How many people have a 35 whelen?

[bobdahunter84]

I've been on the lookout for a pre 64 model 70 in 35 whelen for some time with a nice chunk of wood. To this point, I only found 1 that fit the bill, and I kick myself for getting hung up on a few bucks and not pulling the trigger...

 

[RayAtkinson]

I have a Rem 721 in 35 Whelen (Jes Rebore), with a 3X Leupold, about a perfect elk rifle and Ive used it for pg and bear...I also have a .338 and a 9,3x62 all are great....btw comparing a properly loaded 9,3x62 to the Whelen or 338 is like comparing damn to cussing! /the 9,3x62 compares to the 355 H&H,,

 

[freefall]

I have a Rem 721 in 35 Whelen (Jes Rebore), with a 3X Leupold, about a perfect elk rifle and Ive used it for pg and bear...I also have a .338 and a 9,3x62 all are great....btw comparing a properly loaded 9,3x62 to the Whelen or 338 is like comparing damn to cussing! /the 9,3x62 compares to the 355 H&H,,

I'm so glad to hear you're happy with your 355 H&H. It's a damn underappreciated round, in my experience.

 

[CoElkHunter]

I'm so glad to hear you're happy with your 355 H&H. It's a damn underappreciated round, in my experience.

Yeah, I think Townsend @Bob Nelson 35Whelen is working on a .355 Wildcat off a 7.7 Japanese cartridge case in an Arisaka 99 action. He’s calling it the .355 Australian Meteor or .355AM.

 

[RayAtkinson]

I have a Rem 721 rebored by JES with a 3X Leupold I like for elk, I also have a 338 Win and a 9.3x62..BTW my 93x62 Mauser is closer to the 375 H&H than the Whelen or the 338 just for the record so its not in competition with the other two..

 

[IronRanger]

I have a Ruger 25 06, thinking of rebarreling it to .35 wellington. 25 06 is shot out I feel.

 

[jwp475]

I'm not familiar with a "35 Wellington"

 

[IronRanger]

my bad auto correct

Whelen

 

[Peter Radekevich]

I'm not familiar with a "35 Wellington"

It’s a .35 Whelen wrapped in pastry

 

[RayAtkinson]

The 9.3x62 compared to the 35 Whelen is like damn is to cussing, 9.3x62 is best compared to the 375 H&H. The 35 whelen is a fine caliber and I have hunted all manor of big game with both,...The 9,3x62 shoots a 286 gr, bullet at near 2700 fps loaded in Africa and Europe but loaded 2200 fps in the USA..My 375 can shoot a 300 gr. bullet at 2500 fps but capable of 2600 fps. I would amd have shot DG with both with no problem no elephant with either, but would not hesitate to use either on elephant if necessary,

 

[RayAtkinson]

I have a like new Rem 721 JES rebored to a 35 Whelen and its a great caliber. I also have a 9.3x62 that compares with a 375 H&H when properly loaded with a 286 bullet at 2700 give or take 50 fps depending on the gun..Loading the 9,3x62 in the US is criminal, totally under loading. Use /european loading or African, prior to the big Woodleigh fire I use the 320 gr softs and solids at 2413 fps in my 9.3x62..no complaints at all..

 

[Redfishga1]

I see it raised a bit about I wonder how many people own and use the 35 whelen.
How bout we find out as well as what is your favourite load and why you like the whelen.
Every one knows I'm a Whelen lunatic and get a lot of pleasure loading for it. I'm still working on loads for the 275 and 310 grainers but will get there
Bob

I have one in a ruger 77. So far just a black bear with it.

 

[amschind]

I would love to see 270-300 grain bullets for it, which is really the one missing piece that handloaders cannot address. Stated another way, I can put a 220 grain Hornady round nose in a .30-'06 or a 250 Spire point in a .338-'06 or even a 250 grain ATIP in a .300 WSM. I think that the 250 in the .338-06 is the most damaging to the .358 because it occupies that niche while more easily allowing lighter bullets or heavy VLD bullets.

A 300 grain DGS/DGX or similar changes that calculus and allows the .358 to fill the same role as the 9.3x62. The lack of such bullets is what pushed me toward the 9.3; it's the same thing that made me sell my .270 many years ago (Hornady is only just now starting to make pointy .277 bullets that weigh as much as their .264 bullets). I see lots of folks talking about heavier bullets on this thread, but I can't see anything larger than 250 grains on Midway, Graf's, Natchez, MidSouth or Brownells. In many ways, .358 vs .366 is no different than .277 vs .264/ .284: the bullet makers developed heavy, ballistically efficient/ deep penetrating projectiles for one and just kept the old standard bullets going for the other. It's kind of like AR or AICS mag length or the 06 and H&H magnum bolt face diameters: it's a standard that the world decided upon, and the rest of us have to adapt even if a different decision could've been equivalent or even better.

 

[hoytcanon]

250 grains is the sweet spot for the .35 Whelen... no need for more than that.

 

[jwp475]

250 grains is the sweet spot for the .35 Whelen... no need for more than that.

 

[jwp475]

250 grains is the sweet spot for the .35 Whelen... no need for more than that.

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

 

[hoytcanon]

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

After tracking, dressing and skinning dozens of bears, moose and deer shot with both bullets, I am not a fan of mono-metal bullets on bears and moose... In terms of reaction to the shot, distance traveled post-shot and time to expire, a 250 Partition or any standard Cup & Core bullet out-performs the Barnes or other mono metal bullet, IME. I know you Bsrnes fan-boys don't like to hear that.

 

[jwp475]

After tracking, dressing and skinning dozens of bears, moose and deer shot with both bullets, I am not a fan of mono-metal bullets on bears and moose... In terms of reaction to the shot, distance traveled post-shot and time to expire, a 250 Partition or any standard Cup & Core bullet out-performs the Barnes or other mono metal bullet, IME. I know you Bsrnes fan-boys don't like to hear that.

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

 

[hoytcanon]

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

Nothing in my experience, having tracked more than 300 bears, supports your conclusion.

 

[jwp475]

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