35 Whelen 225 Sierra H4895

[SJB358]

A couple of loads I was monkeying with in my Whelen. Pretty easy combo to get to shoot..







Speeds are pretty decent as well.



I think I'll shorten them a little to see if it'll shrink up and maybe swap for a Partition. Not sure yet. This is just sorta my deer load and I can't see that Sierra not putting the hurt on any deer. It's quite a bit of mass.

Have any of you taken animals with it?

 

[truck driver]

They are short and fat. That looks like it will work Scotty.
I used H4895 and 200gr Hornady SP to fire form my 35/AI cases and they would shoot tiny groups.
It sort of spiffed me because the bullet isn't very strong for the velocity I was pushing them.
I did try the 225gr Sierra but they didn't work well for me.

 

[DrMike]

Yeah, I can see myself using a load with that degree of accuracy.

 

[truck driver]

Yep I can see that 58gr load coming together very nicely for you.

 

[longrangehunter]

Scotty, I can't speak for the 35 cal. 225 gr. Sierra's. For years I did use the 30 cal. 200 SBT in my 30-06 Sprg. and on game they worked much better than what's on paper. In my Whelen I ended up using the Barnes 225 FB TSX FWTW.

 

[6mm Remington]

Scotty looks like you are getting it to come together. I would think on deer and even elk at those speeds that the Sierra's would work just fine.

 

[gerry]

Looks pretty good, the Sierra should do quite well for most game. Need to try it on game some day myself.

 

[SJB358]

I doubt I'd use the Sierra on much more than deer or black bear to be totally fair. I am sure it is a great bullet, but elk hunting bullets usually start with Partitions of Accubonds around here.. HA!

I have a buddy down in Florida who is running about the same load from his and plans to put a couple into some hogs. Pretty good bullet test. The Sierra's do pretty well in the jugs from his tests, but I have been fooled once with Sierra's. Not knocking them, but I have had a bad experience where I learned my lesson.

 

[truck driver]

Scotty like you I have had a bad experience with Sierras but in .30 cal from my 30-06 on a white tail buck that the bullet didn't expand and had 2 pencil right threw but that was back in the day.

 

[elkhunternm]

I would not hesitate using a 225 gr Sierra on elk.

 

[DrMike]

I've had very good success with Sierras. I would have no difficulty choosing to use a Sierra 225 grain GK on an elk if the impact velocity was below 3000 fps or so. They have given me good service in the Whelen in years past.