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I’m new as a member but have got some good advice over years from post..but I’m just curious why the 35 calibers get no love..I have a few and I doubt I ever deer hunt without my 358. Nothing againest other calibers I have all kinds. I’ve seen guys shoot deer with 6.5 cm and 243s etc and they travel good distance and may not bleed well. There some big body bucks in WV. The whole time I’m helping I’m thinking my 358 wld have put it down or left a heck of blood trail. These shots were pretty good btw. Any ideas why manufactures won’t make more of these guns each year, if they put out low number I guarantee they will sell out. Grice gun had no problem selling out of ruger 358 American models last year, glad I got one lol

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I've found the 35's kill no better and sometimes worse for deer. I like them but really have no use for them when it comes to deer hunting.

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I hunted all over Alaska with a 35 Whelen. Since I moved back down south I’ve found no need for it where I hunt. I have too many memories with it to send it down the road and I might go shoot another moose someday and use it then. Otherwise I’ve found that smaller flatter shooting calibers with less recoil work just as well if not better for deer hunting where I hunt.

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Lotsa love for 35’s here, I’m pretty sweet on the whelen and 358 win.


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I use smaller diameter bullets for hunting deer, not because my .35 Whelen doesn't work well, it does, but I find that 7mm or .30 cal does everything I want when hunting deer. I reserve the .35 for bigger game, especially elk and moose. Wonderful elk / moose cartridge with 250 grain bullets and has never let me down. Lately I've been dabbling with the 9.3mm cartridges, x62 and x74R. Very similar results. The 9.3's competition for my attention takes away a little of the .35's appeal for me, since the 9.3's are a popular and traditional choice worldwide. I like to hunt in Europe and Africa, and the 9.3's are common and widely accepted there. Whereas the .35's are pretty much an American thing. The recent North American craze promoting long range sniping at game animals hasn't helped the .35 calibers popularity either.

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My first 35 Whelen was a 1903-A3 Springfield with a 24" Buhmiller barrel and Stith mount 2.5K Weaver. Weighed 10 1/2 pounds. It went down the road in a trade. A Ruger M 77 replaced it, but after some use it has become a safe queen, but I still love it.

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Originally Posted by roundoak
My first 35 Whelen was a 1903-A3 Springfield with a 24" Buhmiller barrel and Stith mount 2.5K Weaver. Weighed 10 1/2 pounds. It went down the road in a trade. A Ruger M 77 replaced it, but after some use it has become a safe queen, but I still love it.

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Is yours a tang safety or a MKII Roundoak? Mine was a tang safety UL in 30/06 that shot patterns. I rebarreled it with a 20” #4 Montana Rifleman barrel. Slayed much stuff with it with 250s powered by 4064. [Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]

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Originally Posted by Judman
Lotsa love for 35’s here, I’m pretty sweet on the whelen and 358 win.

Same here judman

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[quote=TheKid]Is yours a tang safety or a MKII Roundoak? Mine was a tang safety UL in 30/06 that shot patterns. I rebarreled it with a 20” #4 Montana Rifleman barrel. Slayed much stuff with it with 250s powered by 4064.]

How does the 4064 powder do I been using 4198 in my 358 loads

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TheKid. The Ruger 35 Whelen is a tang safety 77R (circa1990). The guy I bought it from said that cartridge came in a RS and a 24" barrel, but he had Ruger sell him one with no sights and a 22" barrel.


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Full case under a 250 gives 2525-2550 from my 20” barrel. For years I used nothing but reformed WW 270 brass but I do have some Remington 35 Whelen brass now.

I like C&C 250s, killed a caribou with a 200TSX and another with a 180 Speer but otherwise all 250s for me. Had good luck with Barnes Originals and the long defunct Wyoming Bonded Bullets. I happened into some of the Wyomings and after using them successfully I happened to find an old add in the back of a 1992 Handgunner magazine. A little detective work got me in touch with the owner who still has his equipment and makes one run a year for existing longtime customers. After visiting with him he agreed to put me on the list and made me a run of bullets every year. I have a bunch of them left as well as a good supply of 250 partitions and Hornadys. Probably have a lifetime supply of 35 bullets plus a bunch of factory Fusion ammo I bought on clearance for $3 a box a couple years ago. Maybe someday I’ll bear or moose hunt again and use some of it up.

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Originally Posted by roundoak
TheKid. The Ruger 35 Whelen is a tang safety 77R (circa1990). The guy I bought it from said that cartridge came in a RS and a 24" barrel, but he had Ruger sell him one with no sights and a 22" barrel.


I took a MKII with a slick 22” barrel in 350 Rem Mag with me when I moved to Alaska. Never used it on anything, ended up swapping it for a 45/70 and doing that for a year before mending my ways. After that I went to the Whelen and it was my main squeeze for 9 seasons.

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I've used 250gr partitions almost exclusively in my 35 Whelen, though I have killed one deer with a 225gr ballistic tip and one with a 225gr partition.

358w was loaded with 200gr tsx bullets

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Originally Posted by roundoak
My first 35 Whelen was a 1903-A3 Springfield with a 24" Buhmiller barrel and Stith mount 2.5K Weaver. Weighed 10 1/2 pounds. It went down the road in a trade. A Ruger M 77 replaced it, but after some use it has become a safe queen, but I still love it.

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I like my Whelen that's about 10.5 lbs all up with 24" bbl, BDC scope, a full magazine, and sling. I load warm, and the gun weight, while not awesome when climbing up (and down) after elk, does a fine job of recoil dampening. I'd not want a lighter gun, though many do. That Ruger is pretty!


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Dunno what my whelen weighs but she’s pretty light and handy.
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I have certainly enjoyed my 35 Whelen. 1941 Model 70 converted to left hand. Originally a 30-06 but I had it rebored by Cliff Labounty. I could be fine with it if I were limited to one rifle for big game. Caribou and moose are not so fond of it. I've taken three caribou and one moose with mine. The caribou all with 250 grain Partitions. The moose with a Hornady 275 grain round nose.

I've always thought a light, 35 Remington with a low magnification fixed power scope, like the old school Weaver K1.5x, stoked with a 200 grain round nose, would be just the ticket for still hunting whitetails.

I think you'll find plenty of love on this site for 35's.

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Originally Posted by Judman
Dunno what my whelen weighs but she’s pretty light and handy.
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What are the details on your rifle?


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700, hart rem sporter 1-12” @22”, McMillan hunter, 805 trigger, 3-10 leupold. Lotta muscle in a handy package. Shoots pretty damn good


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Any opinions on building a 358 win 20” bolt gun with a 1-10 twist.? I have seen 12, 14 and 16 twist rates. I tend to like them faster than slower. Pac-Nor makes a 6 groove 1-10”.

I am thinking a McM Edge, Defiance SA and PN #1 @ 20”. ADL configuration with that 1-10”? Too fast?


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