35 Whelen VS 444 Marlin.
- Thread starter badbrass
- Start date
Well bought a Bell & Carson Stock to put on the 35 Whelen!
Feels better, fits better! What do you think?
Looks great Paul,
Your rifle has a nice balanced look to it. Have you worked up some loads yet or settled on a factory loading?.
I'm finally finished setting mine up, and she's ready for spring bear. It's an honest shooter with the factory TBBC ammo (decent enough for hunting). Zero'd at 175y it shoots 1.5" high @ 100y & 1.5" low @ 200y
10 shots @ 200y
Happy Hunting!
Species8472
CGN Regular
- Location
- Nipissing Township + 82a
Whelen #### - I love it!!
Seeing as you have shown me yours I'll show you mine:
Looks great Paul,
Your rifle has a nice balanced look to it. Have you worked up some loads yet or settled on a factory loading?.
I'm finally finished setting mine up, and she's ready for spring bear. It's an honest shooter with the factory TBBC ammo (decent enough for hunting). Zero'd at 175y it shoots 1.5" high @ 100y & 1.5" low @ 200y
10 shots @ 200y
Happy Hunting!
Thanks! No shooting lately! Hope it warms up shortly! will try out some loads! Will be reloads!
looks great paul,
your rifle has a nice balanced look to it. Have you worked up some loads yet or settled on a factory loading?.
I'm finally finished setting mine up, and she's ready for spring bear. It's an honest shooter with the factory tbbc ammo (decent enough for hunting). Zero'd at 175y it shoots 1.5" high @ 100y & 1.5" low @ 200y
10 shots @ 200y
happy hunting!
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Looks great Paul,
Your rifle has a nice balanced look to it. Have you worked up some loads yet or settled on a factory loading?.
I'm finally finished setting mine up, and she's ready for spring bear. It's an honest shooter with the factory TBBC ammo (decent enough for hunting). Zero'd at 175y it shoots 1.5" high @ 100y & 1.5" low @ 200y
10 shots @ 200y
Happy Hunting!
Hey Gord! What ring do you have on your rifle?
Reloaderdude
CGN Regular
- Location
- In the Northern SK Bush
I've had both and I sold the Whelen, my mistake, I should have sold the 444 Marlin. Well maybe i'll sell the JM stamp 444 and post for a WTB 35 Whelen, I miss that gun.
- Location
- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
IMHO, the .444 and the .35 Whelen, a close cousin of the 9.3X62, serve different purposes. The correct rifle for you, is the one that is the most useful to your reality, the most user friendly, the one that captures your imagination, and the one you prefer to spend time with in the field. Define what it is the rifle needs to do, then realistically access which rifle comes nearest that ideal, then go from there.
Johnn Peterson
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Chemainus B.C.
Well changed scope mounts to Talleys low's, I like the way they look on the rifle!, and changing scope to Leopold VX3-2.5X8X38 ( scope should be here tomorrow ).
Beautiful gun!
And if it just feels right, that's because it is! Don't worry about the scope affecting that, with the right ring height for you, it will only add to the right feel!
Cheers
Jay
i have a 2.5-8 on mine and the balance is fine.
After the load dev. is finished, I may take that scope off and replace it with a Leupold 4x33mm. Will save a bit of weight and have an even smaller scope atop it.
