I'm truly surprised how many people still shoot the 35 Remington. i thought it had pretty much faded away years ago when flat shooting bolt action rifles started gaining so much ground in popularity. I bought a Marlin 336 in 35 last Summer and while I didn't get to shoot a deer with it last Fall, I'm looking forward to the day I can. Using a lever action adds some of the magic back into deer hunting for me. It also has made me deer "Hunt" more than "Shoot" as it gets me into the thickets where deer actually live rather than just watching a big field with a long range bolt rifle.