How many people have a 35 whelen?

[jwp475]

200 yard group with the above load

 

[jwp475]

200 grain FTX 200 yard 5 shot group

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

200 grain FTX 200 yard 5 shot group

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@jwp475.
That's some good as shooting out of that beautiful hiwall. What make is that lovely rifle, I can hear the cities of horror now when I say the hi and lowalls are classier to me than the No1.
Bob.

 

[jwp475]

@jwp475.
That's some good as shooting out of that beautiful hiwall. What make is that lovely rifle, I can hear the cities of horror now when I say the hi and lowalls are classier to me than the No1.
Bob.

I agree I think the High and Lowell's are classier. Mine is a 1885 Highwall (not a B78) made by Browning

 

[Shootist43]

jpw475 Your Browning Highwall is a thing of beauty, on top of that she shoots as well as she looks. How long is the barrel on your rifle? Is it a "stock" rifle or did you have it custom built?

 

[jwp475]

jpw475 Your Browning Highwall is a thing of beauty, on top of that she shoots as well as she looks. How long is the barrel on your rifle? Is it a "stock" rifle or did you have it custom built?

It has the stock barrel and they are 28". Mine started life as a 30-06 and I sent it to JESS Rebore to have him rebore to 35 Whelen.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

I agree I think the High and Lowell's are classier. Mine is a 1885 Highwall (not a B78) made by Browning

@jwp475
What year was it made. My lowall is the old flat spring made in 1891.
Bob

 

[Art Lambart II]

This is what happens when you work to much, you miss good 35 Whelen posts. I love my 35 Whelen its my go to hunting round. I use 200gn Superformance loads for deer and hogs in the US and the 225gn TSX and 250gn NP in Africa

 

[jwp475]

@jwp475
What year was it made. My lowall is the old flat spring made in 1891.
Bob

Not sure the year my was built, but it is much younger than yours I'm sure.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

This is what happens when you work to much, you miss good 35 Whelen posts. I love my 35 Whelen its my go to hunting round. I use 200gn Superformance loads for deer and hogs in the US and the 225gn TSX and 250gn NP in Africa

@Art Lambart II
Don't waste money on the superformance loads mate just get dad to load some sierra 225s or accubond to the same velocity.
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Not sure the year my was built, but it is much younger than yours I'm sure.

@jwp475
You can check using the serial number on the Winchester site.
Bob

 

[jwp475]

@jwp475
You can check using the serial number on the Winchester site.
Bob

Mine was made by Browning

 

[Shootist43]

I believe Browning now owns Winchester. When you contact the service center you are given a choice to either talk with a Browning or Winchester Representative.

 

[Gene So]

Hello, I bought a 35 Whelan A.I. with three dies, 200 cases and a lot of bullets, many years ago. At that time I had one plan, to rebarrel the Springfield action to 25-06. Then I started to shoot the .35 and noted it would take five cartridges in the magazine and one in the chamber. The barrel (03-A3)and action had been worked by P.O. Ackley and was so smooth, and a friend checkered the underside of the bolt handle, resulting in a rapid fire sequence of 6 shots; meaning 1,500 grains of bullets being sent downrange! It has only required a single shot over the many years to dispatch game cleanly; but the awareness this rifle could really send followup shots downrange FAST has always made this rifle special to me.

 

[Guy.G]

Mine is a custom winchester model 70.

 

[Two Barrels]

My only 35 Whelen is Ruger No. 1S. I used a 200 gr Sierra RN on a Whitetail last fall. It did the job with no meat damage. It is a fun rifle to shoot. I now have the “fever” and am looking to convert a M70 Classic Stainless 270 Win into an all weather 35 Whelen.

 

[hawkeyesatx]

I now have a .35 Whelen!! OH YEAH!!!
I finally got around to switching out the .270 barrel on my Savage 111, and replaced it with an E.R. Shaw 24 inch 1 in 14 inch twist, Magnum contour barrel.
It took some elbow grease to get the old barrel off, but I didn’t let it beat me! The next problem was the “GO” & “NO GO” gauges, and getting the bolt to close smoothly. After I got that taken care of, I tested closing the bolt on the “NO GO” gauge, and the bolt close stopped about one third of the way! MAN!! I’m in business now!!!
I’M SO PUMPED!!!
I finally did it!!!
She’s not the most beautiful rifle, but she will be an ass kicker, no doubt!!

Hey Bob!! Check out the pics!!

Word of warning for those amateur gunsmiths, like me, I broke the slotted black housing on the trigger that the accu-trigger rides in. I forgot the position of the trigger when I was torquing the old barrel off.[emoji43]‍[emoji94][emoji43]‍[emoji94]


Hawk

 

[CBH Australia]

That's one Hell of a barrel vice.

 

[Captain Munro]

I have one Uncle, he is the youngest of 5 siblings, who went the way of the 35 Whelen when everyone else was using the 30-06. I like cartridges which are less commonly used and the Whelen is an interesting one for sure!

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

I now have a .35 Whelen!! OH YEAH!!!
I finally got around to switching out the .270 barrel on my Savage 111, and replaced it with an E.R. Shaw 24 inch 1 in 14 inch twist, Magnum contour barrel.
It took some elbow grease to get the old barrel off, but I didn’t let it beat me! The next problem was the “GO” & “NO GO” gauges, and getting the bolt to close smoothly. After I got that taken care of, I tested closing the bolt on the “NO GO” gauge, and the bolt close stopped about one third of the way! MAN!! I’m in business now!!!
I’M SO PUMPED!!!
I finally did it!!!
She’s not the most beautiful rifle, but she will be an ass kicker, no doubt!!

Hey Bob!! Check out the pics!!

Word of warning for those amateur gunsmiths, like me, I broke the slotted black housing on the trigger that the accu-trigger rides in. I forgot the position of the trigger when I was torquing the old barrel off.[emoji43]‍[emoji94][emoji43]‍[emoji94]


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@hawkeyesatx
Hawk what weight will it be all up?
The 1 in 14 twist is a good compromise and will handle up to 310 grainers.
All you need is some CFE223 and speer 250s and have a shipload of fun. Just hang onto it when you touch it off as you WILL BE in for a surprise.
Bob