High Noon, you shuda been watching the classified here.
just bought an FN actioned 35 Whelen with a fantastic figured stock for less than a very basic 700.
it was a great deal, wish it had been a 9.3x62 but too good to pass up.
you've been an excellent poster and I only have one question left. Why are you so hung up on the whelen when the 9.3 is superior by any measure ?
good luck !
Thanks & good suggestion. I will watch the classifieds.
I have already addressed your statement regarding the 'superiority' of the 9.3x62. But to answer your question in a different manner: I'm not 'hung-up' on the .35W, but I realize it may appear I am, based upon this thread. While I recognize that the .35W and the 9.3x62 are both excellent choices, and while I may have a preference for the .35W (for various reasons, already discussed), I will likely opt for the CZ550 Kevlar carbine in 9.3x62, unless I can find a deal on a used Mauser-based .35W (or a 9.3x62 for that matter) such as the one you found in the classifieds on this forum, and which has the features and characteristics I have mentioned in this thread. I've run the numbers on converting a FN (or SC) M70, and to get what I want is just too expensive for me at this point in my life. With the CZ, all I would need to do (all I would want to do) would be to change out the trigger for a Timney and slap on a Leupold VX6 1.5x6x24. I'd then have an easy to carry, fast to shoulder powerhouse suitable for Brown bear and lesser beasts. I have plenty of time to make my decision, so I will see what I can find in the coming months.
Please post photos of your new .35W, when you get a chance.
Last edited by High_Noon; 06/29/16.
l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right. - Del Gue
