I have really wanted a Whelen for a while and was about to re-barrel a 270. Then, I ran across an ad wanting to trade a Whelen for a typical deer caliber. I made the trade and am very pleased so far. The receiver is an old 721 Remington with a 23 inch Remington Whelen barrel and a good heavy laminated stock. I had the gun checked by a smith and he said whoever built the gun did a good job. I just added a 2-7 Nikon scope and plan to shoot 250 grain bullets. The only dies I found in stock were the Hornady Custom dies and they just came in. I did not find brass so I ordered some 200 gr Remington ammo from the LGS. I plan to sight in with it then reload with 250 gr Hornady which was the first bullet I could find in stock.