If you want a decent sporting crf 35 whelen start with a Ruger M77 mkII or Winchester 70 and either have them rebarreled or rebored, or better yet find one of the Rugers so built by the factory.
That's what I'm leaning towards, fueled by 24hcampfire 9.3x62 mania. I'm keeping an eye out for a good deal on a M70 Classic in .270 Win to rebore to 9.3x62. I'll have a (I hope) great rifle, and I will have removed a .270 from the gene pool - it's a win/win. ;-)
