There’s a specific reason why we’ve seen a number of great .35-caliber cartridges over the years. It’s because it wasn’t all that long ago that bullet performance wasn’t nearly so good as it is today.

As a dedicated deer hunter for the past half century, I’ve owned my share of deer rifles in various calibers and actions over the years. My first was a Marlin 336 lever action rifle in Remington 35 ...

This article was first published in American Rifleman, November 2002. Few arms have served the U.S. military as long or as well as the famed “U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, Model 1903.” Known as the ...