I had my .35 Whelen built about 4 years ago by Hill Country Rifles here in Texas and at the time I had the same question. I just left it to the experts there and after they asked what weight bullet I would primarily be shooting, they suggested a 1-10". I have loaded 250 gr Hornady RN and SP and have many 1/2" groups with velocities a tad over 2500 fps. This is going to be my primary rifle for my upcoming plains game hunt in S. Africa in July. I plan on loading the Swift A-Frame and plan on taking everything with it there. I decided to hunt all my whitetails this year with my 250 Hornady loads to get some more trigger time with it before heading to Africa.
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<br>I'll agree that 1-10" seems to be a little steep but it seems to working just fine.
