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| Posts: 5603 | Location: Eastern plains of Colorado | Registered: 31 October 2005 |
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| Just out of curiosity, why would one want to move up to a 35 Whelan to shoot 200 grain bullets. You can do that in a 30-06. |
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| Because of the greater sectional area a 200gr .358 bullet will reach significantly higher velocity and energy than a 200gr .308 bullet when they are loaded to equal pressures.
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| Posts: 10900 | Location: North of the Columbia | Registered: 28 April 2008 |
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| Why would you shoot a 200gr bullet in a 35 whelen? Because I have a 1000 of them and the deer and elk don't seem to care. |
| Posts: 296 | Location: Clyde Park, MT | Registered: 29 December 2005 |
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| Just remember that the 200 grain RN was designed for the 35 Rem. and might be a varmint bullet at Whelen velocities. |
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| My rifle is a custom Mark X bolt gun with a 24" barrel in A.I. 40° shoulder chambering. Empty fired cases have 73.8 - 74.0 gr. water capacity.
Light Load is 200 Hornady IL Spitzer over 60 gr. of A2520 for 2740 fps @ 52 Kpsi. Accuracy Load is 250 Hornady IL Spitzer over 56 gr. of Varget for 2550 fps @ 54 Kpsi (consistent 0.3 - 0.5" groups @ 100 yds.). Heavy Load is 250 Nosler Partition over 61.5 gr. of PP2000-MR for 2610 fps @ 57 Kpsi (3775 ft. lbs. energy). |
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| that short 200 gr .358 bullet is faster out of the barrel up to a couple of hundred yards but looses its velocity and the 200 gr 308 or 30-06 takes the lead in velocity is pretty common knowledge.
Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120
rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com
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| Posts: 41820 | Location: Twin Falls, Idaho | Registered: 04 June 2000 |
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