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![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/6pGvwkJs/DFAA5-DAA-2251-4-B9-F-920-D-9-A9-D5-F9-E45-D7.jpg) 375whelen AI vs 280 AI Dang it I had a photo of the Brown Whelen and the 280AI. The only difference was neck diameter.
Last edited by Bugger; 12/09/22.
I prefer classic.
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I used to run with the hare. Now I'm envious of the tortoise and I do my own stunts but rarely intentionally
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Both are a waste of time and will kill the resale of your rifle. If you want more terminal performance, go to a 9.3x62, it has a real advantage.
Don't trust anything you read on improved cartridges unless the pressure and velocity dated is contemporary.
Ackley and most other wildcatters "put their thumb on the scale" when it came to pressure and velocity.
If you have a 35 W leave it alone. It will kill anything in the lower 48 right now. True words.
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Enjoy your 35 Ws. It will soon revert to wildcat status and all those heavyweight bullets will fade away. The 9.3x62 will keep soldiering on as it has since 1905 before there was even a 30-06 for the good Col. and/or Mr Howe to neck up.
Next time you are hunting anywhere in the world try to buy some 35 Whelen ammo after the airline has lost yours.
I had a beautiful red pad 77 35 Whelen. Nice gun, accurate but not quite a 9.3x62.
So if you want one get one but don't try and blow smoke that it is equal to a 9.3x62.
One gun for anything anywhere ? The 375 Weatherby ..... read the new Rifle magazine. False. This is the second year Iowa has listed the 35 Whelen right in the regulations as an approved rifle cartridge now legal during the shotgun seasons. Other states such as Louisiana have done the same thing. From what I'm seeing the 35 Whelen is just waking up. Drop anything 35 Whelen in the classifieds section and see what happens. I do agree that the ammo as loaded by big green may not be the best choice for the big bears. But Remington actually used the Hornady 250gr round nose interlock in their factory ammo. That load at 2400 fps would be just fine for the biggest stuff. I read a story where Craig B. Actually flipped over a moose with this load.
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Enjoy your 35 Ws. It will soon revert to wildcat status and all those heavyweight bullets will fade away. The 9.3x62 will keep soldiering on as it has since 1905 before there was even a 30-06 for the good Col. and/or Mr Howe to neck up.
Next time you are hunting anywhere in the world try to buy some 35 Whelen ammo after the airline has lost yours.
I had a beautiful red pad 77 35 Whelen. Nice gun, accurate but not quite a 9.3x62.
So if you want one get one but don't try and blow smoke that it is equal to a 9.3x62.
One gun for anything anywhere ? The 375 Weatherby ..... read the new Rifle magazine. False. This is the second year Iowa has listed the 35 Whelen right in the regulations as an approved rifle cartridge now legal during the shotgun seasons. Other states such as Louisiana have done the same thing. From what I'm seeing the 35 Whelen is just waking up. Drop anything 35 Whelen in the classifieds section and see what happens. I do agree that the ammo as loaded by big green may not be the best choice for the big bears. But Remington actually used the Hornady 250gr round nose interlock in their factory ammo. That load at 2400 fps would be just fine for the biggest stuff. I read a story where Craig B. Actually flipped over a moose with this load. Mississippi also list the 35 Whelen for primitive weapon season. Here in Louisiana the 35 Whelen is very popular and a 9.3X62 is no where to be found
I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first
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If you have a 35 W leave it alone. It will kill anything in the lower 48 right now. It will kill everything in all 50.
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If you have a 35 W leave it alone. It will kill anything in the lower 48 right now. It will kill everything in all 50. And Africa
I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first
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The 35 W can get it done.
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Actually Bugger, the 280 AI and the BW do not share the same base to shldr dimensions. Correct one ate as follows.
280 AI base to shldr = 2.097
280 AI shoulder diameter. is.455
Gibbs base to shldr=2.1497
Gibbs shldr=.455
BW base to shldr=2.1266
BW shldr Dia. =.462.
A lot of smith's will just run a 35 Whelen AI reamer in to the depth of the BW shldr and call it a Brown-Whelen but it's not. If you don't believe me JGS in Oregon has the original prints.
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If you have a 35 W leave it alone. It will kill anything in the lower 48 right now. It will kill everything in all 50. [quote=SKane][quote=oldman1942] Ask him how he knows…apex predators die to the 35 Whelen
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