Originally Posted by
W.R.Buchanan
I have three bullets for my .35-303 Enfield.. First one was the Lee 358-200 GC it was too short to feed reliably in the #4 Mk1. So I got a 360-250 from Accurate, adn is it long enough to feed OK.
I also tried a Sierra 225 gr Game King which does feed reliably.
All of these bullets will work in a Whelan, but I see no point in using anything less than a 250 gr Boolit in a .35 cal. Rifle for Normal Target Shooting or Hunting, or the Sierra Game Kings 225 gr or 250 gr for Hunting bigger stuff. They are too expensive to plink with, whereas the Cast Lead Boolits cost almost nothing.
The Lee 358-200 will work OK if you aren't feeding off a magazine, and is certainly the Cheapest Mould to buy, and would suffice as a plinking Load. It was designed for the .35 Remington.
My .35 cal. Gun is a Reworked #4 Mk1* Parker Hale Deluxe Sporter bored out to .35-.303 by JES Reboring.
Randy