How many people have a 35 whelen?

[Deepfork]

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

Yep, 245gr Hammer Shock hammer at 2806fps is where I finally ended up with the 35 Whelen. 250gr Norma Oryx at 2680 is another .35 Whelen load I like. As several have said with the 9.3x62, much of the available load data for the .35 Whelen is outdated, too conservative and does not even mention some of the powders that give the best results.

 

[hoytcanon]

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

I'm not asking you to adopt my position, but onlookers should have access to differing opinions and make up their own minds for themselves. 40+ years of guiding and hunting have sufficiently proven "to me" that mono-metal bullets are inferior in most circumstances at cleanly killing game, when compared to other bonded and most C&C bullets on thin skinned big game. That is not to say that they don't work, as they certainly do, but in gemeral, I expect longer, thinner blood trails, as this is generally the case. YMMV.

 

[jwp475]

I'm not asking you to adopt my position, but onlookers should have access to differing opinions and make up their own minds for themselves. 40+ years of guiding and hunting have sufficiently proven "to me" that mono-metal bullets are inferior in most circumstances at cleanly killing game, when compared to other bonded and most C&C bullets on thin skinned big game. That is not to say that they don't work, as they certainly do, but in gemeral, I expect longer, thinner blood trails, as this is generally the case. YMMV.

I think you are full of BS you go against the experience of 99% of people that have switched to monometals.

 

[jwp475]

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