Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles 35 Whelen and 158 grain handgun bullets

Cartridge : .35 Whelen
Bullet : .357, 158, Speer JHP 4211
Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 3.340 inch or 84.84 mm
Barrel Length : 24.0 inch or 609.6 mm
Powder : Alliant UNIQUE

Predicted data by increasing and decreasing the given charge,
incremented in steps of 2.0% of nominal charge.
CAUTION: Figures exceed maximum and minimum recommended loads !

Step Fill. Charge Vel. Energy Pmax Pmuz Prop.Burnt B_Time
% % Grains fps ft.lbs psi psi % ms

-20.0 27 12.00 1564 859 12871 1855 100.0 2.032
-18.0 27 12.30 1587 883 13379 1896 100.0 1.994
-16.0 28 12.60 1609 908 13893 1937 100.0 1.958
-14.0 29 12.90 1631 933 14414 1977 100.0 1.923
-12.0 29 13.20 1652 957 14940 2018 100.0 1.891
-10.0 30 13.50 1673 982 15474 2058 100.0 1.860
-08.0 31 13.80 1694 1006 16013 2099 100.0 1.831
-06.0 31 14.10 1714 1031 16559 2139 100.0 1.803
-04.0 32 14.40 1734 1055 17111 2179 100.0 1.776
-02.0 33 14.70 1754 1080 17669 2219 100.0 1.751
+00.0 33 15.00 1774 1104 18233 2259 100.0 1.726
+02.0 34 15.30 1794 1129 18803 2300 100.0 1.702
+04.0 35 15.60 1813 1153 19380 2340 100.0 1.679
+06.0 35 15.90 1832 1177 19962 2379 100.0 1.657
+08.0 36 16.20 1851 1202 20551 2419 100.0 1.636
+10.0 37 16.50 1869 1226 21146 2459 100.0 1.616

Results caused by � 10% powder lot-to-lot burning rate variation using nominal charge
Data for burning rate increased by 10% relative to nominal value:
+Ba 33 15.00 1788 1122 19746 2239 100.0 1.673
Data for burning rate decreased by 10% relative to nominal value:
-Ba 33 15.00 1754 1079 16534 2287 100.0 1.783