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Not sure how this is germane to the discussion of a very specific rifle; but I’ll agree the chambering isn’t rare up here - but the combination of this rifle (KS) and chambering is.

I had a KS in .375H&H but sold it. If it was a .35 Whelen I’d still own it. 😉

Yea, Yea Yea,,,,,,,, I've owned a Couple over the yrs,,,,,, and like I said, way OVER-RATED, for what you get,,,,, I'm still Packin my 1985 M700 .30-06 Mtn. Rifle, and at the time, mid-90's I was having a work-over done on that Rifle, and I almost went with the .35 Whelen, but the Bbl. couldn't really Handel it, as it was discussed with my Gun Smith at the time,,,,, and again to my Post, see attached, this is what I was eluding to... I'm not the only one who thinks this way,,,,,,, and why do think they RCS quit making them in 2008.....
But hey,,,,, what ever floats your boat.....

Are you in any way related to Big Stchick? No one was speaking specifically to the chambering in any rifle other that the KS series rifle from Remington. I’m simply buying a rifle and was wondering about it’s commonality or not. I don’t need it. May rarely use it, but it’ll be nice to have. Thank you for your thoughts and opinion. Twice

Keep your eyes out for some Power Pro 2000-MR powder. It's a game changer in the Whelen.
Congratulations on a great find in that rifle!
Rex

So I guess you don't hunt much, huh?

Bob
www.bigbores.ca

Ok,,,, just saw your Post, and Yea,,,,,, he's my next-door neighbor..... I taught him every-thing he knows.......Hint Lj

Old post, but for some reason it popped up on my workspace. Just a bit of added info for anyone searching this thread in the future - it turns out the 35 W ks was made in BOTH contours - standard ks as well as mag ks. FWIW to the 6 people in the world who care.

There's 6 people that care

Good point.

Probably more like 4!

That KS Whelen is the one to have if you have to be weighed down with a M700..

lol!

They did a run of cdl Whelens about 15 years ago or so. I had one and it was a great shooter. It had a 24" standard sporter on it which seemed pretty light for a 35 cal but it really shnitride.

I sold it and was going to have a well known local gun maker put a stainless 9.3 barrel on one of my fn commercial mauser actions for me and then he passed away before he got started on it.

I still want to do a 9.3x62 on an fn I just need to find an old school mauser guy to do it. I'd like to put a stainless 20" or so #4 on an fn and have open sites put on and then have the barreled action nitrided. I almost just had a ruger guide gun 30-06 recorded but was offered too much money for my guide gun. I figured that cash could go a good ways towards a reborn.

I have at least a half dozen jc Higgins 50s and 51s but their contours are too lite to rebore. Who's a good fire recommend smith to rebarrel an fn 98 to 9.3x62?

Bb

Yep. Might be different with bullets over 250, but they're not very common.

I had a skeleton-stock Ruger Model 77 in 35 Whelen. Same 1:16 twist as Remington. The faster you push 250s, the better they group. I got that one up to 2,550 fps with Hornady RNs, with groups around 1 MOA. Recoil is downright sharp above about 2,400 fps in a rifle that light.

See https://www.speer.com/reloading/rifle-data.html for thoroughly modern load data.


Okie John

Recoil with the 250s is also quite noticeable in the M700 Classic. For those who pan the 1 in 16" twist, my M700 Classic and Ruger M77 will run right around 1.0 to 1.5" with the old long gone Hornady 275 gr. round nose. I ran a three shot group from those two, along with my custom .35W which runs a 1 in 14" twist barrel that holds at one inch with the heavy bullet. I figure for what that bullet is good for, 1.5"or smaller is more than good enough. You don't need half inch groups at the ranges Grizzly and Kodiak bear are usually shot and taken so no harm done. I still have about 85 of those bullets left.
PJ

I too have never seen any KS, I used a Mod 700 Classic in 35 Whelan reamed to the Ackley, back in '96 for Plains Game using the original Barnes 250X at 2600. I took a copy of it (sold the first one)it back in 2002 but with the 200X going 2970. I took it to the UP in MI for a hog hunt and for grins used the Woodleigh 310 going 2400fps. As with any slow twist "speed is your friend". Now, some say, according to QuickLoad , my loads were around 72K. OK, I always used new fire formed cases for my hunting loads, never , ever had a problem. But alas, I got rid of it. I have good memories of it. The 1/16" twist never was an issue.

W/o a doubt. & with the best factory triggers on any rifle I've ever owned. Most will just bughole.

My only wish was that they would have come in a 700 short action, not just in a Model 7.

MM

I don’t recall seeing this before…….NICE bear!

Since we are talking ks, anyone ever see many 8mm rem mag in a ks?

Have seen one for sale in a decade of looking. And know someone who has one; so they made at least two.

Very scarce chambering.