225 grains @ 2600 MV = 3374 ft-lb of mojo.... my "standard" hunting load... why? because it is deadly accurate from my tube... and the recoil is in all honesty pretty "ho hum"... i have loaded it up to just shy of 2900 fps (2890 average) before REALLY excessive pressure signs begin to develop in the ole 700 (bolt gets a bit "stiffer" to lift eh)... gee wiz that's onlllly 4198 ft-lb of Mr. Newton authority... all from a ho hum 35 whelen AI...

personally... the ONLY negative thing i have to say about the 35's, of any flavour, is that there is a lack of bullets in varying weights and types these days... when compared to 308 and 338 caliber rounds... and if you don't handload, factory ammo can be difficult to find... but the 338-06 is more difficult to find...

the ole 35. it'll kill a deer as dead as any other round out there.... without issue... been there, done that... and she killed just as well as my 270, 280, 25-06 and 30-06 rounds have in the past... but to my surprise, over and over, without excessive tissue damage ruining meat from a big ole bruise or blood clot under the hide... basically telling me that it is a bit "too heavy" for a deer and would perform to it's full potential better on larger than deer game...

so honestly... on a std long action, '06 size bolt face... NEVER underestimate this round... or the 338-06 for that matter... they are neck and neck performance-wise... but the ole 35 tosses the bigger pills with a bit more finesse and authority...

but then again... i shoot coyote with a 280 rem spitting 100 grain hornadys at nearly 3500 fps... being over-gunned is a pleasure