Hornady 200gr Interlock RN from .35 Rem

[Hunter26]

The 200gr Interlock RN in the .35 Remington is becoming one of my favorite bullets. I have these loaded over IMR3031, Hornady brass, CCI primer & crimped with the Lee FCD. I haven't chronoed this load but I'd guess around 2000 fps. It shoots into 1.5 inches or less in my Marlin 336. I put one into the jugs at 25 yards and it expanded beautifully and held together very well. Weight retention was over 80%. That bullet is pictured below. Besides the deer pictured, I've also shot a smallish 6-pt with the same load several years before hand and he was a bang flop around 80 yards with a nice exit.

I used the same gun and load to shoot this nice 8 pt last year that I called Curly because of his unique browtines. I was only getting night time pics of him for about two months. Then on November 1st I got multiple daytime pics. I was in the woods on the 2nd but didn't see him that morning. While at lunch, he was at the stand! I cut lunch short and decided to get into the stand for a long afternoon sit. I figured he was still close by and decided to walk as slow and quietly as possible to the stand. I hadn't made it 50 yards towards the stand when I heard foot steps, but I was still several hundred yards from the stand on a narrow logging road. I caught movement coming my way in some young thick pines. I saw the rack of a shooter buck and took a knee. I waited for him to pass by one open spot and shot as I saw shoulder at roughly 30 yards. There was blood spray behind where he was standing and a really good blood trail led 30-40 yards to Curly! The exit is seen in one of the pics. I've never had a hunt like that before!

 

[HeathSexton]

The old 35 Rem is hard to top.

 

[SJB358]

Great buck and agreed, the 35 Rem is a great one.

 

[DrMike]

You did well and the old cartridge performed as it always has.

 

[JD338]

The ol' 35 Rem is a great freezer filler. Congratulations on your success!

JD338

 

[NYDAN]

Congratulations on your deer. I will have to try those bullets in my 358 Win.

 

[filmjunkie4ever]

Hard to not like that!! Great job, thanks for reporting the results!

 

[wvbuckbuster]

Congrats on making meat with an old classic that still gets the job done. 35Rem is one of my favorites. I had my Rem 760 sighted in with this same bullet but didn't get it to the woods.
Dan.

 

[PJGunner]

Congratulations on your deer. I will have to try those bullets in my 358 Win.

Make sure you test it on jugs or a bundle of wet newspaper before you use it on game. I used the wet paper and the bullet didn't fare all that well. I shot it in two Ruger M77s and a Browning BLR and M99 Savage. The two lever guns were decidedly more accurate than the two Rugers which I found surprising.
Paul B.

 

[RL338]

Nice buck

 

[sako2]

The 35 strikes again. Congrats on a nice buck.

 

[Guy Miner]

Congrats and thanks for the great write-up & photos!

I first used that bullet this year with the 360 Buckhammer - sadly for range purposes only so far. Accurate for sure. I pushed it to 2311 fps avg with book loads from Hodgdon's and got roughly 3/4" 100 yard three shot groups. Those old style round-nose bullets still work just fine where appropriate.

Enjoy that venison! Guy