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Beauty about the Whelen is that it kills efficiently whether your running it at 2400 or 2800.

I had decent luck with CFE223 and AA2000MR if available. Those two produced great velocities in the newest Speer manual and good accuracy in my rifle. Although I’m using RL15 as I have five pounds of it that I picked up pre hysteria. I can get 2650 fps easy with 250’s and good brass.

I run 250’s in my Whelen and have had zero issues. I think given the weather and terrain it would be hard for a “perfect“ ending. If you got off three more shots I doubt anything would be different. Don’t doubt yourself or your rig. I’d tap in some Williams fiber optic inserts into the iron...

Well. I have my new M21 in 300 Winchester Mag waiting for a moment off work and a gap in schedule to go out and fire some loads. I have shot JD338’s 375 and that’s about as well behaved as any magnum I have ever shot. Ive owned an 06 or two that were more unpleasant than that rifle is to shoot...

I had a sneaking suspicion those pictures would end up here!

Were these out of your 35 Rem or 358 Winchester

I’m bumping an old thread and M1 will have to forgive me. Cool test and it inspires a bit of confidence in the somewhat light for caliber cup and core bullets. I listen to Hal Bloods pod cast and those guys over in Maine have nothing but good things to say about the plain old green box 200...

Yep. Tried both CFE223 and 2000MR. Both gave 2700+safely with a smidge less than max book (Speer) loads. 2000MR gave better accuracy in my rifle. I only had one pound of 2000MR so I have limited stock of those loads. Beauty with the Whelen is you will kill everything just as dead at 2400 FPS as...

You need a new/different recoil pad. JD338 has a 700 classic with the “red brick” recoil pad and my Whelen has much less felt recoil. I have a Hogue over molded stock on mine. Nothing too fancy but it kicks much less than a 700 classic.

To add for details. The first deer I shot rolled over at impact and pretty much stayed put. Deer #2 fell immediately and some how “snow plowed” a short distance. Both hit in the engine room just behind the shoulder. The bear was treed over hounds and was about 12-15 feet up in a hemlock. I...

Hawk; I finally found my way here after JD bumped me. I built my Whelen on a Ruger 77/Hawkeye SS action, Shilen 24” SS 1:14” barrel and a average Hogue pillar bedded stock. I put a wiggatinney (? Spelling) rail with an old school Leupold 3X9X40 scope from 1980 something. It’s about 8# and my...

Amen. I’m rolling up on my retirement date soon and might make a trip out to Bend OR to lend a hand running a machine or two. I’ve been loading my own ammo since I was big enough to reach the handle on the loading press and have a machinist background. I hear it isn’t a raw material issue but...

That last cupboard of JD’s is just overflow parking. He’s all set for a little while /lifetime.

Same. Been away for a minute. Did we have a 24Hr Campfire episode that I missed

Pretty much what I figured. I can’t believe that the Remington brass was showing pressure signs when using “book” start loads though. I have never seen this before with any caliber or any other brass. Just in case I’m going to use up the rest of the loaded ammo and chuck the brass. If I use...

I have ran moly before and gave it up because it is so damn filthy. It’s like having finger print powder or copier toner on everything. Right now I have a 280 Remington, 270 Winchester and a 35 Whelen which is my primary boom stick. My question is this. How much more powder on average do you...

Just hang here. I dumped Facebook ( or what I like to call it Assface) awhile ago. That very conversation was posted on 24 hr Campfire some time ago and the general consensus was the same as you have surmised. The striking of primers would be the least of my worries and can’t imagine what that...

Very nice. That is a sweet heart of a rifle. I agree with the recoil being very manageable. Nosler sure nailed that package as I’ve had many a 30-06 that has kicked harder. I’ll have to swing by and check out the brake. I might have to consider one later on as a retirement gift to myself.

So, I weighed all my R-P brass and my Hornady,Nosler, etc brass. On average the R-P brass was 20-25 grains heavier. All the rest was within 5 grains of each other surprisingly enough. Hornady and Nosler brass were within just a couple grains of each other and reformed 30-06 FC brass was about 5...

I think it’s a keeper. But, if you ever have the need to move it let me know.