What is a 35 Whelen?
What is a 35 Whelen?
The 35 Whelen was developed by Griffin & Howe in the 1920s with gunwriter Colonel Townsend Whelen’s influence. It remained a popular wildcat for more than 60 years and was standardized by Remington as a factory cartridge in 1987.
What is the difference between a 35 Whelen and a Mauser?
The .35 Whelen and 9.3x62mm Mauser have very similar ballistics with the 9.3×62 having a slight edge in power and with the Whelen having a slightly flatter trajectory. Due to its wildcat roots, few American gun manufacturers made rifles chambered in .35 Whelen until the 1980s. The cartridge still remains almost unheard of outside the United States.
What companies make 35 Whelen ammo?
Thanks to legitimacy that Remington gave the cartridge in the 1980s, many of the major gun manufacturers now produce factory loaded.35 Whelen ammunition and most gun stores keep some in stock. For instance, Barnes, Federal, Hornady, Nosler, and Remington all manufacture at least one load for the cartridge.
What is the velocity of a Remington 35 Whelen?
Remington continues to load the .35 Whelen with two bullets, a 200-grain pointed Core-Lokt at a velocity rating of 2,675 fps and a 250-grain pointed Core-Lokt at 2,400 fps. Federal offers a single option with the 225-grain Trophy Bonded Bear Claw at 2,600 fps.
Who hunted with a 35 Whelen?
Someone who did hunt a great deal with the .35 Whelen was Elmer Keith. Before using it, he used a custom Springfield in .400 Whelen given to him by James Howe in 1925. Like Whelen, he eventually had his rifle rebarreled to .35 Whelen and used it to take what he described as a record-book brown bear during his first hunt in Alaska in 1937.
When did the Remington 35 Whelen come out?
It remained a popular wildcat for more than 60 years and was standardized by Remington as a factory cartridge in 1987. Based on the 30-06 case necked up to take a .358-inch bullet, the 35 Whelen is extremely hard-hitting, yet produces surprisingly mild recoil.
What kind of ammo is in a Whelen rifle?
The sight housing also contained a safety. The rifle was originally in .400 Whelen (see sidebar) and later rebarreled to .35 Whelen. The colonel’s favorite loads for that rifle were 61.0 grains of IMR-4350 behind the Hornady 275-grain bullet and 60.0 grains of the same powder with the Barnes 300-grain bullet (neither bullet is now in production).
What kind of rifle is the Ackley 35 Whelen?
The.35 Whelen also led to the development of the.35 Whelen Ackley Improved wildcat. This is perhaps now more popular than the original Whelen in custom built.35 caliber rifles.
