35 Whelen chronograph results

[303carbine]

250 gr Hornady Interlock---2407 fps
250 Grand Slam------------2384 fps
225 Speer Spitzer----------2412 fps
All were loaded with 52 grains of IMR 4895
The 225 Speer and the 250 Hornady shot a 5 shot cluster of 3/4 inch at 80 yards. The 100 yard range was too damn hot to shoot on today...
Thanks to HS4570 for having his chrony at the ready..........

 

[Rembo]

try some Rel 15,...60 grs of it would push a 225 to 2700 in my Whelen.

 

[Slugo]

I too get great results with 60gr of RE15. I put it behind a 225gr TSX and get just ove 2600fps.

 

[303carbine]

I will probably try other powders, but accuracy is what I'm after.
I don't believe a deer will know the difference between 2450 fps and 2600 fps.

 

[bcsteve]

RL15 is THE powder for the Whelen. I get 2680-2700fps with 55gr of RL15 in mine (must be a tight chamber or something) and about 3/4" at 100yds.

 

[Eagleye]

Two Powders are outstanding in the Whelen with 225/250 grain bullets. They are Reloder 15 and Vihtavuori N540. Both will give very good velocities, and in my experience also pristine accuracy. My CDL gave 2700+ with the 225 and shot under 1 moa withy either powder. Regards, Eagleye.

 

[Rembo]

RL15 is THE powder for the Whelen. I get 2680-2700fps with 55gr of RL15 in mine (must be a tight chamber or something) and about 3/4" at 100yds.

must be a good chamber too

is that velocity with a 225?....that's a 22" tube on yours,...mine was 24"...

 

[SuperCub]

I get 2500fps with Varget and 250gr Speers from a 7600 22" bbl. I hope my 24" CDL does the same.




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[bcsteve]

must be a good chamber too

is that velocity with a 225?....that's a 22" tube on yours,...mine was 24"...

Yep, it's a 22" with a mighty fine chamber

 

[JohnS]

Kinda sounds like the rifle I sold Chola! good to see it still shoots like I had it shooting.

 

[303carbine]

Kinda sounds like the rifle I sold Chola! good to see it still shoots like I had it shooting.

Were you the guy who did all the epoxy bedding wrong???
There was lots at the forward pressure point and nothing at the chamber.........I had to free float the barrel and bed under the chamber about 1.5 inches.

 

[JohnS]

nope not at all! I only shot 2 boxes of shells out of it then sold it, and it was brand new when I got it. And it shot awesome when I had it.... Still got the target also I wouldn't do something I know nothing about.

 

[Why not?]

Now you know why we prefer the 9.3X62 over the 35 Whelan.....286 gr bullest at 2400+ fps at pressures far below what the 35 runs.

Ted

 

[303carbine]

I was just wondering about it and maybe I should have worded it so it didn't sound like I was accusing you.
Did you have any more bullets for sale for the 35??

 

[JohnS]

I just sold my last bag of Brass and few bullets. Hey No problem I didn't take it that way...

 

[Whelen B]

35 Whelen chronograph results
250 gr Hornady Interlock---2407 fps
250 Grand Slam------------2384 fps
225 Speer Spitzer----------2412 fps

Congrats on some classic 250 grain loads there. I carried my pump carbine last fall with essentially the same load - a 250@2402MV for moose. Didn't get to shoot one but no doubts it would work well.

Didn't know Speer made a 225 Spitzer (???) - news to me.