Originally Posted by beretzs
Originally Posted by MAC
Why bother with a 35 Whelen when you could just get a 9.3x62 and have a better round? Considering the 9.3 has been around since 1905 there really isn't any reason for the 35 Whelen to have existed. Hell you can even make functioning 9.3 brass out of 30-06 brass but they will be a few thousands short.

Jeeze Mac, are you even ‘Merican!?!? grin

Our 35 Whelen was created for us folks back in the day as the poor man’s 375.

The 9.3x62 was one of them there Kraut inventions.

All jokes aside, I like them both and have a 9.3x57, 9.3x62, couple Whelens and a 338-06.

I also need to point out that the 30-06 is really nothing more than a 7x57 Mauser necked up to 30 Cal and the 1903 Springfield was so closely based on the Mauser 98 that Springfield had to pay Mauser royalties.

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