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Thanks! Bottom metal is from Duane Wiebe. Good news about 35 Whelen on the 1917 is that everything else works since it was designed for a 30-06! Used a Timney trigger. I have a different spring and cock on open. I had to go with Fed 210 primers, the CCI 210s were too soft. Night and day difference if you look at the target photo comparing the two primers. Winchester made this action. I was originally going to put a bigger cartridge in here so I opened up the rear of the receiver, but not needed with the 35 Whelen. "Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" -- Ronald Reagan "Ignorance of The People gives strength to totalitarians." Want to make just about anything work better? Keep the government as far away from it as possible, then step back and behold the wonderment and goodness. | |||
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 Great choice IMO. This is the exact battery I used on my last safari with Andrew in Zambia. Perfect! Congratulations to you and your gal on the very successful safari in Namibia. She can really shoot! And you are obviously a great instructor. Many happy adventures in the future for you two.  | |||
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Thanks. The 35 Whelen was amazing. I think another unsung hero for Africa might be the 338-06. On my 404, I took bushbuck to elephant with it 4 years ago. 430 gr solids on the bushbuck and elephant; 380 gr SP on hartebeest and sable. "Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" -- Ronald Reagan "Ignorance of The People gives strength to totalitarians." Want to make just about anything work better? Keep the government as far away from it as possible, then step back and behold the wonderment and goodness. | |||
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Im a huge 1917 enfield fan . I regret selling the one I had . It was a winchester 1917 made in december of 1917 according to the serial number .Someone had re-barreled and chambered it to 300 win mag . Killed my first deer with it . I have thought of buying another one but dont know of any gunsmiths who still build on them. | |||
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[/QUOTE]Thanks. The 35 Whelen was amazing. I think another unsung hero for Africa might be the 338-06 [/QUOTE] I know a number of persons on AR who would agree with that statement, including myself. My next safari battery with Andrew is a 458 Lott/375 H&H/7mmRM. However, after that, I think on my next safari the battery will be a 416Rigby/338-06/275Rigby. I've used a 404Jeffery/338WM 2-rifle battery in Zambia which served me very well, and the 338-06 would work just as well in that terrain I believe. In the end, if I had choose just one with a 400+ caliber, I guess I'd pick the 35 Whelen. Love that round. | |||
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The 1917 Enfield has always been a tad heavy and deserves to shoot a heavier bullet than the .30-06.....the .35 Whelen is a superb choice and you did a fine job on it.....now go put some elk in the freezer /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill | |||
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