Remington CDL Classic Deluxe 35 Whelen

[badbrass]

Got it home last night! VG+ Condition. Looking to use 200r bullets to sight in
and have 4064 . or Varget, or IMR 4320, H335, Win 748, What to use?
Thanks for you input!

 

[GMC403]

53gr of 4064 under a Hornady 200gr RN is a nice light round for plinking (2400fps)

56gr of 4064 under a Hornady 200gr FTX has a near same POI as the factory 225gr TBBC ammo (IME)

Both shoot sub MOA for me.

 

[rogerdogger]

My Ruger Hawkeye loves 225gr Accubonds and TSX's with a decent load of H4895, really good accuracy and velocity, but every rifle is it's own mystery, good luck with the 35W, it's one haard hitting round, very underated. Dogger

 

[WhelanLad]

im yet to try 200gr rounds in my Whelen , I do plan on it some day but havnt been toting the whelen so much of late, it has a few dozen 250gr hornady sp loaded up to go.

i like varget powder but only loaded 225 - 250gr

 

[Slamfire]

Re15 is my preference in my 700 and 7400 35 Whelen's. But also get good results with IMR4064 and W748.

 

[c-fbmi]

A buddy of mine did exhaustive testing with his Whelen years ago and settled on 250s and IMR 4320. So when I got mine that's the first and last powder I used (but again with 250s) and this is the results.

 

[Slamfire]

Very impressive bullet speed! 2700 fps with 250gr bullets!

Best I can do with my 24" barrel length model 700 is about 2550 fps.

 

[Mike Webb]

I used 4320 and 225 grain Nosler Partitions in mine. Never tried for max velocity but shot very well.

 

[badbrass]

Just a picture of the rifle! Would a Leopold VX3- 1.5X5X20 be ok on it?

 

[medvedqc]

Just a picture of the rifle! Would a Leopold VX3- 1.5X5X20 be ok on it?

no only for a .366 ....

more seriously a very good choice ...

 

[buckbrushoutdoors]

I'm using the 200gr ttsx with varget. Going to try some different powder this winter. I find varget very anemic

 

[GMC403]

Just a picture of the rifle! Would a Leopold VX3- 1.5X5X20 be ok on it?

Yuppers!

 

[badbrass]

Thanks Guys! I just mounted the scope on her & she looks great!

 

[heybert]

Gord, yours look awesome with the 1.5-5 due to it having sights, but with the Classic Deluxe, a nice 2.5-8X36 would be a nice complement

 

[badbrass]

Now you have done it! HaHa! Thanks for that!

Gord, yours look awesome with the 1.5-5 due to it having sights, but with the Classic Deluxe, a nice 2.5-8X36 would be a nice complement

 

[GMC403]

Gord, yours look awesome with the 1.5-5 due to it having sights, but with the Classic Deluxe, a nice 2.5-8X36 would be a nice complement

I would agree with that. I actually wanted a VX-3 1.75-6, but the 1.5-5 came along at the right price with the right reticle.

I found the 2-7 was a nice fit too.


Both my wife and I have the VX3 2.5-8 on our main hunting rifles (308's) and they are an excellent scope IMO

 

[badbrass]

So with a serial # of G65379** it would be 1986 man date?

 

[GMC403]

So with a serial # of G65379** it would be 1986 man date?

The "classic" came out in 1988 (first M700 in the Whelen) the CDL's were introduced after that in various runs.

I believe you'll need the barrel code for dating it.

 

[badbrass]

barrel code = xz

 

[heybert]

barrel code = xz

That would indicate December 1975, but the CDL line is fairly new. Doesn't make sense. With the G serial number though, it would indicate that it was manufactured in 2009.