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Just kiddin ya Matt... one won't do anything the other won't..


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easy guys, the .35 whelen reamer is on its way... I should have thrown in my vote for a 9.3x62. Then we could have really waited a long time for a barrel.

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Hah, Seafire already tried to sell me on that one too. I've been clinging desperately to my 35 Whelen! grin


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You guys need 35 Whelen Dies???

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Someone already sent in a set of Lee dies, thanks though! cool


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Originally Posted by AlaskanMatt
Hah, Seafire already tried to sell me on that one too. I've been clinging desperately to my 35 Whelen! grin


Don't worry Matt, a 35 Whelen is coming your way...

me and Matt Y. are just messin with ya..


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Work up to 60 grs of Re 15 with those 225 gr TSX's. Should go 2700 fps or so in a 22" barrel. Here's one after two Canadian moose shouders. grin

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Nice, thanks for the pic Tony! I'll be working with a throated chamber for longer OAL and a 24" barrel so I might be able to get closer to 2800 FPS. It will be fun to work up the loads and see where I end up. cool


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Seafire, I'm late to the party! Sending PM. Regards, Woody


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PM sent Woody!


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2800'ish shouldn't be a problem with the 225's in a 24" barrel. My .35 Whelen AI has little trouble reaching 2900 with a 25" barrel, it's the same capacity for all intents and purpose. I'm not going to tell you that I'm not leaning on it a little to get 2900, but the primer pockets don't get loose after 7 loadings.



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That's good to know. I'll be starting with some excellent components, including Norma brass. I think I can get there. This Whelen may wind up being a very good long range rifle indeed!


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There is really no need to lean on it. A lot of folks who've not had one call it a "a good woods cartridge". I don't know about you, but I grew up in the woods, and there where no 300 yard shots available...and the Whelen will do that with ease.


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Well, there are hunting situations in AK that could call for a long shot. Open ground Caribou is one that comes to mind. Then again, Caribou aren't the most difficult animals to stalk from what I've read, so you're not necessarily limited to the long shot there either.


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Don't know what you consider Long Shots at Matt, but I have taken some at 300 plus yards... I practice a lot with trigger time shooting sage rats each summer...and this is with velocity in the 2400 to 2500 fps range MV

and with the scope and reticle in it, 300 to 400 yds should not be a big problem at least with a little practice..


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To me a long shot is any shot taken at an animal in which terminal ballistics, or killing power drops enough that precision becomes vital for an ethical kill. That distance is obviously different depending on which caliber you are using, and which animal you are shooting at.

putting the bullet in the vitals is obviously always a must, but when killing power drops with range, it is even more so.

That said, when shooting in the army I am capable of putting 75% of my shots in center mass on a human torso target from 600 meters with an M4 wearing a 4X ACOG from a prone supported position. A sniper I'm not, but I am a fair shot.

If I can get a known trajectory at a similar range with the Whelen, I would feel comfortable taking a shot on any big game animal save a brown bear with it out to about 500 meters. Caribou, black bear and moose all have a much bigger vital area than a human, so I feel this would be an acceptable range for me, and the reduction to 500 meters gives me more confidence of putting the bullet where it needs to go, especially since I'll be using more than double the magnification with the Redfield.

Brown bears are much tougher, and I would place my personal limit in range at about 300 meters on them. I would want to make sure the bullet is carrying enough energy to penetrate to the vitals.

Well, if that wasn't a long-winded bunch of disorganized thoughts I don't know what is! crazy


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Long winded?

you haven't read many of my posts have ya?


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Originally Posted by Seafire
Long winded?

you haven't read many of my posts have ya?


A bit of a novelist are ya John? grin


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I made the mistake of calling him once... I'll stick to pm's now! Just messing with you John.

And to make this an official update, we got the reamer in.

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Hey, My wife is thrilled you guys are keeping me out of her hair!! grin


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