Anyone used a 10" twist whelen ??

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06 July 2007, 04:37

boet

Anyone used a 10" twist whelen ??

I had a 35 whelen with 14" twist, and loved it. Then, got even more sentimental and chambered it to 350 rigby....bad move, a pain in the ass for no realistic advantage.....got made an offer I couldÂ´nt refuse, (fortunately) and now its gone. I gotta have a whelen again though and can lay my hands on a Truvello barrel with a 10" twist. Any idea what range of bullet weights I can expect it to stabilise ?
All comments accepted without prejudice except crap about the 9.3x62 being better.
boet

06 July 2007, 05:11

onefunzr2

I can't answer your question as my Whelen is factory Remington 1\16" twist, but I did enjoy your story. Long live the 35 Whelen.

06 July 2007, 11:07

KLM300

boet, IIRC member okie john has a whelen with a 1-10" twist. He might be able to help you out. Karry

06 July 2007, 23:18

Allan DeGroot

I can't imagine that anyone makes a .358 rifle bullet that you can't stabilize, though there are likely some bullets that are designed for the 35Rem that you might spin apart with some of your "warmer" handloads.

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06 July 2007, 23:26

Paul B

Boet. I have a friend who rebarreled a Ruger #1 to .35 Whelen with a 1 in 10" twist. I'm going to cut and paste your question and send it to him. I'm sure there are others who have gone the 1 in 10" route, but he's the only one I know. I think his only gripe was he had the barrel set at 24" rather than staying witht he full 26". Probably, 24" would be better on a bolt action though.
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