Gentlemen, I'm hankering for a medium bore, and have been considering both of these fine cartridges. I'd like to hear some opinions of preference based upon experience. There are a lot of plus-minus lists I could make comparing the two of them, but I've had no experience with either one. Please share!
The "What for?" would be elk, deer, and bear in mountainous areas. And I have a caliber gap there. And because I NEED it (the spouse doesn't believe that reasoning anymore, but she humors me, and I expect the same here).
I'm currently leaning toward the Whelen at the moment for the ease of brass acquisition (reforming '06) and the fact that I already have several bullet molds up to 230 gr in 35 cal for plinking and some hunting.
