I shot two five shot groups for each bullet weight. About the 35 whelen lets not for get were talkin a 35 caliber bullet here, big bullets are awsome on game animals and the 35s seem to be one of those magic bullets. Not specific to the 35 whelen, but i talked with a tech at sierra recently regarding twist rates and it seems there is a much greater problem with having a twist that is too slow for longer bullets than the reverse of having too fast twist for shorter bullets. When i got it back from the gun smith i found it had a short throat and was jamming the lands with saami length ammo 3. Before i got started in reloading, i had foresworn that i would refrain from trying to push the velocitypressure envelope too far i have previously embarked on projects that optimized for accuracy and recoil.
You might enjoy this article from african hunter magazine. He says it really puts the smackdown on them with 250 gr bullets and doesnt tear up alot of meat. Recoil was tolerable shooting jacketed158grain bullets intended for handguns and 200grain bullets, but their expense added up after awhile. You could also open up the guide cuts for the rounds to feed as a compensation for slightly misaligned 3006 rounds. Special order not in stock the part will be ordered from the manufacture specifically for you. My dad has a remington 7600 in 35 and has killed a couple elk with it. Im wanting to load some 158 grain powder coated bullets for cheaper practice and messing around in my 35 whelen rifle but i have not been able to find any published loads. I probably never realized more than about a 75 fps gain in velocity with the improved over the standard version and it took about two more grains of powder to get that. Remington arms company standardized the cartridge as a regular commercial round and first made it available in the remington model 700 classic in 1988 one version of its origin is that it was designed by colonel townsend whelen when he was commanding officer of the frankford arsenal. Basically a 3006 that shoots a larger bullet, so itd be fine for moose or elk.
Problem is i dont have a place to shoot it 100 yards to sight in this time of the year during hunting season. Emergency strobe lights free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Sentiment can play a significant role in the final decision. The strobe light lens assembly is radio shielded for maximum emirfi protection. Although there were no visible signs of excess pressure on the case, the diameter just above the head was a full thousanthinch greater than any of the reloads ive shot to date using blc2. There was a thread recently telling guys not to down vote bteam and btc vids, and it just sucks to see r mindcrack developing into that, especially with all the work guudes put into it. This item has a 22 barrel with a shiny bore, iron sights and checkered wood stocks. I shot it at the range just now and my first impression is disappointment. This cartridge is more powerful than its parent, especially in killing power on large game. Indeed, the spectrum of bullets for the whelen is quite impressive today. I just picked up an encore barrel chambered in 35 whelen. However, there is a lot of data available since remington standardized the cartridge and as kysunfish said, you dont have to redline it to have it be very effective. This lets you load it hotter than an 06, even though they are the same size case. That usually left me using h4895 for a rifle powder.
If you reload,reloader 15 is about the best powder to use. The leds provide a significant reduction in current draw over conventional position light bulbs. With proper programming this sounds like two sirens in one vehicle. Im brand new to the forum and might have insufficient posts to figure this out in search, but ive been interested in the notion of a minig in. They both are extremely versatile, and will kill anything in north america and 95% of everything in africa with the right bullets. Fast superformance ammunition is 100 to 200 fps faster than any conventional ammunition on the market today, and achieves this performance in every gun, without increases in felt recoil, muzzle blast, temperature sensitivity, fouling or loss of accuracy. The new standard by which all ammunition will be judged.
Xprite 35 inch white amber traffic advisor cob led strobe emergency light bar. Pretty sure youve done this, but could you give any feedback as to the success of such a bar mag mod to the m1 receiver for. Just bought the pro hunter 35 whelen and need a little help. Ultra small, selfcontained, hemispheric led light, for surface mount or internal mount within composite headlight, cornering lights and taillight assemblies. Cast bullets worthy of the whelen load data article. Choosing a deer cartridge and rifle is an endeavor often filled with much debate. Springfield armory the real one, not the latterday commercial company around 1925, in his honor apparently. The result is a powerful medium bore cartridge that does not require a magnum action or a magnum bolt face. Thoughts on generikb leaving the mindcrack subreddit. You know, i completely understand him, boo, and btc leaving.
Wont find a lot of factory ammo for the 35 whelen sitting on a store shelf, so best to reload it. Sep 27, 2014 mississippi buck kill with 35 whelen duration. The alaska moose hunting guidebook is now available. Since i am a bolt gun fan, i bought the first remington 700 in. Model 71110 series is a wing tip mounted strobe anticollisionposition light assembly utilizing leds for the forward position lights. It was lengthened longer than the magazine and i cant tune. The steves pages link you have suggests 51 to 55 grains of rl15 for a 275 grain bullet in. The bigger bore leaves the powder more room to expand, and gives a larger surface area for the powder to push the bullet down the bore with. We americans tend to be caught up in the velocity race and too often overlook the medium velocity medium bores such as the.
From all the reading ive done, and experience seems to bear this out, paper patched bullets generate less pressure than copperclads. Foxcid 4 x 6 led 7 modes traffic advisor emergency warning strobe lights. The 35 whelen has more energy potential than the 06 does. The 35 whelen is a nice backup gun to take on either an elk hunt, or hunting in brush country for white tail with my lighter 308, while the 308 will do the job every time, the big 35 will not do it less well and it will not tear up any more meat than the smaller round. The tension of the en bloc should keep 3006 in its correct dimensions even inside the rifle without the ridges a test would be to slide a thin feeler gauge down the. This 22page booklet is a great resource of alaska moose hunter, regardless of experience level. It was a 700 classic that i used for several years. There was a thread recently telling guys not to down vote bteam and btc vids, and it just sucks to see rmindcrack developing into that, especially with all the work guudes put into it. About the 35 whelen lets not for get were talkin a 35 caliber bullet here, big bullets are awsome on game animals and the 35 s seem to be one of those magic bullets. That would make it pretty much a 35 whelen dedicated receiver but the rails dont look like they are that critical for receiver frame strength. There is a propensity to follow aging hunters we have known.
Contact us traditions firearms 75 boston post road p. Installation cable kits whelen engineering aviation. So, applied to the 35 whelen this would mean going with the fastest twist offered. This is a well balanced load for your 35 whelen using the swift a frame. As a special order item, it is not available for return or cancelable. Paired with barnes vortx ammor, it proved itself an excellent tool of predation. Jul 29, 2016 the 2016 remington classic rifle is chambered in. It is loud, drives two speakers and has the ability to be dual tone. I have ar2206hh4895 ar2205h4227 alliant blue dot and ican steal borrow some ar2207 h4198 to try. The same seems true with open country hunts, the 270 can get the job done. It was named after rifle authority townsend whelen, but designed by a coworker at the u.
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