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35 whelen- Black Bear
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<blockquote data-quote="tdbru" data-source="post: 2422626" data-attributes="member: 120659"><p>with the ttsx, they don't lose weight. but they do need velocity to open up. so if your favorite 35 Whelen load is a 225gr. cup/core variety, try a 180gr. ttsx of if you commonly like 250gr. cup/core try the 200gr. ttsx. i.e. if your 250gr. Corelokt is recovered (rare I know) and weighs around 200 gr., then for a ttsx start at that weight and just boost up the velocity to that of a 200 gr. you get both penetration of the heavier bullet and a little flatter trajectory. </p><p></p><p>My 35 Whelen is driving the 180ttsx at 2900+ fps and so I wouldn't hesitate to take game animals out to 350 yards, which is further than I've ever needed to shoot save one time.</p><p></p><p>So even though the 35 Whelen is not a looooong range shooter like, say a 300 PRC, it's got more range than the short range caliber that it is commonly portrayed to be. And as you all know the larger frontal area slugs just hit harder.</p><p></p><p>I can highly recommend the 35 Whelen and the 180 ttsx. But I know many here think 350 yards is just the warm up distance, so use your judgment. the 35 Whelen does hit noticeably harder than is parent cartridge unless you have to stretch the distances a lot, in which case, a 300PRC or 340 Wby or something like that may be more towards what you're looking for.</p><p></p><p>best regards,</p><p>tdbru</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tdbru, post: 2422626, member: 120659"] with the ttsx, they don't lose weight. but they do need velocity to open up. so if your favorite 35 Whelen load is a 225gr. cup/core variety, try a 180gr. ttsx of if you commonly like 250gr. cup/core try the 200gr. ttsx. i.e. if your 250gr. Corelokt is recovered (rare I know) and weighs around 200 gr., then for a ttsx start at that weight and just boost up the velocity to that of a 200 gr. you get both penetration of the heavier bullet and a little flatter trajectory. My 35 Whelen is driving the 180ttsx at 2900+ fps and so I wouldn't hesitate to take game animals out to 350 yards, which is further than I've ever needed to shoot save one time. So even though the 35 Whelen is not a looooong range shooter like, say a 300 PRC, it's got more range than the short range caliber that it is commonly portrayed to be. And as you all know the larger frontal area slugs just hit harder. I can highly recommend the 35 Whelen and the 180 ttsx. But I know many here think 350 yards is just the warm up distance, so use your judgment. the 35 Whelen does hit noticeably harder than is parent cartridge unless you have to stretch the distances a lot, in which case, a 300PRC or 340 Wby or something like that may be more towards what you're looking for. best regards, tdbru [/QUOTE]
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