Ammo for Whelen
04-22-2005, 10:17 AM
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Ammo for Whelen
I was wondering if anyone has any experience shooting factory ammo for the whelen. My options are
1. nosler 225 balistic tip 32$
2. rem cor-loct softpoint 200 gr. 24$
3> federal 225 gr. 30$
I'm going for whitetail. Thanks
1. nosler 225 balistic tip 32$
2. rem cor-loct softpoint 200 gr. 24$
3> federal 225 gr. 30$
I'm going for whitetail. Thanks
04-22-2005, 10:53 AM
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RE: Ammo for Whelen
Me and my dad have always used either handloads or the Remington's and they've worked fine. The .35 Whelen's a great all-arouund round for almost everything in North America. What kind of rifle is your's???
04-22-2005, 04:24 PM
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04-22-2005, 09:38 PM
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RE: Ammo for Whelen
I currently don't have the time or money because I wok full time and I'm a full time grad student. In the future I will reload but for now its not an option so I have to do with whats available. Sorensen any info you could give me about loading would be great. To be more specific what bullets are you using and what velocity are you getting. I appreciate all the knowledge you guys are sharing.
04-23-2005, 05:41 AM
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RE: Ammo for Whelen
I used the Federal TBBC to take an elk last year. About 250-275 yds. I'm going to Newfoundland for moose this fall and will try the same round. Anyone had any experience with the Conley stuff. I believe they load an 180 grain in the Whelen. Just curious as to the quality of their ammo.
04-23-2005, 08:47 AM
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RE: Ammo for Whelen
What type of hunting are you planning on doing, with your current situation I would say settle on one load for all your hunting. Buying factory ammo for the Whelen will be a little more expensive and there aren't that many factory loads available. I would say the Federal 225 TBBC is probably the best choice as a one load for everything. Nosler has a 225 gr partition load but finding someone who carries them and at $40 a box that's a little pricey. Save all your brass. I handload 200 gr Hornady interloks and corlokts using 4064 and get sub 2" grp on the average. The 200 gr Remington factory loads were at 4".