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300gr + in 35 Whelen
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Do any of you fine folks have some good load data for shooting 300gr + bullets in the good ole 35 Whelen? I see DoubleTap ammo offers a 310gr slug at 2300 fps and I'd like to achieve this in my 700 CDL.
 
Posts: 21 | Location: Central KY | Registered: 04 October 2005Reply With Quote
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You can try but the 1/16 twist in factory Remington barrels may not stabilize those bullets adequately. 1/12 does and 1/14 usually will in my playing with 4 different rifles with the latter twists.


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Posts: 312 | Location: B.C., Canada | Registered: 12 March 2002Reply With Quote
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Paco Kelly has a bit about the obsolete 300gr Barnes RN and a 325gr Hoch in this article.

http://35cal.com/35whelen.htm
 
Posts: 1615 | Location: Washington State | Registered: 27 May 2004Reply With Quote
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From Nick Harvey's Manual
300gr bullet
Starting load not given.
Max load

IMR4320 51gr 2220fps.

IMR4350 58gr 2235fps.


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Posts: 16134 | Location: Texas | Registered: 06 April 2002Reply With Quote
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Try BLC-2 under your 310gr. Woodleigh. I have Whelen with a 1-14" twist and it works great. Start at 53gr and work up from there.
 
Posts: 186 | Location: High in the Rockies | Registered: 29 October 2005Reply With Quote
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I have 75 300 grain Barnes bullets left and my 1-16 twist 350 Rem stabalizes them. They are round nosed so shorter than their weight indicates.

4320 is a good heavy bullet powder
 
Posts: 111 | Location: Whitehorse, Yukon | Registered: 13 June 2005Reply With Quote
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Using a friend's rifle I tried the 310gr Woodleigh infront of AR2208 (you guys call it Varget). The 1:16" looked good until we got to 200m and then we got some suspiciously oval holes.
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Posts: 2198 | Location: Australia | Registered: 24 August 2001Reply With Quote
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I have used the Woodleigh 310 bullet to good success. This was in a 35 Whelen-Ackley which has a little more case capacity than a standard 35 Whelen. I got 2300fps with 57 gr H380 (Rem cases). This was a pretty stiff load in my gun but shot well. Another good heavy bullet is the 270 gr Northfork. The NF is a little more accurate in my gun. IMR4064 worked well with the 270's, but I never got around to working up a load with the 310's. The 310 worked well on Buff in Australia, Lots of penetration and broken bones, with over 90% weight retention.
 
Posts: 77 | Location: Pulaski, WI | Registered: 27 November 2004Reply With Quote
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My Whelen has a 1-14 twist and stabilizes them to 200yds ( I have not put them on paper at a longer range.)
 
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