How many people have a 35 whelen?

EfRed said:
All true. But 2400 to 2700 250 gr bullet is good enough for damn near anything. Unless you shoot at 500 yards. In which case, sneak in a little closer.... a 35 Whelen is a lovely companion, a 375 Weatherby, impressive though it is, never will be... Remember anything that's gonna get you must close through several hundred yards of effective 35 Whelen range!
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No doubt it’s enough or more than needed for most all critters at any reasonable range. I just struggle with Whelen lovers who claim it’s equal or more than either the .300 or .338 mag in actual velocity/power and at the same time has less recoil. Love the passion for a fav cartridge but not the science behind it. Merry Christmas to all!
 
Lee M said:
No doubt it’s enough or more than needed for most all critters at any reasonable range. I just struggle with Whelen lovers who claim it’s equal or more than either the .300 or .338 mag in actual velocity/power and at the same time has less recoil. Love the passion for a fav cartridge but not the science behind it. Merry Christmas to all!
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@Lee M
The Whelen delivers over 2,000fpe at 400 yards and over 4,000 for at the muzzle with less recoil than the 338 but more recoil than the 300 so what's not to like. The recoil impulse of the Whelen is not as sharp in my humble opinion and that makes it more manageable and pleasant to use in my book. I have shot all three and find the Whelen the more comfortable if them. But that's me.
Bob
 
Think i am up to about 21 338s these days I love them for long range .The 338-378 weatherby is king of the hill for that and if I get a 32 inch barrel one made it will really shine .I couldnt get my 35 whelen to shoot under 1.75 inches most of my 338s shoot clover leafs .The 358 STA or the 358 -378 weatherby would be cool if better .358 bullets were made for long range .
 
We have three of them. A Remington and two Ruger M77 Hawkeye African's.
 
This is just my opinion and yours my differ but at 300 yards or less I find the 35 Whelen a better "On game performer" than the 300WM. Imagine you have a close encounter with a grizzly would you rather have a fast moving .30 caliber cartridge or a slightly slower but much heavier .35 mid bore cartridge? I like the 300 WM with 200 grain bullets but if I have a choice I’ll take the 35 Whelen every time.
 
Art Lambart II said:
This is just my opinion and yours my differ but at 300 yards or less I find the 35 Whelen a better "On game performer" than the 300WM. Imagine you have a close encounter with a grizzly would you rather have a fast moving .30 caliber cartridge or a slightly slower but much heavier .35 mid bore cartridge? I like the 300 WM with 200 grain bullets but if I have a choice I’ll take the 35 Whelen every time.
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@Art Lambart II
For some inexplicable reason the Whelen just seems to deliver a much heavier blow to game than either the 300 or 338.
Those big 250s @ 2,700 fps really take the arguments out of things.
Bob
 
Bob Nelson 35Whelen said:
I see it raised a bit about I wonder how many people own and use the 35 whelen.
How bout we find out as well as what is your favourite load and why you like the whelen.
Every one knows I'm a Whelen lunatic and get a lot of pleasure loading for it. I'm still working on loads for the 275 and 310 grainers but will get there
Bob
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I have one my son built for me(Helix 6 Precision). It's a great caliber but I haven't used it much. The problem I have to many choices in my arsenal
 
I have several 35 calibers, 35 whelens (2 750 remingtons, 1 Ruger 77 tang) 2 358 Win, one smaill ring masuer and the other is a Ruger 77 tang carbine. The Ruger 35 whelen is my favorite.
 
dlmac said:
I have several 35 calibers, 35 whelens (2 750 remingtons, 1 Ruger 77 tang) 2 358 Win, one smaill ring masuer and the other is a Ruger 77 tang carbine. The Ruger 35 whelen is my favorite.
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Man after my own heart. I love all 35 calibers but I don’t have any duplicates. 350 legend, 35 rem, 358 win, 35 Whelen, 9x56 ms.
 
I thought I might as well add mine to the thread. :D

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Ruger M77 Hawkeye .35 Whelen
Pillar bedded in factory synthetic stock. Extractor tuned and blackened. Bolt lugs lapped. Action polished. Trigger tuned and adjusted to 3.5 lb pull. All work done by friend Todd Johnson (deceased 2020) of Lone Star Armory in Pearland, Texas.

From Todd's obituary:

Author/Editor Terry Wieland asked Todd to build a rifle to be showcased in his 2009 book, DANGEROUS-GAME RIFLES, SECOND EDITION, which resulted in a world class .375 H&H rifle built on a FN Supreme action, fitted with a Zeiss Victory 1.1-4×24 Varipoint scope. He later restored Wieland’s 1899 Model “H” .22 Savage which was featured in Rifle Magazine’s September 2011 issues’s article, “A New Life for the Imp.”​

I miss my friend.

Cheers! Bob F. :)
 
I was at the gun shop today with my buddy, and I mentioned my .35 Whelen. He said "I've never heard of anyone else having a 35 Whelen. I have a Marlin 336 in that caliber." I about lost my mind. I never knew they existed! Anyone else?
 
I think he meant 35 Remington… the 336 was chambered in that caliber, but never in whelen to my knowledge…,
 
Ahhhhh...Its all falling into place now.... Thank you for the clarity, Sir. I just got extremely excited over the possibility! Hahaha!
 
Hedge774 said:
I was at the gun shop today with my buddy, and I mentioned my .35 Whelen. He said "I've never heard of anyone else having a 35 Whelen. I have a Marlin 336 in that caliber." I about lost my mind. I never knew they existed! Anyone else?
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@Hedge774
I think he meant a Marlin 336 in 35 Remington.
Bob
 
The Ruger No. 1 in .35 Whelen went 5 for 5 a few months ago…

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There was also a Steenbok for #5. No rifle picture of him.

Shooting 200gr Barnes TTSXs. One and done for all of them. The first Sable was a tank and the Barnes was under the skin of the far shoulder. Typical expansion one would expect. Shot was at 140 yards, flat broadside into the shoulder.

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Second Sable we were able to sneak close in heavy cover and stiff wind. He spied us as I was getting the rifle on the sticks. He took it on the point of the shoulder. The bullet penetrated all the way through the chest cavity. We couldn’t find that bullet. Probably ended up in the gut sack… that bull dropped on the spot.

Ed Z
 
Bob Nelson 35Whelen said:
I see it raised a bit about I wonder how many people own and use the 35 whelen.
How bout we find out as well as what is your favourite load and why you like the whelen.
Every one knows I'm a Whelen lunatic and get a lot of pleasure loading for it. I'm still working on loads for the 275 and 310 grainers but will get there
Bob
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I don’t yet have had 2 of the little brothers
But I still plan on trying to get a 30-06 take down blr and have a 35w made
 
Hedge774 said:
I was at the gun shop today with my buddy, and I mentioned my .35 Whelen. He said "I've never heard of anyone else having a 35 Whelen. I have a Marlin 336 in that caliber." I about lost my mind. I never knew they existed! Anyone else?
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The Marlin 336 can only cycle 2.55" (64.8mm) rounds. So any long action cartridge like the 35 Whelen that's close to 3.34" (84.8mm) would be way too long to work properly.

35 Whelen spitzer bullets put into a tubular magazine with the hard point of one tip in contact with the primer of the round in front of it is of course a terrible idea safety-wise even if you could load them.

For those reasons, the only lever action I've seen the 35 Whelen in are ones with a vertical box magazine like the Browning / Winchester 1895 that had been upsized from a 30-06. I assume a Browning BLR in 30-06 could be modified too but I haven't seen one. There's a Winchester 1895 in 35 Whelen for sale at Cabela's right now.
 
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