Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles 35 Whelen pet loads.

When I had my .35 Whelen built 30+ years ago I did extensive load development work, the most accurate load I found at the time was IMR 4064 with a Sierra Game King 225gr. bullet. Lately I have been shooting a Ken Waters Pet Load consisting of IMR 3031 and a Hornady Inter-lok 200gr. RN bullet. This load produces three shot cloverleaf groups @ 100yds., a bullet recovered from a whitetail taken @ 100yds. was perfectly mushroomed and retained 66% of its original weight. All of the deer taken with the SGK 225gr. bullet were complete pass throughs.

This was the most accurate load I had for an older 35 Whelen. I've sold tht rifle and am getting a suppressor on the one I now have:

35 Whelen Remington C6283xxx, 700 BDL, 225 grain Ballistic tip, 9 ½, 53 grains IMR4895, 0.64 MOA

This one should be able to hit a whitetail at 100 yards too:

35 Whelen Remington C6283xxx,700 BDL, 200 grain Interlock, 9 ½, 58 grains H4895, 1.00 MOA

Only JWP475 shows best modern powder loads! I use CFE 223 under the 225 AB at 2850 fps (22") into sub-moa. This being my 3rd .35 Whelen, I've never seen numbers like that before using the typical "old powders".

Bob
www.bigbores.ca

The many years of the 35 Whelen being labeled a "fine woods" round still weigh heavily on it's reputation in many folks mind. With modern 225 and 250 grain sleek bullets fully loaded to its potential with modern powders, it is an easy 400 + yard hammer and the equal in trajectory with many other rounds more often thought of for longer range hunting. What it is not the equal of but in fact the better of, is the smack effect that the mid waist bullets of 338 to 375 bring to the game. I used to load and hunt my 25.5" 35 Whelen with the original Barnes 225 X at 2800 fps. The smack effect of that load was really something to witness. I don't push my old Whelen that hard anymore but the fact remains, the 35 Whelen really gets it done.
Best regards,
F01

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