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In Louisiana we have an extra length to the deer season for exposed hammer single shot rifles in designated cartridges. The 35 Whelen is one of those cartridges. I purchased a High Wall in 30/06 and will send it to Jess Rebore to turn it into a 35 Whelen.
Let the good times roll.
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Sounds like a plan!
Good on ya!
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It's great to have a reason other than " Because I want one " to tell the wife!
Keep us posted!
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It's great to have a reason other than " Because I want one " to tell the wife!
Keep us posted! Helps the justification process for sure
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Sounds like a crazy rule if it allows a grizzly rifle but not an '06, but your plan sounds like a classy way to get it done. Love the 1885s; have two in LW persuasion.
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Sounds like a crazy rule if it allows a grizzly rifle but not an '06, but your plan sounds like a classy way to get it done. Love the 1885s; have two in LW persuasion. Rules don't have to make sense. My "primitive" Louisiana rifle is a BPCR in .45-70 with a VX-3 3-9x40 CDS set up for the 250 Barnes TTSX over Vv 120, a Marlin level load that shoots 2,550. Haven't clocked it out of the 30" Badger barrel, probably a notch or so above that. The CDS is set up for this load. I can put'em on a pie plate all day long at 300, probably 4-5" or so. Deadly. Blows lung tissue out the other side, hogs and WT's.. I picked up this gun used, already had a super trigger job. Not that primitive, IMO, but adheres to the law. I think your JES convered 35 Whelen will be super. No doubt a bit lighter than mine. But I shoot it from a blind. Recoil is actually pretty pleasant with a heavy rifle, even with steel butt plate. Whelens do kick a bit, too. DF
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Sounds like a crazy rule if it allows a grizzly rifle but not an '06, but your plan sounds like a classy way to get it done. Love the 1885s; have two in LW persuasion. Rules don't have to make sense. My "primitive" Louisiana rifle is a BPCR in .45-70 with a VX-3 3-9x40 CDS set up for the 250 Barnes TTSX over Vv 120, a Marlin level load that shoots 2,550. Haven't clocked it out of the 30" Badger barrel, probably a notch or so above that. The CDS is set up for this load. I can put'em on a pie plate all day long at 300, probably 4-5" or so. Deadly. Blows lung tissue out the other side, hogs and WT's.. I picked up this gun used, already had a super trigger job. Not that primitive, IMO, but adheres to the law. I think your JES convered 35 Whelen will be super. No doubt a bit lighter than mine. But I shoot it from a blind. Recoil is actually pretty pleasant with a heavy rifle, even with steel butt plate. Whelens do kick a bit, too. DF Super nice set up, but I wouldn't expect anything less from you. Always have super nice firearms.
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Sounds like a crazy rule if it allows a grizzly rifle but not an '06, but your plan sounds like a classy way to get it done. Love the 1885s; have two in LW persuasion. Rules don't have to make sense. My "primitive" Louisiana rifle is a BPCR in .45-70 with a VX-3 3-9x40 CDS set up for the 250 Barnes TTSX over Vv 120, a Marlin level load that shoots 2,550. Haven't clocked it out of the 30" Badger barrel, probably a notch or so above that. The CDS is set up for this load. I can put'em on a pie plate all day long at 300, probably 4-5" or so. Deadly. Blows lung tissue out the other side, hogs and WT's.. I picked up this gun used, already had a super trigger job. Not that primitive, IMO, but adheres to the law. I think your JES convered 35 Whelen will be super. No doubt a bit lighter than mine. But I shoot it from a blind. Recoil is actually pretty pleasant with a heavy rifle, even with steel butt plate. Whelens do kick a bit, too. DF Super nice set up, but I wouldn't expect anything less from you. Always have super nice firearms. Thanks. Look forward to seeing your finished rifle. DF
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I thought about going with a 45-70, but the 35 Whelen won out in the end
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Sounds like a crazy rule if it allows a grizzly rifle but not an '06, but your plan sounds like a classy way to get it done. Love the 1885s; have two in LW persuasion. Rules don't have to make sense. My "primitive" Louisiana rifle is a BPCR in .45-70 with a VX-3 3-9x40 CDS set up for the 250 Barnes TTSX over Vv 120, a Marlin level load that shoots 2,550. Haven't clocked it out of the 30" Badger barrel, probably a notch or so above that. The CDS is set up for this load. I can put'em on a pie plate all day long at 300, probably 4-5" or so. Deadly. Blows lung tissue out the other side, hogs and WT's.. I picked up this gun used, already had a super trigger job. Not that primitive, IMO, but adheres to the law. I think your JES convered 35 Whelen will be super. No doubt a bit lighter than mine. But I shoot it from a blind. Recoil is actually pretty pleasant with a heavy rifle, even with steel butt plate. Whelens do kick a bit, too. DF Man, those things are pretty! One of my regular "pushers" has one for sale right now, and it's killing me, but I just don't want to tote it around. Was that factory drilled and tapped? The one I was looking at is missing the sights, but NIB IIRC.
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One of my favorite rifles. I have one in 7 mag topped with a Leopold VX3 3.5-10X40 in Conetrol mounts. It loves the 145 or 160 grain Speer Grand Slam.
The lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part!
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I had to fabricate bases to fit the big octagonal barrel.
Mine came without sights. With BPCR rifles, that’s not uncommon. Sights can be another adventure in that business. I was planning to mount my own optics, anyway. Don’t think hardcore BPCR advocates would approve of this set up, would probably sniff at it. I thought about cutting the 30” Badger to 26”, which would make it handier. But that would ruin its BPCR value. I concluded it wasn’t worth it. I could live with the 30” heavy barrel.
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Absolut beauty...…...…...Who made this gem?
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Beautiful wood, and it looks like a Doug Turnbull Color Case Hardening.
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My local smith did all the work. Unfortunately he's retiring. The wood is English Walnut from Cecil Fredi. The case colors weren't Turnbull and for the life of me I can't remember who did them but that craftsman is also retiring. I picked it up the day before our deer season started got a box of Winchester factory ammo sighted it in and killed a deer with it a few days later.
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I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first
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What a fantastic looking rifle! I had my Ruger done with a half round/half octagon barrel , really classy configuration. The stock design nd wood selection is top shelf stuff- not to mention the color case hardening, WOW!! Cat
scopes are cool, but slings 'n' irons RULE!
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In Louisiana we have an extra length to the deer season for exposed hammer single shot rifles in designated cartridges. The 35 Whelen is one of those cartridges. I purchased a High Wall in 30/06 and will send it to Jess Rebore to turn it into a 35 Whelen.
Let the good times roll.
What cartridges are legal?
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What a beautiful rifle.....
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