changing 30-06 over to 35 whelen???

Bob Price said:
You want to try a big stopper? It's my 444 Marlin. I have it in a Marlin rifle. My moose was about 85 yards away. I'd called him into a clearing. He was yelling "where is she, where is she? I raised my rifle to his chest and fired. The big bull turned to run and dropped in his tracks. The 400 grain round nose had stopped him before he could change his mind. That's the story and I'm sticking to it. If you want a sure kill try a big, slow moving slug in the chest. Try that, with a home sighted Leopold 1.5X5 on it. You wil stop worrying about MOA micro accuracy and loctiting your scope screws!
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What 400gr bullet are you shooting out of a .444 Marlin?
 
This is old data. It came out in one loading manual (I forget which) and it stated the .338-06 was an anomoly and should not outperform the 35 Whelen but it does in velocity, energy, and trajectory.

The main anomaly is that the .338-06 offers superior ballistic performance (higher velocity, flatter trajectory, better energy retention) and a wider variety of bullet options, while the .35 Whelen benefits from the availability of factory ammunition and can be loaded with cheaper pistol and .35 Rem bullets for plinking. In short, the .338-06 is a better performer for hunting, but the .35 Whelen is more accessible for those who don't handload.

.338-06
  • Anomaly: Superior ballistics for its class. It was designed to leverage the existing .30-06 case to achieve performance exceeding the .35 Whelen, which it generally does in velocity, energy, and trajectory.
  • Performance: Outperforms the .35 Whelen in velocity, flat shooting, and energy at all ranges. The .338" bullet diameter offers more options for high-ballistic-coefficient bullets.
 
bcsteve said:
What 400gr bullet are you shooting out of a .444 Marlin?
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T'would be along the lines of dis one I reckon. Cast 'er to 22 BHN instead of 12-15 BHN and that would get the weight down closer to 400 gr.
https://accuratemolds.com/bullet_detail.php?bullet=43-425M
This boolit is meant for single shot use in Marlin Micro-Grove rifles. Ye could handily dump bison with well placed shots at 80+ yds at velocities
in the 13 to 1500 fps range.
 
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