Recent content by John Bucklin

I hunt exclusively with a Remington 700 classic in 35 Whelen. I like the 225 Accubond in front of RL15. Elk, big deer, hogs, etc.... Over the years all have been 1 shot kills. The furthest tracking I’ve had to do was 30 yds on a big bull elk.

Well guys, they have to sleep sometime.

Elk hunting is one of my passions. I no longer go after trophy bulls but try to harvest a nice fat cow every year. No more wall space for antlers. A couple of friends and I have a honey hole in Utah we hunt. I’ve only come home empty handed twice in the last 15 yrs. The mountain scenery makes up...

About any bullet shot out of the 35 Whelen is a thumper. I went with the 225 Gr. Accubond because it shot the best grouping out of my rifle. It works well on everything I hunt. Deer, hogs & elk.

Wow! That’s interesting! I’ll have a buddy that has a Chrony Check the velocity on my load. It might exceed 2,700 FPS. Shoots really well out of my gun with no pressure signs even in hot summers of Oklahoma.

I would certainly like to test them for you but my friend that had the reloading press and all the paraphernalia to reload with passed away late last year. I have 100 rds of loaded ammo with the Hawk bullets left. If and when I decide to start reloading again I’ll let you know.

I see that the last post was a few years ago. Incase anyone is interested or still visits here I use a 35 Whelen almost exclusively for most of my hunting. Including Okahoma whitetails. The best bullet I've found for my rifle (Model 700 Remington) is the Hawk Spitzer 225 gr. .035 jacket. my...