35 whelen did it again

[RogueRiver]

I got my elk this year year, only took one shot on the last day of the season. after the shot it went about 20 feet. What will make this hunt memorable is the 2nd to last day it started out with snow on the ground and in the trees then by 8am it started raining so I got really wet from melting snow and rain. I got home that night and cleaned my rem 760 in whelen. I discovered the transfer bar that holds the pump closed and ingages the trigger mechnism was not engaging all the way and had to be pushed up by hand. This meant using the rifle as a single shot.

So on the last day when I kicked out the 1st elk I saw in the 4 day season and saw horn I took a running shot as I was in brush and timber. I was excited to getr the elk a fork that is about 3 feet tall. None the less I took the rifle to the gun smith the very next day. It was a perfect shot hit the very top of the heart qand the lower section of the lungs and exited the rear part of the shoulder on the other side. what ever I am the whelen at and pull the trigger it always dies really quick.

 

[JD338]

Congratulations on your elk. I know what you mean about the 35 Whelen, its a hammer. I've got a 700 Classic. What bullet and load did youe use?
Post some pics if you can.

JD338

 

[RogueRiver]

250 Partition, 59 grns of BLC2, Sorry no pics, I was alone and had to pack the elk about a mile and a half to the nearest road. with this load I have taken 2 elk,1 bear, a coyote. for Blacktail deer I use rem 200 grn rnd ns cl with 61 grns of blc2

 

[FOTIS]

Congratulations !