Matt welcome, the 35 Whelen is my favorite cartridge I'm sure you will like it it, kills animals well and doesn't kick much. If you want to shoot bullets heavier than 250 gr go with 1 in 14 twist. I have taken several moose, black bears, a stone sheep and a blacktailed deer with mine using various 225 gr bullets and been pleased. My current favotite load is 60 gr Varget with a 225 gr Accubond for 2763 fps. Guys have done real well with RL 15 as well.
