I just assembled a Mauser '98 in .35 Whelen. During the process, I was arguing with myself about doing it AI instead of Whelen's straight up .30-'06 modification. Since I had all the gages at hand and the reamer clock was ticking, I went ahead with the standard version.
There are no iron sights, so the set back issue is null. I kind of like the idea of the additional head spacing surface that I'd pick up and the modest capacity increase, but thought I'd ask around these parts and maybe flush out unexpected pluses and minuses.
Any thoughts appreciated.