35 Whelen owners, users and fans

My first Whelen is built on a Rem. Mod 30 action acquired about 1964 and is the first cartridge I started reloading back then as a teenager.
It has a Bishop stock and is roughly 3 lbs. heavier than my LAW Professional Whelen.
I have hunted with the old Whelen for over 50 years and it has put a lot of meat in the freezer.
Hopefully I will be hunting with the newer Whelen this Fall..
 
200gr TTSX 2950fps is not shabby............used to use 250 at 2440fps, then moved to this round only, incredible 1/4 moa in a 24" Rem 700 CDL, 35 Whelan.
 
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As I type this I’m sitting in my elk stand with a Ruger No. 1 in 35 Whelen. She has a Leupold VX3. 1.5 X 5 on top and 225 Accubonds loaded with IMR 4064. I haven’t had a chance to check velocity yet but they shoot well and I’m sure it will do the job if the opportunity presents itself.
 
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As I type this I’m sitting in my elk stand with a Ruger No. 1 in 35 Whelen. She has a Leupold VX3. 1.5 X 5 on top and 225 Accubonds loaded with IMR 4064. I haven’t had a chance to check velocity yet but they shoot well and I’m sure it will do the job if the opportunity presents itself.
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Is your No.1 Whelen the "S" Medium Sporter version with 24" barrel or the "A" Light Sporter version with 22" barrel? I have the "A" and it is a very fine piece to carry and shoot.
 
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Work didn't allow me much time to do any load development, I didn't even get the scope mounted like I meant to, a 2-7 Leupold VXIIc. I am rethinking the scope but I've got a few months to think on that, and play with loads.
Anyone having any success Sierra gamekings this fall?
 
THe 35 Whelen is an interesting caliber and has a lot to offer over a wide variety of bigger game animals from the Whitetail to Elk to Moose and possibly Bison. As mentioned by GunBlue490 on youtube it may have suffered being as readily accepted as the 30-06 due to the timing of it's release. Having looked at the ballistics it would be well served with a 24" barrel to maximize on performance. Not too many bolt actions offered in this caliber but the Ruger #1(S) would fit the bill. Too bad there are so expensive which kinda puts it out of reach for many who might want to acquire one.
 
900lb 7x7 bull elk this year at 29 yards. 225 SGK at 2750fps. Mid shoulder quartering to, slightly
Down hill. Shattered shoulder, removed top of heart and liquified lungs. No exit. No recovered bullet. Assume the fragments were in the soup. Big boy only wobbled and tipped over. 8 cows and one calf between me and the bull. Closest at 10 yards. Bullet worked as advertised. More and more big bears every year in my area. Going to load partitions next season for more penetration. Will never sell my Rem 700 Whelen.
Also going to leave cameras at the next guy pile. Went back 3 days later and it looked like an excavator had been there. Some holes 2x2x2’. Not a stitch of vegetation left in a 20’ circle. Would have been something to see.
 
Now that looks Schmick Mick!

i too think the 22 inch barrel suits the Whelens esp for what they are doing, bustin shoulders in the bushes!

love the stock colour, scope and well, love it all.

put a dirty big 250gr cup an core in her man- lovely.
 
I had to come back to this page - due to the focus on the 35 Whelen - and to add a comment on a bit of a wish list. So IMHO another great rifle that would be worth obtaining is a Winchester 1885 or Browning 1885 with a pistol grip and the 28' barrel. Thus promising to achieving the full potential of it's available velocity. Naturally it ought to be drilled and tapped for the mounting of a scope. The 35 Whelen offers a little more knock down power for Elk then a 30-06, due to it's greater diameter and use with a heavier grain projectile. Most who have commented on this thread have mentioned some of the Bullet selection of the 35 Whelen and have referred to the 200 grain, 225 grain and 250 grain bullets. It's a bit odd that there isn't a 235 grainer or something else between the 225 and 250. Or something between a 200 and 225 grain bullet. I think I would lean towards the 225 or 250 grain bullet for Elk.
 
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I had one, just sold it. I used 250 gr partitions at about 2650 as I recall. Killed everything from a book caribou to a 2000lb wood bison, moose and bear. All fell to one shot. For a do it all caliber for NA inside of 400 yards you will be hard pressed to top it. The only other calibers I consider as useful are the various 9.3’s. They are balistic twins. The 375’s are too heavy and the 338’s just miss the mark as far as I’m concerned.
 
I used my 35 whelen this past moose season for the first time . Dropped a nice little 6 point bull one shot about 175-200 yes one shot . Its hit hard . I was using 250 gr remington cor lokt bullets .
My whelen is built on an Argentine 1909 mauser , and has a 26 inch barrel, a Boyd's walnut .
 
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