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Mine is shooting 1/2 MOA at 200 yards with a variety of bullets.

Winchester cases, Federal 215 primer, 65 grains of Power Pro Varmint 1885 Highwall, JES Rebore, 5 groove 10 twist, 28" barrel

Exit from a Hammer Hunter on a deer shot mostly broad side. https://hammerbullets.com/

Damage from a monometal bullet. Animal dropped at the shot. No tracking required.

Nothing in my experience with over 150 big game kills supports your position.

Definitely not my experience! Mono metal bullets puts game on the ground fast compared to any lead core bullet

The 200 grain TTSX and the 200 and 220 Hammer Hunter will both shoot flatter and penetrate better than a 250 grain lead core bullet in 35 Whelen

I'm not familiar with a "35 Wellington"

Before the Speer data, there was no load data for Power Pro Varmint, CFE223 or 2000MR. These powders safely increased the velocity above all other powders

I'm sure you have no issues with standard primers. I had read that magnum primers with those powders gave better shot to shot consistency. I haven't compared to see for myself

I use Federal 215 Magnum primers with Power Pro Varmint and CFE223 in my 35 Whelen

With Power Pro Varmint and CFE223 I use Federal 215 primers. Very happy with the reuslts.

I use Federal 215 primers with CFE223 & POWER PRO VARMINT

Nice

225 grain for the 35 Whelen and 350 grain for the 416

You certainly don't have you, but I fail to see why a flatter trajectory isn't a plus. As long as pressures are within SAAMI safe area.

I highly value your knowledge and friendship! You are a very intelligent and generous man. I am a revolver shooter therefore 1,400 to 1,500 FPS is top velocity. As such we don't have 2000+ FPS velocity which in itself can cause increased trauma to vital organs. Therefore we give up a bit of...

As a handgun hunter my experience has shown that round nose bullets leave holes that do not bleed as well as the holes from flat point bullets.

Better straight line penetration and larger wound channels

H-4350 was my go to powder in the 30-06 with 165/168 grain bullets. I have since switched to Ramshot Hunter. Hunter will push 168 gr. TTSX bullets to 2950 FPS and 1/2 MOA at 200 yards

Hammer bullets are very accurate and about any load is accurate. I have loaded 300 gr. Hammers in my 416 Rem for 3001 FPS over 2000MR

I know of 2 individuals that used the 404 gr. Shock Hammer on buffalo. 1 loaded his to 2400+ FPS & other 1 loaded his to 2500+ FPS. They both hit big mature Cape Buffalo in the shoulder both exited and obliterated the heart both buffalo moved more than a few steps and were done.

CFE223 works very well in the 375 H&H behind 270 grain bullets, which are what shoot

I've noticed that at times the loads have exceed the recommended load to equal the predicted velocity because of different chamber and barrel dimensions even with the same length

280 Remington, 24" barrel and 65.7 grains of Magpro

If both are loaded to the same pressure there is only about 40 FPS difference between them. The 280AI is SAAMI'ed about 5,000 PSI higher than the 280 Remington. I'm getting 3132 FPS with 140 TTSX. I used 270 Winchester 130 gr. data since they are about equal in SD.

140 gr. TTSX

The load for the 300 Win mag should be 84 gr. Magpro not 85.7

Magpro is an excellent slow burn spherical powder that produces outstanding velocity in such cartridges as the 270 Winchester and the 280 Remington and 300 Win mag. These are the 3 cartridges that I have tried with Magpro so for. 24" barrel 300 win, 180 gr. TTSX 85.7 gr. 3154 FPS, the same load...

I loaded 64 grains of CFE223 behind the 250 Partition with Federal 215 primers and had the load pressure tested and it only produced a max pressure of 48,500 PSI

CFE223 works very well but gives up a little velocity to Power Pro Varmint with the 200s

2 at 200 yards

Kimber Classic Select 24" barrel 61.5 grains Ramshot Hunter 215 primer

416 Remington 97 grains 2000MR under 350 grain Speer 2757FPS 93 Grains 2000MR under 350 TSX 2715 FPS 96 gr. Power Pro Varmint, 300 gr. Shock Hammer 3001 FPS. These loads were all chronographed in my 10 twist 24" barreled Whitworth. They all group under 1 MOA at 100 yards

I have a 300 WSM that I'd trade you. Brand new brass

Glad to have you chiming in. You make an excellent point. I have no real plans other a deer later in the year. I'm just playing around having fun.

76 grains of AA2230, Norma cases, Federal 215 primer

The only sure way to stop a charge is a CNS hit. Watch when Mark Sullivan once missed a CNS hit with a 600 Nitro that Buffalo didn't even slow down. The second barrel saved his bacon

Not sure why you thank that a 25" barrel which is what Bob Nelson 35 Whelen has is longer than my 28" barrel. Also Bob Nelson 35 Whelen is getting 2690 or so FPS and I am getting 2731 FPS. If you are looking at the spread sheet of the pressure tests the rifle used for pressure testing was a...

The Hornady bras that I have and the Remington 30-06 sized to 35 Whelen hold the same amount of powder when filled to the top of the case mouth, 73.4 grains. Federal holds 1 grain less. Something to keep in mind.

From another web site where I posted this same data

64 grains pressure tested average pressure was 53,700 PSI, adding 3,150 which sounds accurate would bring the pressure to 56,850 PSI

Can you read and comprehend? My loads were pressure tested. Shit in a rifle with strain guage attached. I posted those results above. Jeez

I posted the pressure test result. Not a computer program. That brass has been realized before. Reading primers and looking at case heads is not an accurate way of guage pressure at all

Mine started life as a 30/06 JESS Rebored it to 35 Whelen. While you are looking out for me did you notice the pressure data that I posted? I had my loads pressure tested. Those loads were loaded when I had a tough time getting brass, so there were different brand cases with differing internal...

I had those loads pressure tested

Speer data shows 64.1 grains CFE223 behind 250 grain bullet for 2664 FPS. I'm at 65 grains with 4" more barrel length. At 15 FPS per inch added to 60+2664=2724 FPS and I'm at 2731 FPS. That doesn't seem out of line to me

Has to be the light because I don't see that when I look at the case. Primer indent looks the same as a factory load in this rifle. I can't see pressure jumping from a 5 shot average of 53,700 PSI at 64 grains to being over pressure at 65 grains.