If I knew then what I know now I would have never rebarrelled a .270 to .35 Whelen for an elk hunt. I love my Whelen and will always reach for it for game over 400 pounds but its more emotional then practical. Im gonna bet the 130TSX will out penetrate a typical cup and core from a .35, shoot a whole lot flatter and be much easier on the shoulder in the process.

Hunt hard, kill clean, waste nothing and offer no apologies.

"In rifle work, group size is of some interest...but it is well to remember that a rifleman does not shoot groups, he shoots shots." Jeff Cooper