35 Whelen

[doncrs65]

Lets see your 35 Whelens and loads if you got them.


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[cwlongshot]

Mine is a 1909 Argentine Mauser action with a Shillen Barrel. Built in 2005.
Its a good shooter. I left the barrel long @ 27”. That extra legnth nets me some Better velocity numbers. It shoots Hornady 200g at 2900 fps with 2520 and is really linking RL15 and a 225g Accubond.

My fun load is 3031 and a 280 NOE RN boolit!

CW

[skeettx]

Mine is a Remington 721 with Douglas XX barrel, fitted into a Rem 700 8mm Mag Stock
and BDL floorplate.

[T_McD]

Is that a CVA hunter? Looks just like mine. Working up a load for my coated and gas checked lee 200 grain cast bullets.

[5Shot]

My latest is a M70 Featherweight with a Pac-Nor 1:14 on it. I have been shooting the NOE Thumper with WC852 and getting some nice groups. I also have a Rem 721 with a Douglass XX Barrel, just like Skeettx, but mine is still has the solid bottom metal.

[doncrs65]

Is that a CVA hunter? Looks just like mine. Working up a load for my coated and gas checked lee 200 grain cast bullets.

Yes it is,iam planning on shooting a 300 grain from hunters supply that IAM going use Hi Tek coating on.

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[doncrs65]

My latest is a M70 Featherweight with a Pac-Nor 1:14 on it. I have been shooting the NOE Thumper with WC852 and getting some nice groups. I also have a Rem 721 with a Douglass XX Barrel, just like Skeettx, but mine is still has the solid bottom metal.

What powder are you using?

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[35 shooter]

My latest is a M70 Featherweight with a Pac-Nor 1:14 on it. I have been shooting the NOE Thumper with WC852 and getting some nice groups. I also have a Rem 721 with a Douglass XX Barrel, just like Skeettx, but mine is still has the solid bottom metal.

Nice, nice, very very nice looking rifle and scope set up you have there. Makes me miss my old featherweight 30/06 that I still don’t why I traded off years ago.

[5Shot]

What powder are you using?

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WC852 and WC852f. Both have given great groups with book charges. H4831 and H380 would be comparable in burning rate to these two powders. I water dropped the bullets and lubed with 2500+.

[5Shot]

Nice, nice, very very nice looking rifle and scope set up you have there. Makes me miss my old featherweight 30/06 that I still don’t why I traded off years ago.

I do love them...we have 3 in the house now. A 308 Win, 257 Roberts (One of the last of the WRAC guns) and this one.

[doncrs65]

WC852 and WC852f. Both have given great groups with book charges. H4831 and H380 would be comparable in burning rate to these two powders. I water dropped the bullets and lubed with 2500+.

Iam going to be using the 300 grain from hunters supply with Hi Tek coating, I want to get about 2200 fps trying to figure out what powder to use, I found one article were the guy uses reloader 15 with good success.

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[5Shot]

Yes, RL15 is great powder for the Whelen. I may have some starting data for it with a 300 grn bullet. I am getting 2100 with the WC852f.

[Jeff Michel]

Remington 700 Classic, can't post a picture for a couple weeks, loaned it to a friend to take to Africa. Hopefully, some really neat pictures will come back with my rifle.

[doncrs65]

Iam going to be using the 300 grain from hunters supply with Hi Tek coating, I want to get about 2200 fps trying to figure out what powder to use, I found one article were the guy uses reloader 15 with good success.

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By the way IAM a total newby to this reloading thing, basically I don't know squat.

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[doncrs65]

Yes, RL15 is great powder for the Whelen. I may have some starting data for it with a 300 grn bullet. I am getting 2100 with the WC852f.

Any help would be great thanks.

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[MaLar]

Savage 110, no barrel nut, Boyd's featherweight thumb-hole (not lightweight at all), Shaw barrel 1-14 twist. Shaw barrel quality has come a long way since I started using them decades ago.

This is the first load I tried with a P.C.d bullet. A Saeco mold #351 200 grain plain base.
100 yards. Later when cleaning the rifle I noticed I didn't tighten the front scope ring.

[Chill Wills]

Yes, RL15 is great powder for the Whelen. I may have some starting data for it with a 300 grn bullet. I am getting 2100 with the WC852f.

1990 Remington 700 classic rifle

I agree. Reloader 15 and 250gr jacketed
and Reloader 15 with LBT 280 spitzer

very accurate

2500 fps with the jacket bullet
2375 fps with the LBT cast

Either make great elk hunting ammo.

[umwminer]

FN 98 Commercial Mauser that was originally a 30/06 .
Had it rebored and rechambered to 35 whelen ackley improved in 1981.
59.0gr IMR 4064 under a Speer 250gr Spitzer .
Nickname - “Old Bull Thrower “ and indeed she do .

[doncrs65]

This what iam loading 300gr gas checked Hi Tek coated boolits from Hunters supply,from all of the data I have seen iam going to start with 50 grains and work up to 57gr.

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[5Shot]

My old Hodgdon #26 Manual lists RL15 with a 300 grn bullet (jacketed).

48.0 grn, 2088 fps to start and 52.0 grn, 2268 fps max.