Yeah those two grains of powder will make all the difference! I know nowadays it is popular to say a 6.5 Creed will kill just as well and as fast as anything bigger but my experience seems to show the 35 Whelen has an edge even on the 30-06. The 250 grain bullets really seem to do the job and quickly. I went 35 Whelen over the 338-06 because at the time there were a lot of round nosed bullets to play with and I have to say they were a are effective. Have one box left of the Hornady 250 gr. RN's and some 225 gr. Woodleigh weldcores left and I better get to using them before I get to old to do so.

Dog I rescued in January

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