220 Hammer In 35 Whelen
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What is the twist rate on that barrel?
1 in 10
WOW! That is some carnage for sure. I love my 35 Whelen, but I have not tried the Hammer bullets. I have never experienced an exit would of that size though in the several deer I've shot with it.
Can you give a little more detail on the shot. Placement, angle, etc? It appears the exit is on the right side shoulder, is that correct? Thanks.
Can you give a little more detail on the shot. Placement, angle, etc? It appears the exit is on the right side shoulder, is that correct? Thanks.
Yes that is correct the deer was in a ditch and the entrance caught the lower back bone and exited the shoulder.
I hit a lot of bone.
Gotcha, that makes sense, and explains all the mess! I am hoping to get an opportunity to try my 35W on elk this season, I've shot 5-6 deer with it and have always been impressed. Congratulations on the deer!
2900 with a 220 gr bullet? Is that a typo???? That's faster than the 338 Win mag and about on par with the 340 Weatherby......with an 06 casing?????
No typo 64 grains of Power Pro Varmint shot from an 1885 Highwall with 28" barrel
Holy *$×%^*$ $h!t!!!!!! That doesn't even seem possible!
Speer data shows 63.8 grains Power Pro Varmint with their 220 grain bullet
Shazam Batman, that's kicking it out the tube. Bet recoil is bit on the stiff side. Had the same rifle in 405 win. 350 grain bullets at 2450 were fearsome on both ends.
My load for my 350 rem mag ai had a 225gr nose partition at 2982.2900 with a 220 gr bullet? Is that a typo???? That's faster than the 338 Win mag and about on par with the 340 Weatherby......with an 06 casing?????
I could see that being your pushing it with a magnum. Im rebarreling a pre 64 model 70 to 338-06. Even with a 26" barrel the book doesn't show anything remotely close to 2900 fps with a 220gr bullet.
Aoudad shooter1975
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Love the 35 whelen…I have a 358 Norma mag I'm pretty fond of—might try kicking those 220s out of it too…
