Bob Nelson convinced me - 35 Whelen

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

That one made me chuckle for a moment sir. Job well done.

Oh good Townsend do regale us with the various .357 Magnum bullets we can also use in your beloved chambering. For us cheap bastards that don't want to deplete our supply of good bullets whilst worshipping the holiest of calibers.

@Wyatt Smith
Young Wyatt there is much written about that and load data available.
Seek young mister Smith and yes shall find
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Would y'all please stop it! I have two .358 Winchester rifles that has served me very well and I don't need the range a .35 Whelen offers but, I'm on the verge of sending my 1903 to Jes for a rebore to .358.
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@7x57 Joe
The 358 is a brilliant cartridge in its own right that p inches well above it's weight .
Bob

 

[CoElkHunter]

Would y'all please stop it! I have two .358 Winchester rifles that has served me very well and I don't need the range a .35 Whelen offers but, I'm on the verge of sending my 1903 to Jes for a rebore to .358.
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Nice looking rifle!

 

[Cervus elaphus]

Produce less blood shot meat! Important to meat hunters not so much for trophy hunters. Also less expensive ammunition and rifles. I would add easier to procure ammunition but no ammunition is easy to procure these days. Happy hunting.

Would y'all please stop it! I have two .358 Winchester rifles that has served me very well and I don't need the range a .35 Whelen offers but, I'm on the verge of sending my 1903 to Jes for a rebore to .358.
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Horses for courses. As a meat hunter I agree. I blew up a lot of deer with a 30-06 until I went back to my old 303 and left some meat for the pot, especially on lightweights like fallow and Virginian whitetail.

 

[Lee M]

@Lee M If you want to shoot animals way out yonder with a .338 rifle, simply get a .338 Lapua. Graeme Henry built the first .338 Lapua hunting rifle and used it on goats up the Wanganui. That info used to be in COTW but it was eventually removed, probably because he was not a Yank. I read his progress reports in Rod & Rifle but got rid of the pertinent issues long ago.

You shouldn’t have brought another 338 caliber into this thread. Bob is now working on a 35 Whelen load that will as he says “make it look silly” .

 

[Tgood1]

Damn Bob. U are amassing more fans than the Kardashians, next you'll have a "reality" show on primetime

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

You shouldn’t have brought another 338 caliber into this thread. Bob is now working on a 35 Whelen load that will as he says “make it look silly” .

@Lee M
Not working mate on one mate already have a couple.
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Damn Bob. U are amassing more fans than the Kardashians, next you'll have a "reality" show on primetime

@Tgood1
Mate people are coming to realize what t h e Whelen is like.
We need @Skinnersblade to get a 358 and come on board as well.
A,bit of muscle never goes astray.
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

That one made me chuckle for a moment sir. Job well done.

Oh good Townsend do regale us with the various .357 Magnum bullets we can also use in your beloved chambering. For us cheap bastards that don't want to deplete our supply of good bullets whilst worshipping the holiest of calibers.

@Forrest Halley
Young Forrest I know you are a cheap bastard. When it comes to money you are as tight as a fishes arse and that's water tight.
There's no such bullet as a bad bullet in 358. You can go from a wadcutter for plinking up to 310 grain.
Bob.

 

[Cervus elaphus]

Damn Bob. U are amassing more fans than the Kardashians, next you'll have a "reality" show on primetime

I'm offering free advertising and promoting slogans like "stay alive with a 35" "If it aint a Whelen, I'm not dealin" and "This Colonel is no chicken".
Get them teeshirts printed Bob

 

[hawkeyesatx]

Hey Bob, and anyone in the know how!
I’m contemplating reboring with a 1-10 twist.
Mainly because I can shoot the heavyweights of 300gr .
What is of your esteemed opinion?
Please enlighten me oh wondrous guru of the almighty .35 Whelen!


Hawk

 

[Cervus elaphus]

Over the last 5 years or so I have bought several Sportsman 78 rifles to be used for donor actions. One has already been converted to a 280 Ackley Improved. The above rifle will be rebarrelled and restocked as a 35 Whelen. As you can see, I found a jug of Bob's favorite, CFE223. I have the brass and will buy more this morning. I found the appropriate bullets in an estate and the used dies at a gun store. The wood will be sent to Richards microfit and carved into the 102 classic style.View attachment 396422

I thought Bob would like to know I'm moving forward.View attachment 396423

To be fair there are other powders that load excellent in the 35W e.g. Varget, IMR 4064, IMR 8208 XBR (if you want faster).

 

[Cervus elaphus]

Hey Bob, and anyone in the know how!
I’m contemplating reboring with a 1-10 twist.
Mainly because I can shoot the heavyweights of 300gr .
What is of your esteemed opinion?
Please enlighten me oh wondrous guru of the almighty .35 Whelen!


Hawk

Easy with the praise, gunsmiths are under enough pressure with conversions already.

 

[Cervus elaphus]

@Forrest Halley
Young Forrest I know you are a cheap bastard. When it comes to money you are as tight as a fishes arse and that's water tight.
There's no such bullet as a bad bullet in 358. You can go from a wadcutter for plinking up to 310 grain.
Bob.

What fascinates me about this cartridge Bob is the sheer amount of grunt from 30-06 brass. On another 35W forum I saw this discussing powders "Boy that 250 at 2700 would be a hammer!! Gonna have to play around when the weather gets better."
"That's full throttle 338 Win. mag ballistics out of an '06 size case. Interesting."

 

[mdwest]

To be fair there are other powders that load excellent in the 35W e.g. Varget, IMR 4064, IMR 8208 XBR (if you want faster).

My 35W loves IMR4064 with 200, 225, and 250gr projectiles… 1” groups at 100 yards is easy any day…

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

What fascinates me about this cartridge Bob is the sheer amount of grunt from 30-06 brass. On another 35W forum I saw this discussing powders "Boy that 250 at 2700 would be a hammer!! Gonna have to play around when the weather gets better."
"That's full throttle 338 Win. mag ballistics out of an '06 size case. Interesting."

@Cervus elaphas
If you want a load that really rocks game out to 250yards try the 250 grain Woodleigh or Hornaday round nose.
I've just got hold of some 225 grain Woodleigh RNSP that I want to try on pigs launched at 2,900fps f o 4,300 fpe, that should shake them up a,bit.
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Hey Bob, and anyone in the know how!
I’m contemplating reboring with a 1-10 twist.
Mainly because I can shoot the heavyweights of 300gr .
What is of your esteemed opinion?
Please enlighten me oh wondrous guru of the almighty .35 Whelen!


Hawk

@hawkeyesatx
All you need is a 1 in 12 twist that is more than enough for the 310grain woodleigh.
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

I'm offering free advertising and promoting slogans like "stay alive with a 35" "If it aint a Whelen, I'm not dealin" and "This Colonel is no chicken".
Get them teeshirts printed Bob

@Cervus elaphas
I'll take one of each in 3XL size thanks mate.

 

[Cervus elaphus]

My 35W loves IMR4064 with 200, 225, and 250gr projectiles… 1” groups at 100 yards is easy any day…

That powder seems to be a fixed & firm favourite. What barrel twist have you got and what length?
Also, can you still get it ?

 

[Cervus elaphus]

@Cervus elaphas
If you want a load that really rocks game out to 250yards try the 250 grain Woodleigh or Hornaday round nose.
I've just got hold of some 225 grain Woodleigh RNSP that I want to try on pigs launched at 2,900fps f o 4,300 fpe, that should shake them up a,bit.
Bob

That's a pretty heavy load even for our big Oz grunters. It would shake the hell out of a big Sambar stag !