35 Whelen

Of course a 338WinMag will throw that 300gr round 150fps faster with a better SD :cool:
@CZDiesel
And pound your shoulder a lot harder which leads to less accurate shootin.
The Whelen will put a lot BIGGER HOLE in it tho.
That 0.020 of an inch makes a BIG difference and don't forget the 10gn extra weight in the Whelen. Dang man that the equivalent of 2, .117 cal air rifle pellets.
You can't tell me a charging buffalo or elephant can't tell the difference in size. Them is real smart critters, so the extra the Whelen has to offer WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
HA HA HA HA
Bob
 
I resized the other 10 Federal once-fired 30-06 cases to 35 Whelen.

This time I chamfered the mouthes (and de-burred) before I resized - as Hoytcanon suggested.

I then resized to 338-06 which takes only a little more force than 30-06 - no splits.
With no additional lube I then resized to 35 Whelen which takes slightly less effort because the case is already sized.

Both steps took noticeably less sizing force than going straight to 35 Whelen and I had no neck splits. This is a small sample size but promising.
 

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