35 calibers

for north american hunting which would you choose and why?

  • 350 rem mag

    Votes: 22 15.6%

  • 35 whelen

    Votes: 69 48.9%

  • 358 norma

    Votes: 17 12.1%

  • 35/338wm

    Votes: 2 1.4%

  • other 35

    Votes: 31 22.0%
  • Total voters
    141
Out of that list, I've only hunted with the Whelen, but that cartridge has earned a lot of respect in my books.

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Cory
 
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AG said:
Voted 350RM simply because I prefer short vs long action. However, loaded ammo and brass are somewhat hard to find. The Whelen is as good, and some things about it are better than the RM (brass & ammo availability)
If you don't mind long action, and you keep a fairly close eye on your dollars and cents, I'd go Whelen with not much thought. If you don't keep really close tabs on your dollars and cents, then I'd look at some of the other options (that's if you handload... if you don't, then you should ;)) If you want more juice, the Norma could be loaded down to Whelen levels, but the reverse isn't true (here's the dollars & cents and reloading thing).
I also run a short barreled 358 Win and like that caliber. I load a 200 grain at 2400 from a 16.5" barrel for my rambling rig. It's still a good step up from a 35 Rem, and I can form brass from the bucket loads of 308 lying around. Personally, I wouldn't go after moose with a 35 Rem. I know people have done it & will continue to do it. Simply a personal choice, I won't go into the why's on that one. I have nothing against the little 35 Rem. One of those in a ~16" barrel and handloaded would make a sweet little deer & black bear rifle for woods/timber hunting. But then, my 358 Win does that just a tad better ;)
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Uncle had an old Remington pump in 35 Rem (I think it was a Remington model 141 Gamemaster) and got his moose every year with it except for a fall that he was laid up after a heart attack.
Scopes were kinda primitive back then and he used iron sights exclusively.
He knew his own limitations and the limitations of the 35 Rem cartridge and we never had to track an animal that he had wounded by overshooting his own ability or that of his firearm.
A second heart attack took him 15 years later. RIP.
Another great woodsman and hunter gone.

I have a 35 Rem hosted by a Marlin 336C levergun which has shot 2 moose in my hands.
Both 1-shot kills with 200 grain Rem Core-Lokt ammo.
 
I've opted for the 358 Norma Magnum. After seeing the three cartridges on an old Norma reloading manual I have



I decided to make the three my collection. These were a joint effort between Schultz & Larsen and Norma.



-7x61 S&H
-308 NM
-358 NM

The 358 NM in a Schultz & Larsen was a little difficult to find and prior to locating one, to tide me over I picked up a very nice Husqvarna.



:DLike'em both.
 
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I've owned the 385Win, 35Whelen and 358NM. Currently have a 385Winchester.

I think the northern hunter with moose and big bear on the side would be best with the 358NM. The southern hunter with deer and the occasional moose would be happy with the 358Winchester.

The 35Whelen is the best compromise between the two and thus gets my vote.
 
CoryTheCowboy said:
Out of that list, I've only hunted with the Whelen, but that cartridge has earned a lot of respect in my books.

Cory
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Too bad the Remington model 750 semi-auto that hosts the 35 Whelen is such a piece of crap.
I can usually pull'em apart and fix'em up if they don't work but that piece of unmitigated junk went back to the store the same week I bought it.
Had a model 7400 in 308 Win and a 742 before it in 30-06 Sprng that were both good but that new 750 was an abomination. :mad:
 
brybenn said:
Who makes quality hunting bullets for the 9x57? I prefer the 9.3/57 and 9.3/62. Many good hunting bullets to choose from
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I have done some load work with my rifles using .357-.358 diameter bullets,cast and jacketed,up to 200 grain.Both my rifles can use standard 35 cal bullets but from what I have read from various sources other rifles in 9X57 may not,primarily due to chamber throat restriction,I'm OK on that one.I never have tried to source hunting bullets manufactured specifically for 9X57 but I imagine they would be pricey items.
 
buying a gun off the rack, I would take the 35 Whelen, but I really regret selling my Ross in .35 Epps . Not that it was a better round, but way cool and pretty damned unique nowadays.
 
I went with other cause I have a stevens 200 short-action whispering in my ear to become a switch barrel rig, I am thinking keep the .22-250 barrel add a 7mm-08 and then either a .358 or .338 fed barrel and a decent stock.
But who knows where I'll end up, choices are a great thing.
 
