Bob Nelson 35Whelen
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@LT BackstrapBack in 2008 when I lived in Juneau, AK, I planned a Caribou hunt above the Arctic Circle for the next year. I used that as an excuse to be different and found a NIB 1988 Remington Model 700 Classic 35 Whelen on Gun Broker. Got it, replaced the stock with an all weather black McMillian one, quick release Talley rings, and put a Zeiss conquest 3.5-10x44 on it because it was wide open tundra. Handloaded some Nosler 225 Gr. Partitions and sighted it in for 200 yards. Brown bears were known to be in the area, so I wanted some insurance. Ended up taking quite a few Caribou that trip, one over 200 yards. I have since replaced the Zeiss with a 2.5x8 Leupold and still hunt with it at times in Alabama with that Alaskan load I cooked up. While everyone in camp had their 300 win Mags and 338s, I thought I was the cool guy with a 35 Whelen.
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Have you tried Hogdons CFE223 in your Whelen, turns it into an entirely different beast.
Sends 225gn ot the barrel at close to 2,900fps and 250s to 2,700fps.
Bob