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<blockquote data-quote="Alibiiv" data-source="post: 1559607" data-attributes="member: 69192"><p>I built my 35 Whelen specifically to hunt black bear, and would not hesitate to shoot any bear with the rifle. Out to 300 yards this ought to be more than adequate for anything that you have listed that you want to hunt with it. I have used the Barnes 225 grain TSX on bears and have excellent performance with them. A large entry hole and a fist sized exit hole every time. Both my son and I have 35 Whelens and we really never thought to shoot them at targets more than 100 yards away. Then one day while at the rang, we decided to see how well they shot out to 300 yards and started shooting at some steel plates. I just wanted to see where the rifle was shooting in case a shot presented itself and also just for the fun of it. We were both amazed at how relatively flat they were shooting with a 225 grain bullet. I had made a box of 225 grain SPBT Sierra Gamekings that I'd loaded just to sight in with (because they were less expensive than the Barnes) and we both tried those bullets. We found the Sierra bullets to be more accurate. I've never really shot anything but 225 grains bullets out of this rifle, and now I want to try the Barnes 200 grain TTSX SPBT bullets. I think that the barrel has a 1-14 twist, and not too sure it is going to like the lighter bullet. With 4064 and a 225 grain bullet I'm getting around 2700fps. I'm thinking that with the Barnes 225 TTSX the rifle ought to be close to the 2900fps +range. We're going to load some up and put them through the chronograph. Both rifles are built on Ruger 77 tang safety rifles. The barrels were rebored from a 30-06 to the 35 Whelen by a JES Reboring in Oregon. He did a great job on both rifles, if the nut behind the trigger does his part the rifle will consistently shoot MOA; and, probably better than that. I have a friend who shoots a Remington 700, Classic, that rifle is a real shooter and very comfortable to shoot as well. Because of the close shooting we do, usually close to dark, I have Leupold VRX , Firdots 2 X 7 scopes on out rifles. Good luck with your new Whelen, you're going to like if for the game that you want to hunt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alibiiv, post: 1559607, member: 69192"] I built my 35 Whelen specifically to hunt black bear, and would not hesitate to shoot any bear with the rifle. Out to 300 yards this ought to be more than adequate for anything that you have listed that you want to hunt with it. I have used the Barnes 225 grain TSX on bears and have excellent performance with them. A large entry hole and a fist sized exit hole every time. Both my son and I have 35 Whelens and we really never thought to shoot them at targets more than 100 yards away. Then one day while at the rang, we decided to see how well they shot out to 300 yards and started shooting at some steel plates. I just wanted to see where the rifle was shooting in case a shot presented itself and also just for the fun of it. We were both amazed at how relatively flat they were shooting with a 225 grain bullet. I had made a box of 225 grain SPBT Sierra Gamekings that I'd loaded just to sight in with (because they were less expensive than the Barnes) and we both tried those bullets. We found the Sierra bullets to be more accurate. I've never really shot anything but 225 grains bullets out of this rifle, and now I want to try the Barnes 200 grain TTSX SPBT bullets. I think that the barrel has a 1-14 twist, and not too sure it is going to like the lighter bullet. With 4064 and a 225 grain bullet I'm getting around 2700fps. I'm thinking that with the Barnes 225 TTSX the rifle ought to be close to the 2900fps +range. We're going to load some up and put them through the chronograph. Both rifles are built on Ruger 77 tang safety rifles. The barrels were rebored from a 30-06 to the 35 Whelen by a JES Reboring in Oregon. He did a great job on both rifles, if the nut behind the trigger does his part the rifle will consistently shoot MOA; and, probably better than that. I have a friend who shoots a Remington 700, Classic, that rifle is a real shooter and very comfortable to shoot as well. Because of the close shooting we do, usually close to dark, I have Leupold VRX , Firdots 2 X 7 scopes on out rifles. Good luck with your new Whelen, you're going to like if for the game that you want to hunt. [/QUOTE]
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