I'd say the .35 Sambar is probably the best balanced .35 cartridge, short action power house, it's everything the .350 Rem Mag could have been without the rim. The .35-284 would be an interesting odd ball too.
 
Have owned .35 Rem., .35-284, .358 Win. & the .35 Whelen. All are great lead tossers and will do the job
within their respective limits on game. My next one will be either a .35 Rem on a Model 7 or a .35-30-30
on a '94 Win. platform.:cool:
 
Gunoholic said:
Uncle had an old Remington pump in 35 Rem (I think it was a Remington model 141 Gamemaster) and got his moose every year with it except for a fall that he was laid up after a heart attack.
Scopes were kinda primitive back then and he used iron sights exclusively.
He knew his own limitations and the limitations of the 35 Rem cartridge and we never had to track an animal that he had wounded by overshooting his own ability or that of his firearm.
A second heart attack took him 15 years later. RIP.
Another great woodsman and hunter gone.

I have a 35 Rem hosted by a Marlin 336C levergun which has shot 2 moose in my hands.
Both 1-shot kills with 200 grain Rem Core-Lokt ammo.
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lol... been waiting for these replies ;)
I'm sure there's lots of people who poached deer with 22LR too, or 22WMR or... the list goes on and on.
Let me re-state what you didn't quote in its entirety: Personally, I wouldn't go after moose with a 35 Rem
Simply, because of the time and expense invested in a hunt, I will not accept the limits induced by carrying a 35 Rem when there's a plethora of other cartridges available that will not limit the opportunities to fill a tag like the lil' 35 does ;)

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Did I say 350RM yet? In addition to the little 358 Win, I also run 225 Nosler Partitions at 2680 avg (over my chrono) out of a Hart barreled 19" Model 7 KS weighing in at 6.6 pounds all up sans ammo.
 
I really like my .35 Whelen custom model 70. Have taken elk, deer and bear with it. Would go with a lighter bullet if mainly for deer, but like the 225-250 for all round.
 
AG said:
lol... been waiting for these replies ;)
I'm sure there's lots of people who poached deer with 22LR too, or 22WMR or... the list goes on and on.
Let me re-state what you didn't quote in its entirety: Personally, I wouldn't go after moose with a 35 Rem
Simply, because of the time and expense invested in a hunt, I will not accept the limits induced by carrying a 35 Rem when there's a plethora of other cartridges available that will not limit the opportunities to fill a tag like the lil' 35 does ;)

Back on track again...
Did I say 350RM yet? In addition to the little 358 Win, I also run 225 Nosler Partitions at 2680 avg (over my chrono) out of a Hart barreled 19" Model 7 KS weighing in at 6.6 pounds all up sans ammo.
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Great minds think alike.
If I ever get to go on that Alaskan moose hunt I promised myself guess what?
The Marlin 336C/35 Rem won't be going.
I'll take the Savage model 116 Alaskan Brush Gun in 375 Ruger and the Browning BLR with the black synthetic stock and fluted barrel in 300 Win Mag. The Savage has a Leupold "Rifleman" 3-9x40mm scope on top and the BAR a 3-9x28mm Leupold Ultralight scope on top.
Those Alaskan bulls are a tad bigger and meaner than the Ontario variety and there are 1500 pound brown bears ready, willing and able to rob me of my moose carcass.
Definitely NOT 35 Rem country.
It's a $25,000 hunt and I've only got to save another $24,990. ;)
 
You're closer then I am at the moment lol. If i make it to Alaska or at least the Yukon I'd be bringing my 458 wm and 45/70 double. I'd love to hunt brown/grizzly someday. I truly enjoy black bear and wolf hunting so any rifle I get will find its way afield in pursuit of either or both
And you can't have to many rifles. I'm lacking something in 6.5, 35 and 40 calibers
 
Other - my 35 Sambar (350WSM) does it all including loong range thumping. That's my all around choice but for most others I would recommend the 35Whelen. However I use regularly most 35s and yet have been carrying my Ruger Frontier in 358Win this past few weeks for bears for in close hunting. I have a Hawkeye/358Win too but opted for the shorter Frontier. Often (sometimes) it's the features of a particlar rifle for a particlar use that trumps the cartridge choice IME - since they are all N. American game ready when loaded right.

A little off topic with these pics though I'm carrying my handy Frontier/358Win as mentioned - check out date/time stamp on pic two and three. I intentionally let the cam take my pic standing next to the birch to see how little this guy is. He must have cleared off when I was walking up the ridge. Looks like someone's black lab in the ferns.:)

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