How many people have a 35 whelen?

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Heres MineView attachment 415158I had a Ruger spotted while scrounging the Cabelas website but was told there was a hold on it. I Waited a few days and was informed it had been sold, Crap I said, then the guy told me the guy swapped a old Remington for it. I inquired as to the condition of the Remington and was told the Metal was like new but the stock had a lot of dents and scratches. It was winter in Minnesota so I figured I had nothing better to do anyway why not spend it re finishing the stock. It took a while but after many coats of Tru Oil I came up with a nice satin finish that showed off the late 80s grain.The scope is a old school 3x15 Nikon Monarch 5 with ED Glass
My pet load with the Whelen is 54Gs of IMR4064 pushing a 220G Sierra

If you want better performance try 60.5 grains of varget and a 225gn accubond. Or the following

Or try speers online loads with the 250 grain hotcore for 2,700fps
Bob

 

[lwaters]

It seems most Americans love the 30 caliber and they're right. Unless you hunt brown or polar bear not much need for anything larger. At one time the most popular calibers in the US were 30-06, 308 win. 270win and 7mm rem. mag. Don't know about today.

 

[Lee M]

It seems most Americans love the 30 caliber and they're right. Unless you hunt brown or polar bear not much need for anything larger. At one time the most popular calibers in the US were 30-06, 308 win. 270win and 7mm rem. mag. Don't know about today.

It’s likely the same now.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

For deer I like the Hornady Superperformance but for hogs I load up 250 grain round nose on top of a snootful of 4895. Never found a 35 I didn’t like. Bob has enlightened me to try the cfe223 and if I can get my hands on some I intend to try loading some of these 275 grain round noses for use on bear.

@MS 9x56
I know Woodleigh makes a beautiful 275gn PPSP but who makes the round nose.
Bob

L to R 225gn Woodleigh round nose, 225gn atomic 29 an Australian Barnes, 275gn PPSP and 300gn Woodleigh RNSP

 

[freefall]

I have a 98 Mauser with a 19" barrel with a Ruger 1/4 rib with a Burris scout scope on it. Made it up as the ultimate bear gun in my guiding days.
Available, should anyone want it.

 

[Peter Radekevich]

Ruger Hawkeye.35 Whelen. Got it NIB about 6 weeks ago. Due to family health issues it has not been fired yet. Hopefully in the next couple weeks
Pete

 

[leslie hetrick]

three right now, ruger # 1, custon van patton 98 mauser and i just bough a rem 700 CDL.

 

[CBH Australia]

As we know, my 35 Whelen is in it's build stage... Still waiting on the stock build.
View attachment 415156

Ooh, I would like some of that powder,,,,

 

[MS 9x56]

I know where there is a Nosler rifle in 35 W for $1600 NIB. Had a hard time with the price, but I look at it every time. I may try to haggle a bit and see what they say. It has been in the shop for a few years. All this talk, I need one...my son does too.

I have a hard time paying $1600 for any gun with a plastic stock, bead blasted metal not polished and spray on finish. You might want to look at a Zastava model 70 which gives you a walnut stock ( even can order a Mannlicher stock) polished metal, set trigger, blued finish in 9.3x62 which is just a heavyweight Whelen. 286 grain bullets for 1/2 the price. Plastic stocks are not better just cheaper.

 

[MS 9x56]

If you want better performance try 60.5 grains of varget and a 225gn accubond. Or the following
View attachment 415162
Or try speers online loads with the 250 grain hotcore for 2,700fps
Bob

I love hot cores in many of my 35 rem, 358 win and 35 Whelen. They also feed and shoot well in my 9x56MS after I swage them down to 354.

 

[MS 9x56]

It seems most Americans love the 30 caliber and they're right. Unless you hunt brown or polar bear not much need for anything larger. At one time the most popular calibers in the US were 30-06, 308 win. 270win and 7mm rem. mag. Don't know about today.

Unless you hunt in states like PA or NY where if your deer runs more than 100 yards he could end up with someone else’s tag on him. There the 35’s shine.

 

[xausa]

Unless you hunt in states like PA or NY where if your deer runs more than 100 yards he could end up with someone else’s tag on him. There the 35’s shine.

I have a .35 Whelen, but I also have a .35 Remington, a .358 Winchester, a 9X57 Mauser, a .350 Rigby Magnum, a .358 Norma Magnum, a .350 G&H Magnum and a .35 Brown Improved Whelen, with a .400/.350 Rigby and a .350 No. 2 Rigby in the works. Do I seem to have a preference for .35 Caliber?

 

[MS 9x56]

I have a .35 Whelen, but I also have a .35 Remington, a .358 Winchester, a 9X57 Mauser, a .350 Rigby Magnum, a .358 Norma Magnum, a .350 G&H Magnum and a .35 Brown Improved Whelen, with a .400/.350 Rigby and a .350 No. 2 Rigby in the works. Do I seem to have a preference for .35 Caliber?

You make me so jealous. Now I have some new calibers to search for. Except the Norma magnum as I am not a belted magnum fan. Any others belted?

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

I have a .35 Whelen, but I also have a .35 Remington, a .358 Winchester, a 9X57 Mauser, a .350 Rigby Magnum, a .358 Norma Magnum, a .350 G&H Magnum and a .35 Brown Improved Whelen, with a .400/.350 Rigby and a .350 No. 2 Rigby in the works. Do I seem to have a preference for .35 Caliber?

@xausa
I have a feel you might have a thing for 35s.how does the 350 griffin and Howe, 350 rigby mag and the brown improved compare to the Whelen.
Bob

 

[xausa]

The .350 G&H is simply a .375 H&H necked down to .35 caliber. The .350 Rigby Magnum is simply the rimless version of the .400/.350 Rigby, which is more or less a 9.3X74R necked to .35. It uses a lighter bullet than the ..400/.350, which based its reputation on its 310 grain solid, which had admirable penetration. The .358 Norma is roughly the same as the 7mm Remington Magnum necked up.

 

[JOHN GRENZ]

I have one in a Remington 700 Classic. I like it!

 

[ChrisG]

Unless you hunt in states like PA or NY where if your deer runs more than 100 yards he could end up with someone else’s tag on him. There the 35’s shine.

You gotta find a place to hunt in the Adirondacks! There you have lots of room to roam. But your right. Down south and in western NY you do run the risk of another hunter tagging your deer.

 

[MS 9x56]

You gotta find a place to hunt in the Adirondacks! There you have lots of room to roam. But your right. Down south and in western NY you do run the risk of another hunter tagging your deer.

Problem with Adirondack is you have to roam a long ways between deer. I have hunted bear up there a few times when the beech it’s are thick.

 

[Cousin Bongo]

I have a couple of 35 Whelens.

Here's one:

I like 250 grain Partitions with W748 because it meters beautifully, shoots well and gives me a little over 2500 fps in both my Whelens, but I've found most powders to work well with most bullets in both.

For unleaded, I like the 200 grain Barnes TTSX pushed by W748 which crosses the chrono close to 2800 fps.

Here's the other;

CB

 

[Rick Cox]

Well I have two. A Nosler with a synthetic stock and a beautiful wood stocked Model 70 I had rebarrelled with a German barrel.
So far my fav load is out of the Nosler book - 225 gr. Accubond pushed by 58 gr. of 4064. The TTSX 200 gr Barnes are killers as well. Also had good results from the 250 Woodleighs.