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A friend with "connections" said he heard from the rep that Kimber is thinking of a 35 Whelen. Just throwing it out there.
Maybe others here can support or discount the rumor. Just don't flame the messenger.
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It's already there! They chambered it in the 84L Classic Select this year.
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A friend with "connections" said he heard from the rep that Kimber is thinking of a 35 Whelen. Just throwing it out there.
Maybe others here can support or discount the rumor. Just don't flame the messenger. There was a thread here more than a month ago about the very subject... nothing in the Montana though.
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As a pure business decision, I don't think Kimber should chamber for the Whelen. The demand just isn't there. Everybody loves the Whelen until they are presented with the opportunity to buy one. I remember seeing NIB Rem 700 CDLs in .35 Whelen going for $450 on Gunbroker about a year after Remington starting making them again. There are few factory ammo options for those that don't reload. And most reloaders/enthusiasts agree that modern bullets have increased the effectiveness of other, smaller cartridges, making the Whelen a less than ideal solution for many hunting applications. People with limited funds have the Whelen too far down on their list of "My Next Rifle." That said...I own a Whelen and love it! Just for kicks and giggles, I'll post a pic of it. It's a Rem 700 CDL and now sits in a factory synthetic stock that I painted: ![[Linked Image]](http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn21/WadeSamuelson/IMG_1644.jpg)
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As a pure business decision, I don't think Kimber should chamber for the Whelen. The demand just isn't there. Everybody loves the Whelen until they are presented with the opportunity to buy one. I remember seeing NIB Rem 700 CDLs in .35 Whelen going for $450 on Gunbroker about a year after Remington starting making them again. There are few factory ammo options for those that don't reload. And most reloaders/enthusiasts agree that modern bullets have increased the effectiveness of other, smaller cartridges, making the Whelen a less than ideal solution for many hunting applications. People with limited funds have the Whelen too far down on their list of "My Next Rifle." That said...I own a Whelen and love it! Just for kicks and giggles, I'll post a pic of it. It's a Rem 700 CDL and now sits in a factory synthetic stock that I painted: No offense intended but IMHO people who want a 35 Whelen don't generally want a Remington M700, Whelen fans are more nostolgic and want Mausers, Springfields, M70's etc., not M700s and the Kimber fits this bill to a tee. They want blued steel and walnut stocks, not stainless and plastic. Kimber is making a M84L in the 280AI, I would be surprised if they don't sell more Whelens than 280AI's. I know I haven't been interested in a new bolt gun for years as they are all pretty boring but I will be getting one of these M84L' s in 35 Whelen.
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No offense intended but IMHO people who want a 35 Whelen don't generally want a Remington M700, Whelen fans are more nostolgic and want Mausers, Springfields, M70's etc., not M700s and the Kimber fits this bill to a tee. They want blued steel and walnut stocks, not stainless and plastic.
I'll chime in with exception #1 to your rule.  ![[Linked Image]](http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp83/skane_image/IMG_0080_blue.jpg)
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No offense intended but IMHO people who want a 35 Whelen don't generally want a Remington M700, Whelen fans are more nostolgic and want Mausers, Springfields, M70's etc., not M700s and the Kimber fits this bill to a tee. They want blued steel and walnut stocks, not stainless and plastic.
No offense taken. I hope Kimber sells a ton of them, but I still don't see it happening. You and I just have different tastes/perspectives--I totally want a Montana .280AI! Each to his own...
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No offense intended but IMHO people who want a 35 Whelen don't generally want a Remington M700, Whelen fans are more nostolgic and want Mausers, Springfields, M70's etc., not M700s and the Kimber fits this bill to a tee. They want blued steel and walnut stocks, not stainless and plastic.
Is this an ok Whelen? ![[Linked Image]](http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b297/Shoalcove/Rifle1/35whelen.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b297/Shoalcove/Rifle1/Mannlicker.jpg)
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I had a 35 Whelen in a 7600 which use to eat a diet of 250's. The Kimber will be a nice rifle, no doubt, but the 30-06 with 180TTSX's or 220gr Woodleighs it where it ends for me these days.
The 06 is perrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrfect........;)
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I guess its already "in production". Page 49 of my newly acquired catalog has it listed as a Classic Select model along with a 7 Rem. Mag..
There you go people!
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The catalog listed the Ruger Compact Magnums at one time also.
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Yep. 2008 I believe. They had ads in magazines too. I'm assuming it never happened....
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Nope. I remember wanting a Ruger Ultra light in 7mm-08 when they first introduced the original tang UL....I think 20 years later they actually made the 7mm-08 available...still choked over that! Ended up with a nice one in 243 though.
forgot to say: Ruger was advertising they had the 7mm-08, but never did of course.
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I understand about not flaming the messanger, so I'm saying this politely...why do you hate me? A Kimber 35 Whelen will have to come home with me, and is going to cause me no end of trouble with the wife. Seriously...thats fantastic news...I gotta have one! A friend with "connections" said he heard from the rep that Kimber is thinking of a 35 Whelen. Just throwing it out there.
Maybe others here can support or discount the rumor. Just don't flame the messenger.
Page 49 - Classic Seclect - 35 Whelen.
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Steelhead,
That is not an acceptable Whelen. It needs to be sent to me immediately for proper disposal!
What a beauty!!!
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It's a Remington 700, like the one poster said that no one wanted...
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It seems Kimber is dipping a toe into the "exotic" cartridge market. I suppose its a minimum of setup with the basic design already configured. Sort of a Ruger/Lipsy clone. Good for them.
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It's a Remington 700, like the one poster said that no one wanted... I didn't say that no one wanted one built on a M700 just that the majority, IMHO, want one built on a more classic action. Kind of like guys who want a .338 Lapua do not want a walnut stock.
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Wish they had gone the 338/06 route rather than the Whelen maybe next year.
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