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I am guessing that I would never get a chance to hunt in Africa, but if ever do, would the .35 Whelen be enough rifle for big game? You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose.....but you can't pick your friends nose! | ||
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Rayder, Absolutely, I used a 358 Winchester on my first plains game safari pushing a 225 grn Nosler partition at about 2475 fps with great results. The 35 Whelen would be even better. Mike Legistine actu? Quid scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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It depends upon what you mean by "big game." The .35 Whelen is not or legal in most countries for buffalo, elephant and rhino. It's good medicine for all antelope and zebras, though, but so are the .30-06, 7 mm Rem Mag, .270 Winchester, etc., with proper bullets and proper bullet placement. Bill Quimby | |||
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I've used it's slightly bigger brother, 9.3X62 with 250gr North Forks and it was very effective on Plains Game. Wouldn't hesitate to use it again on any Plains game. As long as DG is not on license the 35 Whelen should be all you need. | |||
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I have used the 35W on Plains game, and it works great. Remember, forgivness is easier to get than permission. | |||
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Rayderluv, The 35 Whelen should be more than adequate for anything upto buffalo if loaded with premium 250 gr bullets. Personally I would feel very comfortable with it. The 33's and 35's make a much bigger hole than the 30's and below and that's a good thing. Mark MARK H. YOUNG MARK'S EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES 7094 Oakleigh Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89110 Office 702-848-1693 Cell, Whats App, Signal 307-250-1156 PREFERRED E-mail markttc@msn.com Website: myexclusiveadventures.com Skype: markhyhunter Check us out on https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 | |||
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Thanks for your replies everyone. Africa is but a dream for me, but many things never become a reality without a dream first! Hey, I never thought I would geet to do any deep sea fishing either, and I am going in a couple months!!  )You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose.....but you can't pick your friends nose! | |||
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