ITS THE BULLET THAT DOES THE WORK, not the cartridge or head stamp and and what most guys seem to ignore is the fact that, youll get a great deal different results from the same cartridge when swapping bullets between different bullet weights and brands.
as an example I have used the 250 speer in the 35 whelen and the 225 barnes, theres a huge difference in results, both work, but they don,t work in a similar manor, the speer opens much faster and if your taking lung/heart shots Id prefer it. the BARNES holds together and penetrates deeply, but does not expand as rapidly, if I was dead set on busting a shoulder Id go that route
Ive had zero problem killing elk with my 35 whelen using either bullet

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Last edited by 340mag; 11/04/14.