimfire up to the .45-70 Govt. cartridge in, close the action, cock the hammer ( if it has external hammer(s) , aim at target / critter and squeeze the trigger. The inserts are rifled so the bullet is accurate on target. The "Inserts" / "Adapters" are much less expensive than a whole firearm. I think I will use my Winchester Model 37 12-gauge for the inserts/adaptors.
{[ That would have been funny if you had written a term paper / end of the semester Essay for High School and written it about cartridges. The teacher might have given you a "D" but your Dad probably would have been impressed.
I have often thought that reading an issue of "American Rifleman" magazine from the 1930's to mid 1960's is more informative and educational than any class I ever took in public schools except for Reading class in elementary school. Those magazines were full of history, travel, ballistics, safety, science, military experts / police experts, good field advice, hunting skills, history and much more.]}
I sometimes post on a Facebook page about ammunition reloading. It is astonishing how daft and rude some of the "Know-it-alls" are. I post helpful information from published, ink on paper sources of men who have actually won marksmanship Trophy's, Ribbons, Badges, or have bagged game animals from rabbits and doves to Cape Buffalo and African Elephants and I get insulted because I do not subscribe to or pay for electronic loading data like the Mattel-16 crowd and the Beretta / Glock 9mm crowd. (I think my printed data and experience is helpful, but the under 40 years of age crowd does not.)
You probably have the ones I have and quite possibly others. About 2 years ago I found (on E-bay) "Complete Guide to Handloading" by the very knowledgeable man Philip Sharpe. {He and a gent named "Hart' invented the 7 x 61 S & H cartridge.} Tons of good information. From equipment to techniques to ingredients. Some of the powders and bullets and manufacturers are out-of-business, or have dropped certain items, but it is a great source still. The book is 80 years young.
Also have some Lyman/Ideal and Speer booklets from the late 1940's into the 50's and 60's and 70's. Lee 2nd Edition and Lyman 47th and the Lyman Shotshell, 2nd edition. Several "Handloader" magazines covering 5 decades. { Matter of fact, just bought a new one today at the grocery store in town :-)}, plus many copies of "American Rifleman" magazine from the 1930's to the 1980's. Much useful ammo and handloading information in those volumes.
I started reloading back in late '74, early '75. .45 Long Colt for my Ruger convertible Blackhawk, 7 1/2-inch barrel "Horse Pistol;", and the 12-gauge shotgun. Used to use mostly Du Pont "PB" powder. Very much a useful "work horse" powder, somewhat akin to "Unique" Powder from Hercules (now Alliant brand). Good night and keep your powder dry!
Sorry to hear that you have been unwell, love your videos. Get well soon 🇬🇧
Thank you John - I'll get better and your words are great medicine.
Three of my favorite woods deer rounds the wonderful 358 Winchester, 35 Whelan, & the 35 REM. All wonderful rounds great performance & mild recoil. Mike I’ve used Ballistol for years. Get well my friend.
You're far ahead of the curve UR - some viewers write me that they had not heard of the Whelen or the .358 until they watched the video. The .35 Remington seems to be the best known of the .35s. Interesting. Cheers UR
Thank you for posting about the 35 calibers. Great seeing this and appreciate every video you do. Can't wait to see what is next I absolutely love my 358 Winchester. I hunted 36 years and used my 270 . I started using the 358 12 years ago and don't use anything else since
Hi missey316 - You're way ahead of the crowd - and found the .358 - so superior to so many more popular cartridges. I understand the interest in hitting something at 500 yards; but in my simple world - a .358 at out to 300 flattens everything and the bullets have the mass and frontal area in spades. I wish you all the best for the coming hunting season and always.
Had a 35 Whelen built two years ago and I’ll never go back . This thing lays the smack down on elk or anything else in North America
Simply fantastic. For serious "down now" hunters not interested in long range experiments - I can't think of a better cartridge. The Whelen is a tank that does everything right IMHO. I should add that if one prefers the 338/06 or 9.3x62 for some reason : totally fine - those get the idea as well.
Please get well soon, sir. I have enjoyed your videos for a while, and continue to do so.
I'm glad you're here : )
Your knowledge is a national treasure. I learn something from every single one of your videos. Hope you feel better.
