I may have to dust off my Ruger M77 35 Whelen if I continue to hunt where Grizzlies are found. It was my go-to rifle for Bear, Elk and Moose, but I found a 7x57 with the right bullets could do the job with less bark and thump.
My first 35 Whelen (poor man's magnum) was a 1903-A3 Springfield with a 24" Buhmiller barrel. Stith mount with a 2.5 K Weaver. Weighed almost 10 1/2 pounds all in. Bought it from Leo Roethe, estate sale in Fort Atkinson WI. I struggled with respectable accuracy in it until a combination of 54 grs IMR4320 and Hornady RN 250 grain @ 2480 fps. It bagged my best Idaho elk, Ontario moose and wild boar
.My present 35 Whelen is a tang safety Ruger M77, 22" barrel. It favors 52grs IMR4320 with 250 gr Hornady SP PT, chrony at 2460fps. 5 shot groups 1 1/4 -1 1/2 inches at 100 yards.
