I have a few dumb questions.
1. Are these barrels short chambered?
2. If so, does anyone make a pull through reamer in .35 Whelen?
3. If the answer to 2 is no, how would one finish ream one of these barrels?
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I have a few dumb questions.
1. Are these barrels short chambered?
2. If so, does anyone make a pull through reamer in .35 Whelen?
3. If the answer to 2 is no, how would one finish ream one of these barrels?
Criterion says they will be.Quote:
Originally Posted by FluffyTheCat
You don't need a pull through reamer to ream a barrel but it is the easiest way.
Pacific does make a pull through reamer, I have one.
Is the Pacific pull through reamer specifically designed for .35 Whelen?
Why yes it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by FluffyTheCat
Tim, will you be making an announcement when you are ready to take 35 Whelen orders again? Thank you.
I will. I just need barrels.
I'm convinced.
http://35whelen.blogspot.com/
Like any cartridge, it's about shot placement. I have taken an Elk and three Deer at over 300 yards with my Mini-G in 35 Whelen. I have also missed a simple shot on a Mule Deer and Aoudad Sheep at 200 yards. The Deer was moving and the Sheep I miscalculated the range by 100 yards (thought it was 300 yards after it moved but it moved straight up a cliff side thus not changing the range) :( So goes hunting I guess. I've also taken a shot on a Mule Deer at 500 yards and hit it low on the front leg. I knew that range but just didn't have the practice I needed at that range (My friend Dan ended up getting that Deer after a long stalk). Then you have multiple animals I've taken at under 100 yards where stuff just dies, now. At under 100 yards I am so extremely confident with my Whelen that I call head shots and I don't miss, not ever.Quote:
Originally Posted by mxlmax
My 35 G is topped with a center mounted 3x9 Nikon on a base similar to the M14.CA except that my mount has a tapped front end at the receiver collar. On this this little stuff, including the Elk, I use Hornady SP in 200 grains. I used to use a 250 grain handload with a Nosler partition loaded "hot" soon found the 200 grain was "all I needed" for the stuff I was hunting and it could be readily found at an inexpensive price.
I just remembered another Deer I missed with my 35. I was hunting with Sean and Dan in Wyoming. Deer was 315 yards ranged by Sean. We could have gotten much closer and done it easily but I was full of myself and wanted to go long. My problem was the rest, I chose to stand and take the shot on a monopod. I might as well have had no rest at all. I missed that deer 5 times! Hunting can be humbling!
I have ordered the barrels, they were done today. I should received "soon".