Where to find Savage .35 Whelen sporter barrel

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Hello.

I'm always thinking about what's next with this stuff and I have a stainless savage long action in the safe with a 18" heavy .308 barrel on it at the moment. I've always kinda wanted a .35 Whelen, so it's a good candidate for the swap. Where could I find one in Canada? Preferable if it's not more expensive that just finding a .35 Whelen rifle. I have a Savage nut friend who swaps his own barrels who offered to help with that part. He shoots F-class TR I think.

Also, would it be possible to bore out and re-rifle this one. Maybe turn it down a contour or two for weight?

Thanks, I'll keep looking.

Ryan
 
Bob Jury over here in Alberta will build you a Savage pre fit barrel in 35. From what I hear, he has a pretty fast turnaround time as well. Hearing plenty of good things about his barrels.
 
Thanks everyone, I have a .223, a .243, a 6.5x55, a .308, a 30/06 and a 45/70 not counting the milsurps. I think I can trade the .308 into a 35 Whelen to balance things out a little. It's that or some metric 9.3mm round, but I think I can have fun with the .35. I also have a Dan Wesson model 15 in .357, so I have tons of projectiles and molds etc.
 
I built a stainless savage 35 remington bolt action as well as a blue/black 358 winchester on yet another savage, there are only 2 barrel twsits to pick from at shillen, go with the faster of the 2, I believe it is a 12 twist. Also shillen only makes a heavy varmint profile barrel in the .35 cal barrels, it sounds heavy but a 20 inch barrel balances ever so good, accuracy with cast bullets exceeded my expectations in both rifles
 
brybenn said:
Call Jerry at Mystic precision. He can hook you up
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Prices start at just over $400 if Im not mistaken.

Whats a Bob Jury barrel worth??

OP, if I was you, I would go with a 338-06 over a 35 whelen. For whatever reason, the 338 seems to be the perfect size for the 30-06 case, and you get better ballistics with the 338 vs a 35 cal bullet of the same weight. Of course, within 200 yards the differences are so tiny....
 
I know you're on the west coast but JC Custom Barrels located here in NB has started to make in roads with BR shooters here and I see they have just added .35 cal and prefit savage barrels, may be worth looking into. Their turn around time has been exceptional from contacting to order being completed.
 
$440 for a prefit savage I believe. I'll probably go 35 calibre because I'm into casting and I like heavy and slow. I have other guns that are fast :)

Suther said:
Prices start at just over $400 if Im not mistaken.

Whats a Bob Jury barrel worth??

OP, if I was you, I would go with a 338-06 over a 35 whelen. For whatever reason, the 338 seems to be the perfect size for the 30-06 case, and you get better ballistics with the 338 vs a 35 cal bullet of the same weight. Of course, within 200 yards the differences are so tiny....
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