I am an official 35 Whelen owner!!!

[wisconsinteacher]

I picked her up last night.



There are a few light rust spots and scratches on the stock but over all it looks good. The chamber and barrel look clean. I plan on giving it a deep clean this weekend. I did load the magazine and stepped outside to cycle the action a few times and noticed that the tip of the bullets were marked up and had signs of where they were hitting the feed ramp. I have them just so they fit in the mag. Would seating the bullet deeper help it feed without marring the bullet up as much.

The rifle is very light and short, perfect for a WI deer drive. I have a 2-7 Monarch waiting to be mounted, I just need a base and rings.

I can't wait to shoot it.

 

[SJB358]

Very nice.. That looks just about like the perfect rifle for those driven deer hunts WT. The Whelen will slow them down. Trust me!

I wouldn't worry too much about the tips. I doubt you'd be able to tell the difference in your consistency.

 

[truck driver]

I would get a slip on recoil pad if I were you or you might not like your new 35Whelen so much after the first shot. That looks like it is a real light weight. Nice rifle and it should serve you well.

 

[DrMike]

Glad you found what you were looking for. Few of us are truly satisfied until we find what we first saw in our mind's eye. It looks perfect for the use you have in mind. They can be a delight to use, that is for sure; and the cartridge is assuredly a classic--if not for most, it is for many posting here.

 

[FOTIS]

NICE!

 

[Guy Miner]

Cool! Congrats.

 

[wisconsinteacher]

I have a slip on pad that I use when shooting turkey loads. It will be used when I hit the range with this rifle.

I need to thank Thebear_78, he found the rifle on another forum and helped me contact that guy who had it.

 

[wvchevy3]

awesome....sps has some 200 gr ab in stock. That would be a great combo.Lee

 

[wisconsinteacher]

I guess the tips getting dinged is comparable to the rounds of an AR-15 that get hit as they are feeding into the rifle.

 

[DrMike]

I guess the tips getting dinged is comparable to the rounds of an AR-15 that get hit as they are feeding into the rifle.

Pretty much. It has far less impact on accuracy than one might imagine--especially at the ranges we normally shoot.

 

[JD338]

Congrats on the new hammer. What bullet are you loading?
May want to seat them a little deeper.

JD338

 

[Vince]

Congrats!
Good things come to those who wait. Shoot her often and enjoy.

Vince

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[Thebear_78]

Glad it worked out for you!


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[wisconsinteacher]

I have some 250 grain Speer Hot-Cors loaded up. Maybe seating them deeper will allow me to give them a good push to load them.

If you load the 250 Speer, what is your COAL?

 

[Thebear_78]

When I loaded that bullet in my Rem 750 I loaded them to right at 3.34” on the nose. It worked well for me and fed easily thru the autoloader. One thing I did do is have a lee factory crimp die made. I find that it helps keep the bullet from being pushed deeper in the case that can occure during feeding thru pumps and autoloaders. If your hitting something hard enough to deform your noses you can be pushing the bullets back into the case. I have noticed this on occasion when using dummy cartriges to work on fine tuning feeding. YOu would be surprised how much they can shrink after cycling a few times.

 

[SJB358]

Same here, I even load them and the 250 PT's at 3.34" in my long throated Whelen. They shoot real well though. My 35 Whelen thinks its a 22-250 with those 250's over RL15. Awesome combo..

The Lee FCD is a great idea for the pump gun. Might be good insurance.

 

[Thebear_78]

It's pretty easy to get a custom lee factory crimp die, just send in a dummy and they will make one for it. I've had a couple made now. I generally crimp all my tsx or Ttsx loads because of the diminished bearing surface, and any compressed loads. I'm a big fan of LFC.


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[Vince]

Although I seldom crimp, just handgun and autoloading rifle rounds, the Lee Factory Crimp Die is the only die I use for crimping. It's that good.

Vince

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[tjen]

I wanted to replace the factory plastic butt plate with a Pacmyer. I wonder if a 870 preground to fit recoil pad would work on the 7600? If any one knowns what will work without grindding please reply.

I never really noticed with my 7600 whelen but have only put 200 &225gr ammo through it.

 

[rjm158]

Tjen, I bought a 7600 .35 Whelen a couple of years ago and replaced the nice walnut wood with synthetic to make it less prone to scratches. After doing so, I replaced the factory recoil pad with a Limbsaver that was a no-grind.

I don't know about the Pachmayr's but I'm fairly certain if you research the fit charts for Limbsavers there's one for wooden stocked 870's that may also fit the 7600's. That's how the one for my synthetic stock was labeled.

WT, as others have said and written on this post and others, the Whelen is a no nonsense round that works well on virtually any game animal that gets in front of it. I've killed a large whitetail buck and two coyotes with mine and it was decisive on all. The coyote were especially "impressed" with it!!!! :mrgreen:

Ron