Great question, Steve:

I do not know a single fellow who uses one here in our county and really, we have absolutely perfect country for the .35 Whelen with elk, deer and bear in thick timber and up till recently only occaisional clearcuts. Have never heard of anyone using one here tho obviously there might be.

A friend of mine bought one back in the mid-80's, a Remington. Remington used a slow twist rifling in those guns, as, I think (?) did Ruger in their's. He wanted to use heavier bullets and decided to get rid of it. Not sure what the accuracy potential was as I never monkeyed with it much.

For years I thought a Springfield sporter in .35 Whelen would be a neat project, a kind of retro gun in a very useful caliber. Then I bumped into the 9.3x57 and now I doubt I will pursue the .35.