Ruger 35 Whelen Range Report

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

The speer 250s are only running avg 2360fps. Varget 55gr. Spread of 50, std dev 18. Speer does not list varget but i based it on others data and worked from 51 up to 55. I dont think the speer bullet wants to run much faster. They are accurate enough for my shooting needs. I just got 300 hornady 300gr interlocks that I think will run better. Maybe. I just started on 35 whelen about a month ago.
Varget probably not ideal for heavier 35 whelen bullets but I have it. My friend has cfe 223 powder at his shop. Maybe i should try some.

@professor
With the heavies like the 310 in the Whelen you will need H4350 to make it sing.
Bob

 

[Jack Stevens]

@209hunter
Forgit the TTSX fer deer. Expensive bullet that may be a bit hard for soft little Bambi
Just stuck with a nice 225 gn cup and core.
You will find you get more emphatic kills on smaller game like deer. The 225 gn Sierra spbtgk is a good bullet. Loaded with a healthy dose of cfe223 I get 2,880fps in my Whelen. Shoots flat enough out to 400 and plenty of power.
Bob

You don’t need a “bear load” to kill deer. Midwest (USA) deer in particular aren’t that hard to kill.

That’s why for deer camp I download my .350 Rem Mag to .35 Rem velocities and usually use a lighter bullet (e.g., 180grn) or a hard-cast at the same moderate velocity.

The TSSX is a great big and/or dangerous critter bullet, so save them for those species. Deer are dropped every year even by pistol bullets and at pistol velocities.

But I get it …. I know a couple of guys who always bring their custom .375 H&H mags to deer camp. They've concluded that making it to Africa at this point in their lives probably isn’t in the cards.

So before they die they want to be able to say they killed something with their …. investments. Deer, hogs, ground squirrels, whatever.

 

[Captain Munro]

My one uncle has been hunting with a Remington 700 in 35 Whelen since the 70s. He does not reload, but did keep all the brass. I will hit him up and start loading.