Recent content by eastriver

I ended up here after following a Link that said there was "info" about the .35 Rem. I never did find it. Must have been an old link. I have slowly been reading the older Posts and really enjoying them. Tnx for the Welcome.

I have no idea what the average size is. The only one I did get was probably a yearling. Not much over 100 lb, but made great jerky. There is one much larger bear in the area. I have seen it's droppings three times and when I came upon it it looked like three bears had "dumped" in the same...

I wanted a 35 Whelen, tried all across Canada for a coupla months, no joy. Albeit I was looking for a single shot. It's very hard right now to get a new firearm, except what is already on the shelves. CVA makes the Whelen, but would have cost me an arm and a leg to get it. Bear Season was coming...

Nice reply Fletch - Up here in Nova Scotia there seems to be lots of "old-timers" who have a .35 in their arsenal, but just don't use them anymore. "got them from their dad, or uncle". I suspect they don't use them any more because they think "old" is not good enough as compared to the "newer...

I'm just not used to a cal that has as much "drop" as the .35. My deer gun for the last several years has been the 243. Decided to go somewhat heavier. I would like to have some idea where the bullet is (high or low) at the different yardages. We are right in the middle of bear season, with deer...

I recently purchased a Marlin 336C (20" brl). I intend to use the Hornady 200 Gr FTX LEVERevolution #82735. I have mounted the XS Sight Stems Ghost-Ring Aperature rear sight. The front sight is a Hi-Viz round bead. I do have a nice Redfield (2-7x) that I could put on it, but around here deer and...