My 35 Whelen

[Thedoveshooter]

Just got my rifle back from my stock guy. Now to work on a load.

35 Whelen
24” 1:14 twist McGowen barrel
American black walnut stock

 

[RR 314]

Well executed! Should be a heck of a dove gun. .

 

[PanhandlinPat]

Just got my rifle back from my stock guy. Now to work on a load.

35 Whelen
24” 1:14 twist McGowen barrel
American black walnut stock

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You sir have a fine taste in rifles. Very nice!

 

[CBH Australia]

That stock looks amazing. Well done

 

[Buckums]

Well done. That stock is really beautiful. I may need your stock guy's contact info! I am currently in the process of building a 35 Whelen. May I ask, how did you settle on the 1:14 twist? Was that Sako originally chambered in 35W? Lovely rifle.

 

[Hyde Hunter]

very nice rifle, now to finish it properly, cut the barrel to 18-20 inches and have it threaded for a suppressor and now you will have the perfect rifle.

 

[R eight]

very nice rifle, now to finish it properly, cut the barrel to 18-20 inches and have it threaded for a suppressor and now you will have the perfect rifle.

Save time and effort; re-barrel in 9.3x62 ! Perfect.

 

[Thedoveshooter]

Well done. That stock is really beautiful. I may need your stock guy's contact info! I am currently in the process of building a 35 Whelen. May I ask, how did you settle on the 1:14 twist? Was that Sako originally chambered in 35W? Lovely rifle.

My stock guy is stopping working on stocks. He said mine was one of his last. I got the Sako action NIB at a gun show a couple years ago.

 

[PanhandlinPat]

Well done. That stock is really beautiful. I may need your stock guy's contact info! I am currently in the process of building a 35 Whelen. May I ask, how did you settle on the 1:14 twist? Was that Sako originally chambered in 35W? Lovely rifle.

Not to answer for the man, but 1-14 is the standard twist for .358. I ran into this years ago building a whelen, wanted a 1-12 but didn’t want to wait 8 months to get it. 1-14 is good for all but the heaviest monos, such as the 275 grain hammer bullet.

 

[Thedoveshooter]

Not to answer for the man, but 1-14 is the standard twist for .358. I ran into this years ago building a whelen, wanted a 1-12 but didn’t want to wait 8 months to get it. 1-14 is good for all but the heaviest monos, such as the 275 grain hammer bullet.

Exactly why I chose 1:14. I’m going to load 199 or 215 gr Hammer HHT.