35 whelen
#11
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: bronx new york USA
Posts: 335
RE: 35 whelen
thanks GP you answered my question to the tee i just picked up a 35 rem this year as a short range deer rifle for the thick stuff i heard it tears through brush pretty good that is about all i know about the .35 cal
thanks for space on your board kodiak
thanks for space on your board kodiak
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Western Nebraska
Posts: 3,393
RE: 35 whelen
maybe thirty years ago I fired a friends .35 whelen.....it was a custom '98 mauser built by Cap Ahlman in Morristown Minnesota. The bullet was a 250 grain Hornady and the barrel was a converted .300 savage barrel.....the thing had a shortened barrel...it was maybe 20" and in total the entire gun was maybe under 6 pounds. Oh yes.....a birdseye maple stock to boot!!!!
I have only one thing to say about this thing's recoil......OUCH!!!!!
I have only one thing to say about this thing's recoil......OUCH!!!!!
#13
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Allen Texas USA
Posts: 210
RE: 35 whelen
the Whelen kicks more than a 30-06, and less than a 338 Win mag... it also kicks less than my .54 cal muzzleloader loaded with heavy maxi-balls and 100gr powder..... course, that's a light little rifle.
"Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness..those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Santayana
"Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness..those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Santayana
#14
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: dedham massachusetts USA
Posts: 1,361
RE: 35 whelen
my 35whelen has to weight atleast 8lbs.shooting that gun with 250gr. core-lokt's has just as much ummphhf! as my browning medallion chambered in 30-06sprg shooting 180gr. bullets. i thin it has more to do with the style of the stock,weight if it fits good or not.