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Re: 35 Whelen Update

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19 November 2004, 09:48
wsj
Re: 35 Whelen Update
A 257 Roberts and a 35 Whelen? The 2 perfect rifles? Don't know about that (variety is the spice of life) but just coincidentally those are the 2 rifles I was shooting last weekend in preparation for the Pennsylvania deer season.

The 257's a Ruger 77 that I swapped a Browning A-Bolt for a few years back. Liked the Browning but like the Ruger better (less glitzy) and I finally got a 115 gr BT load that'll shoot under an inch.

The Whelen is the Grice 700 CDL I mentioned earlier in this thread. It flat shoots! I adjusted the trigger to ~2.75 pounds and put a Nikon Pro Staff 3-9 on it and have done nothing else. It shot the Remington 200 gr. factory loads into a 4-shot 0.8 inch group and did the same thing with 2 different handloads with 225 gr Nosler BT's. I was very happy. And you're right, it's not much of a kicker.

In short, I'm real pleased with the CDL and this caliber. Can't wait to hole a real live critter with it. -WSJ
19 November 2004, 15:21
Mikey B
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"Currently, my two main rifles are a .308 and a 9.3x62mm, but I am sorely tempted to trade in the .308 for a 6.5x55mm..."

Pete E...I think 6.5x55 with a 9.3x62 would be a world wide hunting outfit...
Russ



I agree wholeheartedly. As a long time user of the 6.5x55mm for all sorts of medium big game, I've had a yearning for a 9.3x62mm to shoot alongside it for heavy big game animals and can think of few combinations more well-suited for my typical hunting (<300 yards). A few other sexy combinations include the aforementioned .257 Bob and .35 Whelen, and the hotter .270 Win and .338 WM. I wouldn't mind having one of each in my safe though.