Nearly 20 years ago I had a pre '64 M/70 rebored/rechambered to .35 Whelen. It sits in a Super Grade stock and wears a Leupold Vari-X 2-7X in a Griffin & Howe mount. It is my favorite deer rifle shooting 225gr. Sierra and Nosler bullets over a charge of IMR4064. Seeking details of others .35 Whelen custom rifles.

Don't have a custom but I'd love to see your Pre64 35 Whelen. I always keep my eyes open for a good donor.

Winchester model 70 left hand classic, high tec stock,23 inch SS benchmark 1 in 12 twist barrel. Talley quick release with NECG front and a Redfield flip up receiver sight mounted to rear Talley and a vx3 3.5-10x40 Leupold. 8.4 pounds loaded.

Stainless MRC 1999, stainless Shilen 1/14 at 22", McMillan Edge stock setup for blind mag, cerakoted, Talley LW's, currently wearing a Conquest 4x. I think it is 7 3/4lbs....was about 7 1/2 with a Leupold. Don't really know why I like 35's so much, I don't spend much time shooting them, probably less than any other caliber...I just kill stuff with them.

Very nice! What a killer. What's your 35 Whelen prefer for bullets?

I've been so lazy with it that I've never reloaded for it. Ran across an ad here where someone was selling their Whelen factory ammo and I bought it...later the same guy found some more and I bought it from him. Remington 200's and 250's both cloverleaf at 100 yards...same POI. I've never shot it past 100. I'll just keep killing stuff in the woods with it until I run out of ammo then I'll break down and reload for it.

Fair enough. Amazing what big bullets pushed at decent speeds do to animals.

I love my Whelen (M700 CDL) but have always wanted a Model 70 so chambered. My old Remington shoots too well to mess with though.

First Whelen was built on a 98 mauser action.



Current whelen is really a short whelen (350 rem mag) and a factory rifle, Ruger all weather.

Zastava action

Winchester 70 Classic Stainless, PacNor 22" #3 with 14 twist, McMillan Compact Edge, Cerakote Graphite Black.

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Mike

We have two custom Whelens in the family.

I barreled this one myself 4 years ago for my oldest son.
Stainless left hand Ruger M77 Mark II.
Wears a 14" twist King barrel at 22-1/2".


Mine was built by a member here, Bill Leeper on a 1949 Model 70 with a 14" twist Shilen at 23" and a McMillan Hunter's Edge handle.

Mine is on a Howa 1500 as that's what the school was issuing students at the time. Blued, 26" Shilen #3 with 1-12" twist, basic walnut stock.

Remember firing the just-chambered barreled action in the booth and thinking, "I should have gone with something smaller". Later, after I had the complete rifle assembled, it was a pussy-cat during test firing.

Quite a cartridge.

I built mine on the Remington 700 Classic - the factory barrel wouldn't stabilize 250 grains or heavier. She got a Benchmark barrel (21" SS, 1/12 twist, 6 groove, Remington magnum contour), McMillan Remington Sporter stock, and a Schmidt & Bender Zenith 1.1-4x24 (FD9).

I have a L61R in a McM Sako Classic that will likely get re-barreled to 9.3x62.

Scotty, why does it not surprise me that half the posts on a Whelen thread are from you? LOL

Just do it... find a .270 M70 and get 'er rebored. Best thing you could do to a .270...

STerling Davenport built this one on a 700 action with Kreiger bbl.

I know Kurt. Guilty as charged.

It's hard to give the boot to my CDL though. It literally stacks 250 PTs with RL15. It's just always sitting there, ready to hunt.

Win. Mod 70 Classic S/S
30/06 Rebored to 35 Whelen by Dan Pederson
1-12" Twist
Leupold 2.5-8x36 Boone Crocket Reticle
Likes 225gr TSX & 250gr Speer Hot Cores and RL15

...everyone knows the factory 16" twist will not stabilize 250's...:o) ......yeah right.... ;-)

I had a 700 Classic Whelen as well as a tang safety Ruger Whelen, the both shot 250's very well.

one of those old wive's tales that refuses to die.

Lh Zastava and a blank I got off ebay.




I was going for a period Griffin and Howe sort of look--the kind of thing the Colonel would have seen as practical. So a receiver mounted peep sight seemed just the thing.

I had a 7600 cut back to 20 inches, trigger worked and a pad added. It was perfect.

After that I had a 700 BDL short action fitted with a 21 inch 358Win bbl by Beven King in BC and bedded to a McMillan compact to be topped with a FXII 4x. More perfect.

My Classic shot the Barnes Original 275s just as well as it did any other bullet... I was obviously the limiting factor.

I have two Whelens, the first is the 700 Classic I changed the stock, but that was all......the second one is a custom built on a Zoli action. I am still working on a stock for it.

All the 7600s in 35W I owned would shoot 250gr Speers well.

Mine shoots the heck out of 250gr Nosler Partitions.

Some really nice Whelens on this thread. Mine is not really a custom but it has become one of my most dependable and favorite rifles.

It is a 1942 Winchester model 70 that was converted to left handed operation. I had Cliff LaBounty rebore it to 35 Whelen. It loves any 250 grain bullet and 56 grains of 4320. It wears a Weaver K2.5x with a post and crosshair reticle and a slightly modified left handed model 70 take off stock.

1903A3 Springfield action, '03 bottom medal, maple stock, leather pad. Safety has since been changed to Win 70 type 2-pos. A bit heavier than is usual in this day and age, but does soak up the recoil of 250 grain loads.

Custom or bitza? I never got along with my Tikka Varmint 243Win enjoying a somewhat love-hate relationship with it. Accurate for sure, but souless and somewhat boring, so ended up swapping over the bolt-stop, throwing a 5 shot magazine in, added a Green Mountain 35cal barrel from the cupboard, a set of Brno rimfire sights, set of AUD$45 QD mounts and voila ... the 35Whelen McTikka was born.




Looking for Talley QDs locally ($100+), came across this set of Russian made, all steel QD mounts that retail locally for about $45. So on they went, clamping to a set of Weaver bases. These mounts are medium height, have a set of lows about to go on.



These shots are the first with the scope mounted and brought to aim, then 3 where the scope was taken off and returned ... not sensational perhaps for a varminter, but great for a hunting rifle. Groups have continued to shrink as the barrel runs in and I fiddle with loads to an average shading MOA. This group was from PPU 30/06 brass opened, a charge of AR2206H, a 250gr Bertram RN projectile ... and away she went.



The swine amongst the pearls at a recent BGRC shoot. The McTikka was good enough to be steered to 6th overall from about 70 competitors.



Whilst this bitza custom was put together as a bit of a joke, it continues to impress with its no nonsense performance.
Cheers...
Con

Wow. Awesome bunch of Whelens!

I bought it after the work but mine started life as a Weatherby Vanguard 30-06 that was drilled out to 35 before a round was ever fired thru it.

My favorite is an 1895 Winchester (Miroku repro) rebored by Cliff Labounty.

Just a nice big lever in a classic chambering.

You just described my dream gun. We must have pictures!

I don't have a lot of pics, but here you go.

Amazing!

Nolser Outfitter with a Leupold 2.5x8. Shoots extremely well, seems to like everything I feed it and puts it all into one inch or less. Elk seasons starts October 1 here and I will be using it with 225 Nosler Accubonds.