Thank you Shawn. I am humbled and grateful beyond words. 🙏
I have a 358 Win, Savage 99 Featherweight, a 350 Rem Mag in a 660 and a 358 Norma, in a Varberger. All great and all versatile! They do a pretty great job on Yukon moose.
Hello north61 - You have the rifle I've been looking for - for years. The 99 in .358 is perfect. Glad you bought one - I should have years ago and now - no one seems to be selling. Good shooting and hunting.
Your videos have brought me so much enjoyment. You have shown me alot of rifles that I didnt even know existed. I hope you get to feeling better.
Just discovered your channel, big fan of the 35’s. Love those old 600s. Great piece, just too ahead of it’s time.
I am in fl.
I have used Lucas gun oil every since it came out.
It so far has worked well and clinging to the firearms.
It is a heavy oil.
Thanks for another interesting and informative video, I hope you continue to make them. Best wishes with your present health woes, I hope you get better soon.
PS I am subscriber 👍
Dave from Australia.
Thanks Dave - Gotta love Australia - I can't wait to get back to the Lucky Country. All the best to you!
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns G'day Mike, many years ago I read an article on the Marlin 9mm camp carbine, which sadly our government doesn't trust us to have very easily these days. I am wondering if you could share your thoughts on this firearm and any similar pistol calibre carbines that may exist in your collection?
Cheers, Dave.
Hey Mike, glad you’re doing better these days!
I’ve owned guns since the 70’s and find that rust can happen on any brand and finish if I fail to wipe them down after a range trip or hunting adventure! I use a 12x12” piece of soft cotton cloth with a little oil in it to wipe down the metal areas after I clean the bore.
I love my rifles but they are simply metal and wood tools that will eventually belong to others after I’m gone, rust happens.
I have a .350 Remington magnum in Model 660, 2 .35 Remingtons in a Marlin 336 and Remington 760, and recently acquired a .350 Legend in Ruger American. However, my favorite to use is a .356 Winchester in a Marlin 336ER.
Prayers for a Healthy Comeback ! We depend on You and need You!
Sorry to hear you have been under the weather. Praying for your quick recovery!
You seriously make the best videos on UA-cam, I ironically care little about your subject matter, I have watched all your videos.
Thank you for being here Corey 👍
Hope you get to feeling better soon. I always appreciate the detail you go into with various rounds and rifles.
Thank you Roberto - I'm much better
Hi Mike, thank you for your dedication. I appreciate what you do by presenting firearms as a tool for a purpose in a non threatening way. Gun Blue 490 says a very light coat of mineral oil. My old father-in-law always put a half or a third of a cedar shake in the gun safe. Both of the above I try to do and I also think that taking your guns out, shoot them as often as you can and then clean and wipe them down being sure to not leave finger prints on them antwhere. The oils on our hands are corrosive, fingerprints will etch into the metal. We pray for your recovery Mike, thanks again and God bless you, tell your wife thanks as well, she's a good shot.
Gord
Most Folks don’t understand just how good the 35 cal cartridges are! I’ve been Handloading a 350 Remington Magnum for 50 years, I’ve had several, now I use a Ruger! It’s never let me down, one of the best deer slayers is a 35 Remington, not glamorous but very, very effective!
MIKE I have a BLR stainless in 358 win. Really like it 200 g. Bullets with
Manageable recoil.
Good to see you again! Hope that you are fully recovered!!! Your videos are always outstanding. I sent this lines before seeing the video. Coming later!
Hey Mike, I want to bring to your attention a product called “Rusteprufe”.it’s by far the best rust preventative I have ever used. The company that distributes this is in Sparta Wisconsin. In comes in a kit, a small glass jar with a 1/4” thick round felt pad that sits on bottom of jar and a piece of sheep skin chamois. You saturate the felt pad with Rustepufe and stuff the chamois in the jar and seal the jar. When you need to wipe down guns just pull the chamois out and use it to wipe guns. Works great on steel and wood.
Very intresting and informative vid. Learned new things today, so thank you sir! Appreciate it a lot.
Greets from the Netherlands 🌷🇳🇱, T.
you're in my prayers mike, we need ya!
As much as I enjoyed the gun segment (and I have searched out and bought any number of guns after watching your videos), the discussion of corrosion stimulated me to order some desiccates for my safes.
