I Have just been given a Marlin 336 RC .35 rem and a .35 rem lee loader.I have purchased neww ammo and love the rifle.Just goes to show new is not always better.
I would like to reload with the Lee Loader before going the press route and need some help as to what bullets to use in the reloading and powder suggestions. I have on order the reloading .35 rem and winchester cases.Looking thru Cabelas it appears that you can get hooked on gagets as bad as you do in fly tying.Any recomendations as to what I need to GET BY with the Lee loader case cleaning kit,etc?

Get yourself some 200grain bullets from Horn. or speer etc. and a can of 3031 powder ! The lee loader will work fine if you don't want to go for more money ! It should have a powder scoup and a list of powders to use ! Check to see if the butt stock is loose ! JAGG

I assume you have at least one reloading manual from Hornady, Hodgdon's, Speer, etc. If not, get one. Lots of powders will give reasonable loads in 35 Rem.

The standard bullet is 200 gr. RN or FN. Some say the Remington CoreLokt is hard to beat, the Hornady gives less expansion, and the Speer is okay. You'll find a bunch of folks who prefer the 180 gr. FN for deer but I haven't tried them. Finally, the Hornady manual gives some useful practice/varmint loads using their 158 gr. .357" pistol bullets. Makes for cheap practice but probably requires resighting your carbine when you switch between these and full power 200 gr. loads.

If you are careful to keep you brass out of the mud and sandy grit you can get by with not cleaning the brass except to wipe it well or at the most wash it in real hot water with a little dish soap, rinse with real hot water and air dry.

You are right about the gadgetry. It can get out of hand. You'll figure it out as you go along.

Congrats on the "new" gun.

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Here's a very through test report on .35 Remington bullets. Believe it.
http://www.marlinowners.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=7180

3031 powder is a good one. 36.0 grains with a 200 grain bullet has been the standard load for years. It won't hammer the old Remington Autoloaders, but IMR's 37.5 grain load is fine in a Marlin.
http://www.imrpowder.com/data/rifle/35rem.php

The Lee dipper gives you a safe starting load, but a powder scale and funnel is next on your shopping list. Look for a 500 grain balance beam scale. The better electronic scales are great, the cheaper electronics aren't. If you're thinking about reloading shotshells, get a 1000 grain scale. A loading block and a manual. Lyman #48 is best, but Hornady, Sierra and Speer are good too.

The .35 Remington isn't bad for case stretching, but you'll need a case trimmer eventually.

Bye
Jack

Speer 180 Gr FN and 42 grs of BLC-2 goes good in my 54 Rc. Then I load a case full of Varget with the 205 RCBS mould Lead gas check bullet for plinking.
The nice thing about these two loads is that my sighting can stay the same and the groupings are both good.
As far as the 200 RN , I could never get my rifle to print a decent group.I have tried the 3031 powders and the best other was 4895.
Varget works great with the cast but groups seem to open up with the jacketed round nose.
I have tried the 220 load also but the spread is wide.
Read some of Marlin owners Data on Remington 35 data.

The older RC with the ballard rifling are great guns.
I am sure you will enjoy yours once you have found a load it likes.
Your welcome to PM
Happy

That's a fine configuration of the Marlin you've got there, and welcome to the .35 Rem faithful. When you're not reloading, Buffalo Bore makes a 220 grain Speer loaded .35 that is in my experience an astonishing boost in power, as well as Hornady's new LeverEvolution. The Cor-loct is indeed hard to beat, but handloading either the 180 grain flatpoint or a 190 grain hard cast bullet will give you good results too. Keep us informed, we're all eyes.

Thank you all for the information you have shared with me.I found out from Marlin That my Mariln 336 .35rem was mfg. in 1961 would any one know if this had "Ballard" rifling" and what is Ballard rifling?I may be a senior citezen,however,I try not to let a day go by without learning something new concerning Hunting,fishing,and life.I ahve given up on trying to leard something new about Women,I just accept (:>)