hey,all was wondering about the 35whelen.
any info would be helpfull.father-in-law moved to az
and would like to hunt elk.



thanks

archer

Welcome to the board archer-o. The 35 Whelen is a hard hitting cartridge.There are some of them floating around.Remington made some along with Ruger making a "Limited Edition"M-77.I'm sure there were others made I'm not familiar with.If you're looking for one watch www.gunsamerica.com . I found a NIB Ruger M-77 35 Whelen at a reasonable price.If you handload you can load 158 grain up to 250 grain bullets. The Speer manual shows these bullets.If you don't reload I would steer away from the Whelen. Ammunition is not carried at many stores and can be costly when you do find it. Another option is ordering ammuntion through shooter supply houses which makes it a little more cost efficient.Yes they are nice guns and a excellent cartridge but you'll pay the price..Recoil and Monetary. Ruger Redhawk

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i have one and i do not reload.

ammo runs anywhere from the 200gr. to 250gr. remington PSP's $24.95 and the 225gr. federal trophy bonded bear claws are $30.95.

if your local guns store dose not have then they ca always order it for you.

thank guys, the gun is not for me it for my father-in-law.
and he dont reload but he has used one and really likes the weapon .so i dont think the price will bother him. thanks again for the info and will pass it on to him.
archer

Quilly I didn't say you have to reload to own one. What was meant was the ammunition is costly but can be reloaded for a big savings.Why have a store order it for you when you can order ammunition yourself.Then again in MA maybe you can't order your ammunition like the free world can. Ruger Redhawk

Support the NRA...Protecting our Gun Rights and Freedoms is everybody's responsibility. Ruger Redhawk A proud NRA Life Member since 1977.

i didn't say you have to own one if you reload either.
i just let him know the options of owning one if you don't reload and the types and prices i pay.

There is a regional ammo manufacturer near me that produces good factory ammo, if there is not the type bullet you are looking for then email them and they will qoute you a price. You can choose from sending in your own brass (cheapest), choosing once fired brass (cheaper), or new brass about the same as regular ammo for the most part. I choose to go this route to get more bullet choices for my whelen.

you can find them at www.alabamaammo.com

If your father in law likes the 35 Whelen, he can't be all bad... that's a good choice. I reload for my rebarrelled mauser, but I shot a box of factory Remington stuff which grouped ok... and I have just bought a box of Federal Premiums with the 225 Trophy Bonded bullet. I think I paid about 26 dollars for it thru Midway... can't wait to see how they shoot. If they group well, I just might use them on my upcoming cow elk hunt in Colorado... will be the first time I've used factory ammo when hunting...... oh, except for the pig I shot with my SKS and Federal Premium ammo...I didn't reload for it then...

"Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness..those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Santayana

brewtcl...

is the ammo prices expensive through them? i would like to try 225gr. nosler ballistic tips through my 35whelen.