I have bought a new Douglas barrel in .35 whelen for my Sauer202 rifle.
I will mostly hunt deer and elk. what type of bullets and weight are the best for this type of game?
I was thinking Swift A-Frame or Barnes TSX, but do these bullets open correct at 200 yards whit the velocity i can accomplish??

Polar

Either of them will do fine.....but in .35 caliber most any bullet of 225-250 grains will work well on elk and deer.

polar

My two favorites in the Whelen are the 225 Nosler Partition or the Speer 250 with R-15.

You might also try the Nosler 225 B-tip---it's pretty stout for a B-tip and very accurate.

WN

I shoot the 225 gr TBBC in the Federal factory loads. This is the only gun that I do not load for because I know that I would find it difficult to match the accuracy this load gives me. Nothing wrong with the other premium bullets though.

Woody

With RL-15 and a 250 grain Speer I am getting about 2470 fps. More importantly I am getting amazing accuracy. Sighted dead on at 200 yards I have a 9 inch drop at 300 yards and just under a 2 1/2 inch group. My barrel is only 22 inches so you might get a little more speed with a longer barrel.

Polar.
I have used, and is a big fan of the Woodleigh 250 gr bullet in my 35 Whelen for moose and red deer.
My barrel is a 22" Shilen SS with 1-14 twist.

But I have been talked into trying the monometal bullets in 215 gr for this years hunt.
Have loaded a lokal produced bullet wich is called PBP ( www.performancebullet.no )
It gives outstanding accuracy but I have not tried on game yet.

Thanks for the answers.
I think i wil try 225 gr Nosler partition and 250 gr Speer Grand slam first.
What volocity can i expect whit these bullets using N-140 powder ?

I'm of the thought that in a .35 Whelen, a premium bullet is not really necessary. In most rifles, even a gut busting load will barely make 2600 FPS, more mostly in the 2500-2550 FPS range. I know some say they get more velocity, but in my three .35 Whelen rifles, I'm hard pressed to get much past 2550 FPS. At that speed,the 250 gr. Speer Hot-core or Hornady Interlock should be just fine.
I have friends in Canada who use the 250 gr. Speer Hot-core exclusively in their .35 Whelens for moose and last year, one drew a tag for grizzly bear. He chose to stay with the Speer bullet having full confidence in the bullet.
I haven't had a chance to shoot anything with mine yet, not because I haven't tried. It's just a plain bitch to try and draw atag for big game here in Arizona and then the damn season is only four days long. I sometimes get the feeling they don't want us to be successful, just send in the money and stay home.
Paul B.

Naturally I'm gonna be different...

I would us the Sierra 225 grain Spitzer Boat Tail bullet on top of 59.0 grains of RL-12 (if you have any or can find any) and Federal 210 primers. Velocity should be around 2,630 FPS...

225 Partition. The Sierra 225 (like most Sierra game bullets) SUX BIG TIME! I used it on antelope in the 358 Win no less, and damage was waaaaaaaaaaay too much for a "tough" 35 cal bullet. And forget using it on elk or something like that!

My Ruger M-77 Mk II shot MOA with 250-gr. Hornadys and Nosler Partitions. I got 2,550 from a 22" barrel using half a grain less than the published max load of RL-15. As you load for a 35 Whelen, you'll notice that powder makers publish much hotter data than bullet makers. Strange, but there it is.


Okie John