Hope you continue to heal!
Thank you as always James : }
Purchased a rem 600 in 350 mag last year. LOVE IT! I replaced the vet rib and floor plate. Had to purchase new screws for the floor pate as it sticks out 4 mm further. Now looking for a Ruger mk11 in 350;rem mag.
Very sad to learn that you have not been well. I have learned more from you than can be imagined. Please take care of yourself. We will look forward to good news. Thank you.
Thank you John. Your words are very meaningful to me and help me. I'm much better now : ) I'll keep going. All the best to you.
I was wondering why I hadn't been seeing your videos and so I looked up to see and found this one today but I see it is a month old. Sorry to hear that you've been under the weather. Of course, your health is most important. I'm happy to see one of your videos again but just go easy with yourself.
Thank you Brian - I'll be more careful and I'm much better now.
Good production. Thank you. Get better soon.
I hope you are feeling better. Your voice reminds me of an Uncle i was closed to so i was kind of surprised.
Good insights in the videos :)
Thank you. I'm getting better🙏
Hi, I try towatch all your videos. You always produce very interesting videos. Hope you get well soon
Absolutely love hunting deer with my old Marlin in 35 Remington.
Thanks for the video, enjoyed it. get better soon.
You brought up momentum. This to me is way overlooked, and hardly ever disgusted. Large bullets can have a lower energy, compared to other calibers, but a higher level of momentum.
The Ruger American is definitely a lot of rifle for the dollar. A great budget gun.
You're right - the most accuracy one can find - dollar for dollar.
35's are where its at no doubt!! ❤❤
I confirm your opinion on bigger diameter bullets. They are more forgiving across the board and more consistently accurate.
Sorry to here of your health ,hope pray you get better.your videos are informative,and interesting,thanks
Thank you - I'm better
Well wishes & best of health from Aus, a pleasure to listen to 👍😊
Thank you Viktor! All the best to you for 2023!
Mike, I love the 358’s!! Thank you for this wonderful presentation. Take care of yourself and I hope you get all your health fully restored. You will need it when you take that mountain rifle to the mountains! I love my 35 Whelen and also my 35 Remingtons. They are all powerful and accurate, too.
Two of my favorites, as well - the .35 Whelen and the .35 Remington.
I have a pristine 600 chambered in 243…my favorite little tac driver! I also have a 7600 carbine in both 35 Rem and 35 whelen…and of course a centennial 336 chambered in 35 Rem like everyone else.
You have a fine collection...not many have these
Sorry to hear you have been under the weather, hope you are on the mend. Hot air in fact does have the capacity to hold more water. The important consideration for gun storage is to have an air atmosphere where condensation will not happen on gun metal. This can be achieved by simple heating of the air or extract the water out of the air. Another alternative is to establish a barrier to what moisture would condense on the metal, thus the application of grease, oil, wax comes into play.
First rifle I bought was the Pederson designed Remington pump action in 35 Remington
🇺🇸🇵🇪🇵🇷😎 Glad to see you again! Very interesting, please stay well!!
Great video! Chock full of information. I love my .35 cals. Everything from .357 Mag to 350 RM and 35 Whelan and that's only because I haven't found a .358 Norma Mag yet. I've got my heart set on a Rem M8/81 in .35 Rem. The gun that Frank Hamer used to exterminate some old gangster, Dillinger or Clyde Barrow, I forget which one. Thanks for sharing. Get well.
Wrong, some of us do want to see your vault. Amazing show, keep up the fantastic work.
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I hunt everything, as successfully as expected with a 35 Whelen AI on a Ruger M77 mk II rebarreled with a Pac-Nor 23.5" medium Sporter barrel. I've had great success with 225gr Nosler Accubond's. Haven't been presented with a shot much over 150 yards. Most have been around 60-75 yards.
Are you Using Reloader 15, That Seams to Be """ THE """ Powder For 35 Whelan. When I Purchased My 375 Whelan Ackley Improved. I Picked Up a Pound of Reloader 15, ( it was Being rationed, one container per day ) And It Likes It... then potato in chief was elected, and I've Never found any more.
Yet another entertaining and informative presentation. Love your style. Wishing you better and long lasting good health
I ordered a barrel chambered in 358Win, 1-12" twist at 18". So excited to get it on the rifle and try it out.
