The intent of this thread is to showcase the .35 Whelen "with modern powders and bullets". With all due regard, no one needs a .35 Whelen for bambi or the ballistics from a downloaded .35 Whelen.
As to: "Ya don't need to hot rod the Whelen in order for it to be effective in my experience"; what experience? Lacking details one is left to guess... so I assume it's being suggested that "traditional" loads are adequate for something like a big bull moose to 200 yards or so... a 250gr at 2400? But what if that "big bull moose" is at 400 yards? Modern loads within SAAMI specs of 62,000 PSI for a 250gr Partition at ~2700 fps is more than ample if placed correctly!The impact velocity at 400 yards would still be ~2300 fps, about the same as a "traditional load" at 50 yards! That's the benefit of "modern powders" and a fresh understanding of what the REAL pressure standard IS, not what so many "gurus" imagined it to be when "everyone" thought 52,000 CUP was 52,000 PSI !
