I take it you've never shot a BLR before. From personal experience, I can tell you that a BLR seems to mitigate felt recoil better than most rifles and I think it
would serve as an excellent platform for the 35 Whelen, or the 338-06. And how does me entertaining the idea of a 35 Whelen Lever gun ( which I think would be awesome ),
translate into my BLR doesn't shoot straight? Or are you just trolling?
You would be wrong.
I personally don't appreciate the ergonomics of the BLR and find them conducive to felt recoil. Maybe just my body shape. I don't appreciate the ergonomics of the AR platform either.
I guess I just don't see fixing something that isn't broken, which is what I assumed you were trying to do.
If you're just doing something because you want to, fly at it.