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
Nice pictures Whelen B., Thanks for sharing.
I too like my little 358 Frontier for slogging through the timber, they are a very handy and accurate rifle, also nice to carry in the truck or on the quad..
 
brybenn said:
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
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I'll probably drag one of my 45-70 Guide Guns along as well with my heavy hard cast bullet load pushing a 430 grain hard cast bullet about 1950 fps.
 
That's a pretty Ruger you go there.
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I think of it more as all business and utilitarian. With its canoe paddle stock (tough) some might disagree with your assessment - but I also very much like its lines and looks. As Kevan says above, handy in and out of truck and slogging in the bush - good in cramped tree stands also.
 
Bought this Whelen this past February, was really looking forward to it until the third shot cracked the stock beyond repair. And no it wasn't in a lead sled, just my shoulder :). It now sits in the safe waiting for the new McMillan. Hopefully soon...



 
Whelen B said:
I think of it more as all business and utilitarian. With its canoe paddle stock (tough) some might disagree with your assessment - but I also very much like its lines and looks. As Kevan says above, handy in and out of truck and slogging in the bush - good in cramped tree stands also.
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D... you will recognize the one on the bottom (.350 RM), but not for long... will bring her in to SD one Friday in her new "Sunday-Go-To-Meetin" clothes...

I went back for the top one the next day... Denis got me...

 
hoytcanon said:
D... you will recognize the one on the bottom (.350 RM), but not for long... will bring her in to SD one Friday in her new "Sunday-Go-To-Meetin" clothes...

I went back for the top one the next day... Denis got me...

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Looks like my old SS Ruger model 77 MKII in 300 Win Mag with it's Zytel stock and it's small game running mate the SS model 77/22 also with a black Zytel stock.
I wouldn't change a thing about either of them.
They're plenty accurate and those stocks are indestructible.
 
I have and use a 358 Win, 35 Whelan Ackley Imp, 350 Rem and 358 Norma. All are excellent hunting calibres. I would give the nod to the 35 Whelan (and I would prefer the improved version). This cartridge can be loaded with 225 gr bullets at close to 2800 fps for the improved and 2700 for the std Whelan. Muzzle energy is approaching 4000 ft/lbs. You have a flat enough trajectory to make shots out to 350 yds or even a little more if you are a good marksman. Yes smaller calibres will take big game like elk moose hogs and bear BUT the heavier bullet and 35 cal punchs a bigger hole and lets out more blood. Using a good bullet like the Barnes TSX or Noslers Partion or Accubonds you will likely have the bullet pass through creating a second hole . The Whelan produces near magnum performance without the near magnum recoil. Very effective and deserves to be more popular.
 
crazy_davey said:
Bought this Whelen this past February, was really looking forward to it until the third shot cracked the stock beyond repair. And no it wasn't in a lead sled, just my shoulder :). It now sits in the safe waiting for the new McMillan. Hopefully soon...



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I like the nice clean looking lines. A shame there was a problem with stocks.
 
crazy_davey said:
Bought this Whelen this past February, was really looking forward to it until the third shot cracked the stock beyond repair. And no it wasn't in a lead sled, just my shoulder :). It now sits in the safe waiting for the new McMillan. Hopefully soon...



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What a shame, that's a fine looking gun. Especially with the peep sight. I've become enamoured with the Whelen lately, I wanted one for years and finally stumbled across a good deal this spring. Don't have too much experience with the others on the list though. The Winchester round interests me a bit, more for the rifles it's available in than anything else.

The P17 Whelen:


 
I like long, big volume cases, so something like a .358 Ultra would be fun to play with, but probably wouldn't do anything my .375 Ultra wouldn't do better. For packing in steep or otherwise difficult country, a Remington M-7 KS in .350 Magnum proved a joy to carry, and supplied sufficient terminal performance for any contingency. Too bad it falls into the unobtainium category.
 
kamlooky said:
I have both and was out shooting the 35rem today.
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The 35 Remington is a great caliber and the Marlin 336C is a great gun.
My 336C in 35 Rem clusters 5 x 200 grain Hornady FTX bullets from the factory LeveRevolution ammo into a small keyhole at 100 yds.
Have a 2-7x33mm Leupold "Rifleman" scope on it and the Wild West Guns "Trigger Happy" kit installed that provides a crisp 2 1/2 pound pull trigger as measured by my RCBS trigger pull gauge.
The Remington/Marlin leverguns have improved a lot and the ones produced in the last year are "JM" quality.

Anybody who says the 35 Remington is not a moose caliber is being narrow minded and is in direct contradiction of the field evidence.
I have shot 2 moose with my 336c/35 Rem.
Seasoned hunters who use their equipment in a competent manner take moose with a Winchester 94 in 30-30 Win each and every year.
Conversly I've seen an idiot completely miss a large black bear boar at 75 yards with a scoped Sako bolt action in 338 Win Mag with a Swarovski scope on top so you can't blame the equipment.
Hundreds of North Americans fill their freezers every fall with guns shooting the 35 Remington cartridge.
Moral of the story: When you assess suitability for big game hunting you gotta take the hunter/firearm combination into consideration. You can't separate the two and have a meaningful assessment.
 
freddyfour said:
I don't care what anyone says the 35Rem maybe be older and slower but kicks ass
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:agree:
There is only one pass/fail measuring stick in moose hunting. Either the animal is dead on the ground or it isn't after the shot.
Both my moose kills with my Marlin 336C, 35 Remington combination were 1-shot kills with the animals dropping not more than 10 yards away from the POI.
Had a good clear scope on it, the Leupold "Rifleman" 2-7x33mm which is my goto scope on brush guns where occasional 200 yd+ shot may present themselves.
 
I know you all heard me say this before, but this is the coolest 35cal out there.

350G&H (375H&H necked down to 35cal)

http://www.schwandtclassicarms.com/griffin_and_howe_serial_number_2.htm

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