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Well…bears seen but nothing fell to the Whelen. Went on several stalks trying to get my daughter on a bear, and even got to within 40 yards but the brush was too high to see the bear. It’s only a six hour drive to my buddies place so we will head back, and of course the Whelen will go.

I’m heading to Idaho on Friday for some spring bear hunting, so the Whelen is going along. Hopefully I’ll have a photo to share when it’s over.

I haven’t fired my .35 Whelen since Africa, in May of 2012. Took the rest of the loads I had to the range today and fired one shot at 200 yards. They are 250 grain PT’s. After I saw the target I packed up and went home.

Guy, last September my youngest daughter and I went back to Wisconsin for two weeks. I had rented a luxury car because it was cheaper than anything else at the time. At the counter the rental car rep offered me some options and then she said “Gladiator” when I asked about an SUV. My brain...

Beautiful photos Guy. I am itching to get out and do a little fishing. Between work, travel, getting sick and cruddy weather I haven’t wet a line yet. I need to fix that!!

What Guy said. I’ve seen my share of live and dead people in my time. I’m more amazed how a person survived then I am about the ones that didn’t. And for those that didn’t, I’m amazed at how long it can take.

Guy, any idea who that Sailor is? A fella I worked with has retired, but his Dad was on horseback during WWII on the coast.

I took ammo with me but I had checked before I went and was told 7x57 ammo was readily available. Funny thing is my buddy took his .30-06 and his bag didn’t make it for about 3 days. They had some PMP ammo with a 220 grain bullet(I think). He liked the performance so much he just stuck...

Guy it’s been a few years for sure. When we met 27 years ago we found out we’d been attached to the same MEU, if I remember correctly. You’ve done your second career and working on your golden years of retirement. Me, I’m shinning a seat more than ever and the headaches have grown...

A little late to the post, but here goes. The 7x57 was my first big game rifle that my Grandad had given me. A Chilean 1895 Mauser. Loads I started with were mild with a Speer 160 grain. I had to file the rear sight down to get it to hit to point of aim. I took a few deer with it over...

I have 3 No 1’s. All of them wear a 1-4 Leupold. It just seems to look right. A 1.5-5 would be the same look and easily capable of 300 yard shots on game.

I always kept a New England single shot .30-30 in the camper when we were camping. I have a 20 gauge barrel for it that I’ll throw on too for in the truck. Keep a slug handy for a close up bear and shot shells for grouse. Washington doesn’t allow the gun to be loaded in a vehicle so the...

I like it Guy. Every year we throw in the MEUSOC course during one of our quals. It’s good to throw manipulation drills in with actual qualifying. It’s funny, you see some that are just OK paper shooters really shine on a dynamic course, and some phenomenal shooters on paper not do so well.

Well, I have two in 7x57 and an RSI model in 6.5x55. All three are good shooters, with one of the 7x57’s being spooky accurate with Speer 145 boat tail bullets. I say grab a 7x57:)

Always good to see a .348 taking some game!

7mm-08 7x57 6.5x55 .375 Winchester .30-06 I think all of these cartridges are extremely capable, as others have pointed out already. They are known to be so by true gun people but for some reason most people think of them as deer or youth cartridges. I threw in the old ‘06 because it seems...

7mm-08 7x57 6.5x55 .375 Winchester .30-06 I think all of these cartridges are extremely capable, as others have pointed out already. They are known to be so by true gun people but for some reason most people think of them as deer or youth cartridges. I threw in the old ‘06 because it seems...

I love my .35 Whelen, and if I ever get to hunt moose again it’s getting the nod. Have you chronographed the load yet to see what it’s actually doing? 2600+FPS would be absolutely smoking!

Nice job! I load that bullet at 2750 in my Ruger No 1 in 7x57 and I wouldn’t hesitate to go after an elk with it. Your story just confirms it.

Pretty solid thinking on your part in choosing some of your calibers. I’ve used a .35 Whelen on a black bear that virtually anything would’ve killed. But what really sold me on it was the game I shot in Africa. A 250 grain Nosler Partition just hammered my Kudu and Blue Wildebeest. The...