In my humble opinion the idea of putting the Remington name on a cartridge which had been around for decades has never worked. The first attempt was the .257 Roberts, which was loaded too short because of the magazine length of the rifles it was chambered for and never realized its full potential in a factory rifle. It wa eventually overtaken by the 6mm cartridges, primarily the .243 Winchester. Then there were the .22-.250 and the .25-'06, both of which are fine cartridges, but the folks who were aware of their good qualities already ahd them by the time Remington brought them out. The same is true of the .35 Whelen. Everything which could be said about it had already been said years ago and as a consequence there was nothing left to hype when it appeared on the scene.

The other problem was that it was offered in the wrong models. Like the Model 70 Featherweight in .358, the Remington 870 in .30-'06 kicks like a mule and the .35 Whelen is much worse. With a well designed stock and an appropriate overall weight, it is very pleasant to shoot, but not in those particular offerings. I own a Griffin & Howe Springfield .35 Whelen, a Neidner Springfield .35 Whelen, and a Griffin & Howe Model 70 Winchester .35 Whelen, plus a .35 Brown Improved Whelen on a 1917 Enfield action, and I enjoy shooting all of them, but all but one of them predated the Remington factory offering.