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It’s a small shop in middle Georgia. I’ve already committed to the rifle, I have not ever laid eyes on a 35 Whelen in a KS. I was just starting a convo for others thoughts. It’s quite kind of y’all to ask for the shop info though😂

The largest caliber I've come across in a KS rifle was a .338 WM. The only other caliber KS I've handled was in .280 Rem. For me, they've been the best handling factory rifles I've hand in my hands. Many times I've looked back and thought buying those two would have cured my big game hunting needs and would have saved me a lot of money.

mathman,

I agree with you and have used mine on bear and moose. But I'll bet you Ms. and La. primitive weapons seasons have been responsible for more 35 Whelen sales of ammo and rifles than any other source.

Nick - very cool.
Do you have some R15 on hand - that'll come in handy.

I’ve had or still have M7 KS 350 Rem mag and 7-08, 700KS 270, 280ss and soon the 35 Whelen. I agree with everyone on here. My favorite rifles Remington ever produced. I should have bought more as I saw them.

I pretty well agree with this assessment.

I've had a few others but kept the 35W and a .280.

I bet you're right. Just before the season every other rifle I see at the range is a crack barrel 35.

Hey Nick,

Congrats on a great find. You would not be the first to start an "I want to buy it, where is it" frenzy on the fire by mentioning you know where a particular rifle is.

I know the Whelen is not needed in Georgia but you might be surprised after you use it how often it seems to find it's way to the woods with you.

Maybe so. I use all of them from time to time just to take em’ for a spin. I have a few that are just great woods rifles...which is primarily what I do out of a tree stand. Short action, short barreled rifles.

Yep great pic Scott. 👍

NIce!

Is the .35 Whelen 700 KS a 22” or 24” barrel? Inquiring minds want to know. Happy Trails

WAM - 35 Whelen is 24".

And the heavier ks (mag) contour iirc (Scott can verify!)

Yes sir!

Whelen on left, 280 on right



Here's the Whelen next to a Rem Mag contour

There was a long discussion in another thread a while back about the KS taper. For anyone interested in the MAG KS mountain rifle contour, this *is* the exact contour -

https://riflebarrels.com/wp-content/uploads/rcs300.pdf

I have a left hand 700KS in 35 Whelen which I bought used and have not fired. I think that one is extremely rare. I plan to sell that one. Does anyone have any idea of value for that one? I suppose I could just put it on Gunbroker and let the market decide.

As you state, the best bet is probably to put it on gun broker. Because they are rare and there has not been one (that I am aware of) sold in this recent market, I hate to even speculate on price. My *guess* would be if two people were searching for this, you could see in excess of $1500 - and perhaps well in excess. It’s crazy town over on GB right now ...

Ok,,,,,, well, FWIW,,,,, a .35 Whelen Chambering is not anything Very Rare, or Special,,,,, in fact, it's pretty common in my part of the World,,,,, and just about any .30-06 Rifle can be Re-Chambered and Re-Bored for the .35 Whelen Cartridge,,,,, see attached....

That's interesting - thank you.
It's definitely a wee different than a normal Rem mag contour.

This is true - hard to gauge the circus happening on Gunbroker right now.
I was watching an old-school SS (the good kind) 700 in 7-08 with factory tupperware stock fetch nearly $1200 a week or two ago.

You only need two uber-interested parties - - - and let the games begin.

Were it mine, I don't think I'd take much less than $1500 for it.