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I just purchased a Remington classic 700 in 35 Whelen and would like to know of any good hand load recipes for this combo. I plan on using this rifle on my Africa trip next July, I am curently using 57gr of IMR 4064 over a 225gr Sierra siptzer bullet. I have MOA accuracy with this load, but I do not know if this set up will be good for Africa. Any advise will be appreciated.
 
Posts: 139 | Location: Florida | Registered: 09 February 2005Reply With Quote
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I use 250 gr Hornady interlocks in my whelen, and the best results I've had are with BL(C)2 and RL 15. When developing a load, test both magnum and standard primers with all powders. In my rifle, standard primers work better with the blc2 and magnum primers work better with the Reloader 15. Better, to me, is tighter groups, so my 1 1/2" groups at 100m witht he RL15 and standard primers shrunk to sub-moa with magnum primers and no other change.


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Thanks RupertBear I will try that on the next batch. I am using standard primers now.
 
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Rubertbear <> How much of that RL-15 you puting in that load. I am workin with that powder now myself... Thanks Maddog

ps what is the vel of your load...????


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i would go with 56-57 grns of H4350 top with a nosler 225 grn partition...will take all the plains game you need...


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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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Mike what kid of velocity are you getting with that load? Im hovering around 2700 fps with mine.

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Maddog,

I'm tucking 59.2 grains of Rl 15 on top of a Rem 9 1/2 magnum primer. Out of my 25" bbl, I get 2624 fps and sub-moa accuracy. With that, I have 6" zero to 200 m (about 2" high at 100 meters and 4" low at 200).


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