The legendary Whelen

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Sorry if this a repost, but it's a decent video about a cartridge that's constantly over looked. I know quite a few here use it, but am still surprise that it isn't more recognized for it's versatility?

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Thanks for the link!
I like watching GunBlue490's stuff, I will check this out later.

I remember calling one of local suppliers a few years back to ask if they had any 35 Whelen ammo in stock and after a few monuments of silence he responded "Is that even a cartridge?", lol :)

I picked up an inexpensive H&R single-shot Handi Rifle chambered in 35 Whelen a few years back and I have grown rather fond of the little rifle and was happy to harvest another nice buck with it last fall. It has become one of those rifles that I don't think I will ever part with.
 
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I have hunted with several Whelen rifles, love the cartridge. My favorite was a Ruger No.1-A with really nice wood... I keep kicking myself for selling it.
 
Great cartridge. In the process of building one now on a 700. Tried getting my hands on an older gun as I have no problem with used or marks, but most guys think it is now a collector's item and have the price jacked to an equivalent of a custom build.
 
SHELL SHUCKER said:
:agree: I use the 9.3x57 myself though as it be all the power I need. ;)
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It is sorta like the Plain Sister isn't it? I've a nice one in a 98...it fits my hunting style marvellously. Hit's like a freight train....annnd should you miss...it's in the dirt at about 250 -300 yards. Either gets it done with aplomb...or gravity neuters it STAT.
If a 35 Whelan is like that... I still don't need one. Already got a 9.3 x 57. But I approve of the basic concept wholeheartedly.
 
6 or 7 Whelen’s have passed through my hands now and I have nothing bad to say about them, great round.

Still have my 700CDL for now.

 
You almost talked me out of Selling my Ruger hawkeye Whelen.............. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm .... damn large projectiles aint gettin any cheaper :p , can get hot cors for a $1 a pop, should buy two boxes an store with the rifle... nice thinking, thanks CGNer
 
hoytcanon said:
I have hunted with several Whelen rifles, love the cartridge. My favorite was a Ruger No.1-A with really nice wood... I keep kicking myself for selling it.
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Yeah, but you still have your Rem 7600 don't you? Hard to beat. I did the same thing to mine that you did to yours, bobbed it to a 20" barrel, mounted a low power scope and Bingo! A carbine rifle good for all that walks in N. America.
 
Warden70 said:
Yeah, but you still have your Rem 7600 don't you? Hard to beat. I did the same thing to mine that you did to yours, bobbed it to a 20" barrel, mounted a low power scope and Bingo! A carbine rifle good for all that walks in N. America.
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Nope... no 7600 here.
 
A decent cartridge that I have owned, but gave up when I acquired a nicer rifle in 9.3X62, as the two were essentially equivalent. A "meium" that will never be very popular as there are much better choices for what most people hunt (e.g deer), and better choices for the real big stuff.
 
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