Hi Spruce Bug - The .358 is astounding and within its range : which is all regular hunting ranges - everything falls down....at least for me.
Hope you get feeling better soon take care of yourself and thanks for the video
I’m so sorry to hear that Diana took your power away. Hope to se you many years forward.
A great video. I wouldn’t love to take you hunting with me…. 35 is my favorite. One day I wish to meet you my friend. 👍🏼
I've used various .35 caliber cartridges,.350 Remington Magnum. .35 Whelen standard and improved versions. .358 Winchester, 9x57 Mauser and .35 Remington. I like the .358 Norma Magnum but never used it. Since acquiring a 9.3x62 I've not used a .358 caliber favoring the 9.3 although still own a 9x57. The old 400-350 has always held interest due to it being a true classic. P I have a .405 but like the .35 Winchester and would add one to my battery of hunting rifles as it had a good reputation on big game. Pray for a rapid and complete recovery. Hope you are doing better. Was unaware you were ill.
And that Rem 600 in .350 RM was the one Cooper used for his Lion Scout with Scoutscope on. Also used it in Norway on moose with 200 Corelokt.
sorry, I was saying that this caliber gives the option to be easy to re load as we have the 308 as our Armed forces Caliber,, so with the proper dies and even using lead bullets you have and excellent caliber for the local Boars ( around 250 lbs)
Hi Daniel - It's me : Mike - I don't know what the number is below. Maybe best not to call IMHO.
I love the Marlin 336 in .35 Rem for deer hunting in the Pennsylvania woodlands
yes I have one of those, with three of the tubes. recharge weekly, takes about 2 hrs. each.
Some people are ahead of the curve : )
I got my nose all out of shape over the .350 Legend , I guess 5 or 6 years ago, when I first heard of it ! A new cartridge named a Legend ! I guess its for areas requiring straight wall ammunition…I will not get over it, I have other real Legend choices 😉 Hey, sorry to hear you have been under the weather, take care of yourself. Very enjoyable videos. Thanks 👍🏻
I'm with you. The 35 Rem is the best; although not straight walled. Thanks for the kind words.
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns A good friend passed about ten or so years back, and left me a couple of his rifles. One is that Browning Lever in .284 Winchester. He had an excellent smith put a 26” Douglas barrel on it . The thing is a tack driver. The best Weaver scope of the time, around 1980 or so. The magazine limits the hand loader to 2.8 “ cartridge, an excellent caliber. I am shopping for one in a .35. Thanks again
One last comment I had a BLR .358 OUTSTANDING WEAPON and the .358 WCF with 250-grain bullets is an ideal cartridge for really large black bear and wild boar.
Glad you're doing better, and good to see a new video, and a great one by the way. Thanks! I have 2 .35s, a Marlin in .35 Remington and a Browning BLR in .358 Winchester. I love them both but that .358 Winchester is great. There is nothing the .35 Remington can do that the .358 can't do better. But that .35 Remington is awesome, too. See what your did? Now I think I need a .35 Whelen. (I use Damp Rid refillable buckets in my gun safes. I live in a humid area and my safe is in the garage. Never had a rust issue, ever. ) You have my favorite gun channel on UTube, by the way!
Agreed......I use 35 remington in the old 336 for my needs. 358 Winchester is outstanding but most of my shots are under 100yards.
Rangoon , rifles or rust , it makes no difference it's all relevant to serious shooters , and You always have a way of making things interesting , Thanks Mike , I hope You Get Well Soon , Shoot Straight Stay Safe & Stay Well .
As always thanks for the great video would like to see You cover a video on the history of the old 33 Winchester Thank you once again
Renaissance wax works really well to protect both metal and wood stocks from moisture.
Thank you Phil! I hope people notice your post! 👍
Hoping you feel well soon Mike. You're the best. The Remington 600 is a beauty, and I almost bought one many years ago. Then I learned of the ferocious 350 Rem. Mag and declined. I didn't need that much firepower or recoil for my whitetail hunts.
It's not near as bad as people say. If you can handle a 30/06 with 180 gr. Bullets you can handle a 350.
Feel better Mike. Great video as usual.
Good to hear that you're on the mend, I've missed your knowledge. Can you do a short review of the 5.6x57.