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Have a Rem 7600 in the Whelen and am going to start doing some loading for it. As of now I got a pile of 225 Sierras and some 250 Nosler Partitions. Curious what ur guns have liked with these bullets and what powder? Really interested in 7600 Whelen data but all info is greatly appreciated.
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With the 225 Sierra keep the speed up this is a tough bullet it is the most accurate bullet in my Rem 700. Cloverleafs with RE7 powder a little faster with Varget but still under MOA. All of the 200 grain 35 Remington type bullets thrive on RE7 as well. No experience with the 250NP But RE 15 or Varget should be all you need.
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I first started loading for the 35 Whelen and all i had handy was IMR-3031.
Found that with the 200 grain 56.0 worked better than factory. For the 225-250 grain i dropped down to 53.5 grains and have been pleased.
Hope this helps some,by the way RL-15 and other powders work as well.
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My current 35 wh like H4895 under a 250 Partition lit by a WLR. My previous 35 liked IMR 4064 under a 250 Hornady SP lit by a WLR. Both at 1" groups.
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Noticed you're in SW PA. Where?
I'm from PA but moved to Tennessee about 5 years ago from Zelienople.
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Noticed you're in SW PA. Where?
I'm from PA but moved to Tennessee about 5 years ago from Zelienople. I'm from Saltsburg, Pa. Indiana County. About 1 1/5 hr east of Zelienople. Roy
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My current 35 wh like H4895 under a 250 Partition lit by a WLR. My previous 35 liked IMR 4064 under a 250 Hornady SP lit by a WLR. Both at 1" groups. What kind of velocity were you getting with the H4895 and the 250 Partition? Roy
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Used a lot of 4064, both IMR & the Accurate version for many years, on quite a few hunts with no complaints. Over the last 3 or 4 years I have adopted Varget and a 250 gr Partition as my go to load. It is very accurate in my pair of Whelens. One of these bullets moving between 2450 & 2500 fps is devastating on game. For years I thought the Whelen's modest velocity didn't require a Partition, but on the other hand, no down side either. In my case it was simply a little more accurate than the Hornady's I had been using.
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I've loaded for a number of Whelens, and around 60 grains of Varget and a 225 worked in all of them. Usually gets around 2700 fps, so it's an easy 400+ yard load, and there are a bunch of 225's that penetrate deeply.
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60 gr Varget with a 225 gr Accubond for over 2750 fps. I used 58 gr with the 225 Gr TSX since it was very accurate I stopped there, it was a bit under 2700 fps. For years I used around 53-53.5 gr gr AA 2015 with a bunch of different 225 gr bullets, 2660-2720 fps depending on the exact load. They were typically very accurate. I used a lot of RL 15 but eventually got tired of having to rework loads because lot to lot consistantcy wasn't good. In my new gun I have worked with mostly 200 gr loads and IMR 8208, 57 gr with the 200 gr Accubond and 56 gr with the 200 gr TTSX give speeds in the 2830-2850 fps range.
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58gr of Varget behind a 225gr TSX for 2700fps in my custom Ruger.
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My Whelens like IMR 4064 with Sierra 225gr. also with Nosler 225gr.. I have a pound of RL 15 but have not worked up a load for it, though I lots of good reports on this powder in the Whelen.
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My classic 700 dotes on 60 grs of Varget under a 225 NP and 57 grs of Rel 15 under the same bullet and the accubomb. I also had very good luck with the old standby IMR4064 under Sierras in another Whelen
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60 gr of Varget and a 225 gr Accubond. Accurate, and worked well on a couple of bears. The 225 gr Sierra also shoots well with this load, but I have not hunted with that bullet.
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60 grains of RL 15 works great in my LH 35 Whelen IMP with 225 GR Nosler Part.
Went to 3 different gun stores yesterday 2# of no name powder between all 3 stores. So you have to load what you can obtain now, or have on stock.
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60 grains of RL 15 works great in my LH 35 Whelen IMP with 225 GR Nosler Part.
Went to 3 different gun stores yesterday 2# of no name powder between all 3 stores. So you have to load what you can obtain now, or have on stock. Man o man!!! Think u should sell me that LH Whelen imp!! Roy
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My current 35 wh like H4895 under a 250 Partition lit by a WLR. My previous 35 liked IMR 4064 under a 250 Hornady SP lit by a WLR. Both at 1" groups. What kind of velocity were you getting with the H4895 and the 250 Partition? Roy In my current 22" Ruger, I'm getting 2450-2475 with 54.0 grains. I usually get 2500 in my Whelens with a 250 and have gotten 2550 with Re 15. I'm skippy happy with anything over 2400. I've been to Saltsburg a couple of times. I used to work for PADEP in the mining program. You may have had a bit of mining in Indianna County
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I run all RL15 in my Whelen. RP cases, 60 grains of RL15 with the 250 PT and CCI250's. Speeds run right at 2600 and accuracy is excellent. Same load for the 225 AB but I use 61 grains of RL15 with all the same specs runs a touch over 2700, and is also very accurate for me. While they won't all go into one hole like that, they won't usually push anymore than one inch. This is all out of my M700 CDL.
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Mine is quite fond of 250 grain bullets and 56 grains of IMR 4320. It doesn't seem to matter which bullet either. It likes all the 250's.
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Never tried 4320, but I have always heard that it was a good one. What sorta speeds do you get from it?
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