I hadn’t had time to work up any loads yet. Partially because I wasn’t sure I was going to keep it. I bought it right. So, the thought of selling was strong.
Know the feeling, sometimes guy's got to shoot something a time Or two to get that feeling of confidence that "this will work". Way back when they cleared out the M77RS 35 whelen's I bought one. The Rem fac ammo was 200gr PSP'sand 250rn's. $8/box. Long story short is I worked up a 225 npt load that covered deer to elk. Sold the last 5 boxes of 250 rn's last spring to a scalper sob at a gunshow for 45/box. .RCBS diesturn 1 fired brass into 35whelens with 1 stroke perfectly. Man's got to look after his money or it will be someone elses. Luck for the opener. Mb
" Cheapest velocity in the world comes from a long barrel and I sure do like them. MB "
I hope someone will start a photo thread here of deer killed with the pump rifle. It really wouldn't matter what year they are from. We have a few on this thread. Be Well, RZ.
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy. Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. Winston Churchill.
Just sighted in the 760 30-06. Hopefully will have a few pics to post in the next few weeks. Hunting a friends property and he wants me to thin out the does. Can’t eat the antlers, but they are nice to look at...
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy. Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. Winston Churchill.
Bigger the antlers usually bigger the deer= More meat to eat. I allways put in for a any tag with antlerless second choice. Antl erless beats no tag by a great margin. Be well eat well Mb
" Cheapest velocity in the world comes from a long barrel and I sure do like them. MB "
The new December issue of Shooting Times magazine has a feature article on the .35 Whelen by Layne Simpson. With all the interest in pump action rifles, I'm sure regretting selling off my minty .257 Roberts M760 or even my .35 Remington M141. Too many guns with too little time.
My other auto is a .45
The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price has faded from memory
Here is my latest score…a 35 Whelen Carbine…my new favorite deer rifle
Nice flame thrower. (snark)
Haha. Honestly I didn’t think it was too bad…I only fired one round to check the sights (because of the lack of available ammo). I was surprised that it really didn’t recoil offensively and didn’t notice excessive muzzle blast. My 375 H&H carbine is a different story…
Here is my latest score…a 35 Whelen Carbine…my new favorite deer rifle
Nice flame thrower. (snark)
Haha. Honestly I didn’t think it was too bad…I only fired one round to check the sights (because of the lack of available ammo). I was surprised that it really didn’t recoil offensively and didn’t notice excessive muzzle blast. My 375 H&H carbine is a different story…
I thought the same thing a few weeks ago when I shot mine. It wasn’t bad at all.
Checked zero on my .35 rem 760.....perfect. 2nd day of getting rained on. What a crappy opener. Only seen 2 deer each day and no antlers. One adult doe and fawn yesterday.
2 fawns today.
Cuz said an adult doe slipped across the road. Proly mama to the two knuckle heads I saw.