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The biggest advantage is the availability of factory ammo and rifles.
On paper, I think the 338-06 has the edge. But all of this is truly splitting hairs.
When I had my rifles built, the 35 Whelen hadn't made it's big surge of renewed popularity yet. Besides, I owned a 35 Whelen in a Remington classic and it absolutely kicked the snot out me.
I tend to agree with Steelhead that you don't need a whole bunch of bullets, just one good one. With my 338-06's I could be happy with a Barnes 210gr TSX, and be done. If I owned a Whelen, it would be a 225gr of the TSX persuasion.
Swift does make a 338 cal- 275Gr A-Frame that would probably do anything needed. If you can't kill something with that, then you need a bigger rifle than 35 Whelen.
So choose what you like, like what you choose, and have fun.
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Relatively inexpensive Remington ammo for the .35 W.
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I have both and enjoy reloading for both. Prefer the 338-06 for most of my hunting.
Also I believe Nosler Custom ammo is available in 200 accubomb for a fortune! But the box will come with your name on it!
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Dawn2Dusk,
Can you buy a factory rifle chambered in the 338-06 A-Square?
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...what does the 35 Whelen offer to the hunter over a 338-06... Not enough to make me want one, especially since I currently have a 338-06. Actually, when it was building time, my 'smith had a 35 Whelen reamer, so could've gone either way, but chose the 338-06. I just like it better. Others might see it differently.
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Much prefer the higher BC of the 338-06 bullets. For the shorter ranges the 338 Fed/358Win would do everything just fine. But using that argument I should prefer the 30-06... who knows, I just like the 338-06.
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If you run the 158 Hornady pistol bullets at 2400 fps they make a nice woodchuck gun. I've seen it done and they go up like a two stage rocket!  whelennut
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Just asking, but how would the .338Fed rank in this .338-06, .35Whelen, and .358Win equation. I would not have rebarreled to .338-06 if the .338Fed or the .325WSM had been available at that time.
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IMO the 308 is to the 30-06 like the 338 Federal is to the 338-06. Or the 358 Winchester is to the 35 Whelen. If I had it to do over I may have chosen the 338 Federal over the 35 Whelen because for black bear, deer, and moose it should be just peachy. I did read a lot of Elmer Keith books during the long cold winters though. whelennut
I like to do my hunting BEFORE I pull the trigger!
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A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.
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IMO the 308 is to the 30-06 like the 338 Federal is to the 338-06. Or the 358 Winchester is to the 35 Whelen. If I had it to do over I may have chosen the 338 Federal over the 35 Whelen because for black bear, deer, and moose it should be just peachy. I did read a lot of Elmer Keith books during the long cold winters though. whelennut I currently have a .35 Whelen, a .356 Win, and a 9x57 Mauser in .358's, and used to own a .358 Win. I also have a .338 Fed and a .338 RCM. (Come to think of it, I think I have to build a .338-06...hmmm...) I think your comparison is exactly correct, and that for virtually any hunting it really doesn't matter which one you're shooting. There are plenty of bullets out there in .338 and .358 to get the job done very well, with any of them. The real issue is -- there are some people who sort through something like this and select the one best cartridge; then there are those who work hard to have all of them  . Your choice... Dennis
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In a .35 Whelen vs 338-06 comparison the winner is.....the one that's in the rifle you like the best. So regardless of which way you go, build the rifle to suit you and you'll be as happy with one as you will the other. I went Whelen.... 
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is a 35 whelen/338-06 and a partner rifle in 375 H&H too close?
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No!
I have a 35 Whelen and then bought a 375 H&H Magnum for my son if he should decide to hunt bears with me some day.
The .375 Magnum can easily be loaded down like a .375 Winchester if you want that. Makes a great deer rifle by the way.
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why no love for the .350 Rem Mag? Inquiring minds want to know... seems to me if you can't decide between the 35 Whelen and the 338-06, you just push it up a notch.
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is a 35 whelen/338-06 and a partner rifle in 375 H&H too close? No, not at all. It's like a good ball team. Competition for position brings out the best in each
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and they have 35 Whelen fodder I'd be willing to bet it's a pretty good store and a box of Weatherby 210 gr. Part. 338-06 could be dusted off too. Akin to betting on the Lions to win the SB this year. I'll take that bet.
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why no love for the .350 Rem Mag? Inquiring minds want to know... seems to me if you can't decide between the 35 Whelen and the 338-06, you just push it up a notch. What do you mean by "push it up a notch"? Because despite the deceptive and crappy belt on the case -- it won't produce any more velocity than the Whelen. And it has a belted case... It is shorter, though, so it does have that value. Though in that case going .338 RCM is a big imrovement over the .350 Remington. Dennis
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I would do a 35 RCM if they came out with one.
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I sure would have bought one when I bought the .338 RCM...and would now if the circumstances were right.
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