thanks for the pic of your groups rodsmith , the .35 whelen was always known to be a great gun for big game , and it' s been known to be pretty accurate too ( at least from what i' ve heard from fellow whelen owners and my own experience with mine , as is the case in the .350 rem mag and the model 600 / 660 bolt action ) . i use 250 grain factory' s in mine but i' ve never thought of her as a hard kicking rifle though , in fact i' ve always thought of her recoil as being mild in my model 700 classic ,
BTW- what make and action of rifle do you have her in buddy , you didn' t mention that , that i can see