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BFaucett,
Excellent info!! Many thanks for that ... damn I'd love to build a 350 G&H. Long and tapered, it'd feed smooth as silk.
Cheers...
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Well, I took my 358 Norma out this morning with the 280 Swift A-Frame loaded with H-4350,CCI 250mag primer,26" barrel.
70.0 grains-2629 fps
71.0 grains-2672 fps
I did not shoot the 72.0 grain load,because I might be pushing the pressure limit. They both shot good enough for elk,but the 71.0 was just a little bit smaller.
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I have a copy of Whelen's article article on the .35 Whelen from a 1923 American Rifleman. Un fortunaltely the twist rate was not mentioned. In hit book, THE HUNTINH RIFLE, again no mention of twist rate. IIRC, he did another article sometime in IIRC the 1960's whee had had another .35 Whelen made up. In this one, he stated that he wanted a 1 in 14" twist. It sure would be nice to know for sure what the original specs were but until then, I believe I will continue to believe tha a 1 in 12" is the proper twist. FWIW, I have a friend back east who has a Ruger #1B rebarreled to the .35 Whelen and he went with a 1 in 10" twist. He says it works great. I'm gonna have to raise some serious hell with Wolfe. I still have not received my copy of that issue.  Paul B.
Our forefathers did not politely protest the British.They did not vote them out of office, nor did they impeach the king,march on the capitol or ask permission for their rights. ----------------They just shot them.
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haven't seen my copy either...
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My copy just arrived today (July 14th). I think it must have been shipped to Zimbabwe for distribution.  jim
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I thought that JB's "praise" for the 33 and 35 bores was rather "faint" (e.g. feeble). Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Last edited by RinB; 07/14/10.
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Not sure his aim was to praise them. Gave some history and info on certain calibers, and why some of us like them.
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I like the 33's and 35's, but the 30's (300 Savage, 308 Win., 30-06, various 300 mags) are a very versatile lot with proper loads.
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haven't seen my copy either... I just received my hard copy Monday... I have read the e � version weeks ago
That which does not kill us makes us stronger
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I used to have .33s and .35s, but I moved all the mediums out in favor of my .375 Ruger African with 270 FailSafe bullets (I laid in a store of them). I moved the over .40 rifles out too (.416 R, .458 Win, .458 Lott, .450 Ackley). I don't notice the recoil of .375s after shooting that crowd over the years. jim
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