35 whelen

[HARPERC]

Another 35 Whelen question. I have a barrel in process. What are people liking for a hunting bullet in the 225 to 250 grain range for black bear?

Really haven't seen a bad bullet in that range for the .35 Whelen. The 250 core loct works great in its range.

Some improvement in bullets over the years. Today, I'd use one of the Hammer mono's

 

[Lefty7mmstw]

Really haven't seen a bad bullet in that range for the .35 Whelen. The 250 core loct works great in its range.

Some improvement in bullets over the years. Today, I'd use one of the Hammer mono's

the 259 shot well in my rifle... I got them to 2400 fps with rl15...

 

[quandary]

I was thinking the Hammer 255s and 215s, Sierra Game King 225s, maybe Partions 0r 225 A-Frames although both those seem hard to find. Any experience with any of these?

 

[central iowa couple]

I shoot 200 grain hammer bullets....2995 fps. They kill deer amazing. My farthest shot is about 270 yds. It went out the othe side. My son shot a 16 point last year with a 200 grain interlock. His shot at 300 went out the other side. Dropped like a prom dress. His 35 whelen runs around 2800 fps. My other son shoots the 200 ftx. It also drops every deer at 2800 fps. The last guy in our group shoots superformance factory 35 whelen with 200 grain interlocks. 3050 fps with my Garmin. It blows up the deer with 2 to 3 inch holes, in and out. I'm going to load up different rounds for him so he doesn't put such big holes in them. We shoot a ton of whelen rounds. I'd use the 200 hammer for everything including elk....no problem.

 

[longgun505]

Another 35 Whelen question. I have a barrel in process. What are people liking for a hunting bullet in the 225 to 250 grain range for black bear?

Black bear, at least here in NW MT, are not difficult to bring down. We have used 308, 260, and 30-06 with quality bullets. I have a 35W in a pump 7600 that I use for particular big black bear in thick terrain that puts them down with authority. 225 SGK and CFE223 is the ticket. Never had a bear take a step.

 

[quandary]

I was thinking I'd use Varget as that seems to work well in the 30-06 case from what I understand. I have not yet run any numbers in Gordon's.

 

[McDoone]

The Nosler Manual states 225 gr AB velocities of 2737 fps with 56 gr of IMR 4064 and 2800 fps with 58 gr of IMR 4064. Their testing was with a 26" pacNor barrel. The IMR 4064 & Varget had the fastest velocities in the Nosler Manual. The powders you list were not included in their 225 AB data. I was able to find the IMR 4064, so that was a determining factor for me using it

 

[Double Dropper]

I tested several of the new powders CFE223 and one other, none were as consistent as Varget. Still achieved 2800 fps in a 24" gain twist barrel with 225 grain Accubonds or Sierras.

 

[McDoone]

We've had 50 years or more of powder development for the 223, attempting to optimize performance. CFE 223 and MR 2000 are two of the top results. If you calculate it out, my top load has nearly the same powder capacity/bore diameter relationship as a 223. And I'm pushing a 225 Accubond at 3030fps in 70F which jumps to 3060fps at 90F.
At 70F I loaded the same piece of brass ten times, primer pocket still tight. Actually better than most loads in my experience.
I'm getting 30fps extreme spread in both cases.
But I haven't done nearly as much shooting at 90F.

 

[McDoone]

We've had 50 years or more of powder development for the 223, attempting to optimize performance. CFE 223 and MR 2000 are two of the top results. If you calculate it out, my top load has nearly the same powder capacity/bore diameter relationship as a 223. And I'm pushing a 225 Accubond at 3030fps in 70F which jumps to 3060fps at 90F.
At 70F I loaded the same piece of brass ten times, primer pocket still tight. Actually better than most loads in my experience.
I'm getting 30fps extreme spread in both cases.
But I haven't done nearly as much shooting at 90F.

This is with a 22" factory Rem 700, long seated with a 3.75" factory magazine.

 

[Double Dropper]

Awesome velocities