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Re: Whelen for Whitetail - 200 Horn or 250 Speer?

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22 September 2004, 08:12
RJM
Re: Whelen for Whitetail - 200 Horn or 250 Speer?
My friend has a Remington 7600 in .35 Whelen and took two deer last year and 1 the year before in Pennsylvania. All were one shot/no move from the POI shots. His bullet was the 225 Nosler Petition. Front end opes up rapidly enough to impart shock and the rear section just plows on through. Will do anything up through a Brown Bear but a 250 grain would probably be better medicine for them.
I also shoot a .35 but mine is a .350 Reminton Magnum. I'm planning on using the Speer 220 grain this year.

Bob
19 September 2004, 17:15
vip
Lou, I've had good luck with the Hornady 250 round nose and reloader 15. They open up easily and cause less meat damage than some of the lighter bullets. Good luck on your hunt here in PA.... Paul.
19 September 2004, 17:22
Lou270
My Whelen is the Rem 700 classic w/ a Leupold 2-7 on top. It'll put 3 of those 200 gr. Hornady's under an inch, so I'll probably stick with that load. I have some time, so may try and work up a load with the 225 Nosler BTs as I can always fall back on the 200 Hornady load. Thanks for all the replys!

-Lou
20 September 2004, 01:35
Major Caliber
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i use the sierra 225, it is a fragile bullet & perfect for deer & the whelen..but the exit hole with any bullet will be bigger than a 270.



Really? I've had basketball size exit holes with a .270 and 150gr Ballistic Tips!
20 September 2004, 01:17
tom ga hunter
i use the sierra 225, it is a fragile bullet & perfect for deer & the whelen..but the exit hole with any bullet will be bigger than a 270.
19 September 2004, 20:59
WHELENATIC
You can't beat the 250g Hornady rn out of the Whelen on Montana deer and elk under 300 yds. It's very accurate bullet behind BLC-2 powder in the rifles I load for myself and friends. I don't have my load data on hand since i'm in Iraq. You have the "whump" factor with meat on the table. The 250g Nosler Partition is the other bullet I shoot powered by IMR 4320.
20 September 2004, 06:23
RupertBear
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Lou, I've had good luck with the Hornady 250 round nose and reloader 15. They open up easily and cause less meat damage than some of the lighter bullets.


I'll second this combination. Not that this bullet won't expand properly, because it will, but one of the advantages of the .35 over .277 or other similar calibers is the use of a "pre-expanded" bullet. The larger hole does its job.