Kyle-

My whelen really shines with the 225-250gr bullets. The 225gr Sierra SBT and the 250gr Hornady RN are my two favorites. I also have good results with the 225gr Nosler BT too. I worked up two loads for my Ruger M77 that I can use with the same zero. One was the 250gr Hornady RN @ 2400fps and the other was the 225gr Sierra SBT @ 2650fps. The 250s print dead on at 100 and the 225s hit 3" high. It took a little playing around to find the right loads but its about perfect. For PA whitetails I think you would be hard pressed to beat that 225gr Nosler BT, its a little more expansive than the 225gr sierra. For big bears out to 150 yards the 250gr hornady RN is really hard to beat, spot and stalk ranges, 150-300 yards, I would probably go with a 225gr Sierra or the federal Trophy bonded bear claw. I'm surprized that more people haven't realized what a great general purpose big game cartridge the whelen is.