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Any idea how they would monitor/enforce that?

I second the nod for H110 or VV N110. I’ve used both in 44 mag and 357 mag. I was issued a S&W 640 357 for a secondary carry a few years back. Good gun. We either ran full house Federal 158;grain Hydra shot/ hi shock rounds or the 38+P 140 versions. They were accurate and effective. I’d have...

RCBS with a “tapered ball expander”. I took it apart and does look cone shaped. I do like Redding dies though. I have a set of 280AI Redding dies and they just seem better made.

Thanks for all the input. I suspect this is due to brass that I have used from factory loaded ammunition. I had some Remington cases that I got from JD338 and those have served me well. Rumor has it that at some point Remington had made their factory ammunition brass to a lesser quality than...

Nice. Keep me posted on how it turns out. What kind of lathe is she resting on?

Thanks to all of you for your advice and interest along the way. There’s been a few bumps with the long wait for the barrel due to COVID-19 and a puzzling bad batch of R-P brass that wouldn’t behave with the most pedestrian loads. My only regret is not getting a Whelen sooner. No worries for me...

I thought about that as well however, I have ran that 59.5 (and actually up over 60 grains) of RL15 back when I first got the rifle the beginning of September without issue. Same good looking primers, no bolt sticking, notta. The AA2000MR load is book load from Speer. Actually top load is...

An update for my project. Today was sunny, clear and about 20 degrees. I ran my load of 59.5 grains of RL15, WLR primer and a 250 grain Speer, Hornady brass. My rifle is a Ruger 77 with a 1:14” Shilen SS top shelf barrel. High was 2656 FPS , low 2620 FPS and average for a five shot string was...

I’ve put a good full length resize on them and crimped all of them. Backed the load off a full grain and ran them all through the action. All run through slick. Not sure why the R-P brass have a tendency to crush while seating the bullet. Not all but just a couple. Hoping the factory crimp...

I’ve had a couple of nuances or growing pains with the Whelen. Maybe it’s just me or my setup. First the rifle is a Ruger M77 with a Shilen 1:14 SS super premium match grade barrel and a match grade chamber. It’s accurate and seems to shoot all loads well so far. Every change of RL 15 with 250...

Any update? I’m thinking that would be a good vermin load as well as a deer load. One and done.

Here’s my update. Got a bear but not nearly as big as I wanted. It was about 200 lbs and change. Had a cool white V on the chest and my brother-in-law is having it mounted for his cabin. He’s doing a half mount on a log to show the V. Some learning lessons this year. One; most big bears are...

Not looking to start an argument or pissing match by any means and doubt you guys will resort to one because this isn’t the campfire. For starters this is a down the road a bit as far as coming to fruition. Lord knows my Whelen barrel took nine months to get done. I’m going to get a Remington...

I’m hoping for a decent bear. Which is something north of 350 pounds. The crew I’m hunting with usually knocks down a big one each year and a few decent ones with that. Last year my good friend who I grew up with knocked over a boar that went 423 lbs. The year prior the knocked over one that...

I figure when I get more time I’ll fine tune the load adjusting the charge weight and OAL until I’m shooting bug holes. I’m also really pleased with how the rifle handles as far as recoil. I have a hogue stock on it with a hogue recoil pad. The recoil energy is there without a doubt but it’s...

Well I got the rifle first thing on Tuesday. The smith new I was waiting patiently to get it for my bear hunt and let me take it without completely finishing the barrel (sans chambering Mark). It shoots and shows real good potential. I used load data shared by a fellow 35 Whelen fan(s) that I...

Very true. I always seem to forget that it wasn’t SAAMI until the late 80’s and that it was kicking around the woods sixty years prior to that. Lots of room time wise for issues due to bubba smithing. The reamer is being rented for the week and is sharpened and checked prior to shipping out...

Gerry, thanks for the reply. I know you’ve ran a 35 Whelen for some time. As far as the wait I get the issue. I got a reasonable excuse at least when I called Shilen directly. They told me that it was due to the fact that.358” isn’t a commonly requested bore and that they (or their supplier)...

Well. My barrel is taking forever but it is shipping and should be in the next couple of days. As soon as it gets in it shouldn’t be long before I get my hands on it. Then off to JD338’s to dial it in for bear season. Quick question. I plan on using once fired cases for hunting loads just to...