Hornady LEVERevolution .35 Rem 200gr FTX Rifle Ammo

Description

If you run a lever gun in .35 Remington, this ammunition addresses the biggest limitation of the cartridge: traditional flat-nose bullets are stubby and inefficient over distance. Hornady LEVERevolution changes that equation with the patented Flex Tip design, which gives you a dramatically flatter shooting round that still feeds safely through tubular magazines.

The core advantage here is that the FTX bullet's elastomer tip is soft enough to compress safely against the primer of the round stacked in front of it, eliminating the chain-fire risk that prevented pointed bullets in lever guns for over a century. But it's rigid enough during flight to maintain a significantly higher ballistic coefficient than any flat-point bullet. The result is velocity increases up to 250 fps over conventional .35 Rem loads, combined with up to 40% more downrange energy.

Real-world performance from this Hornady load

The 200-grain FTX launches at 2225 fps and carries 2198 foot-pounds of energy at the muzzle. This drives a flatter, more consistent trajectory that extends your effective range well beyond what traditional .35 Rem ammunition provides. Hunters report significant accuracy improvements when switching from round-nose to this load, with groups tightening noticeably at 100 yards. The ammunition cycles reliably in Marlin 336s, Henry Side Gates, and other lever actions, though Hornady notes that some older rifles may benefit from updated magazine followers for optimal last-round feeding.

Built for hunting medium and large game

The .35 Remington has always been solid medicine for whitetail, black bear, and feral hogs at hunting distances. LEVERevolution ammunition brings that capability into the modern era without sacrificing reliability. Each round uses non-corrosive primers, clean-burning powder, and reloadable brass cases. Twenty rounds ship per box, and the ammunition performs at conventional pressure levels, so there's no risk to your rifle's action.