Remember, if having fun is any part of this discussion, and plinking is, too, you can shoot .38 bullets in your .35 Whelen, and plink with cheap bulk Remington 200's.

AND shoot resized 9.3's.

I'm a 9.3 fan but the more I think about it, especially since getting this resizing thing down, the .35 Whelen looks pretty darn convincing.

...unless a fellow is taking it to Africa for DG where the 9.3x62 is legal minimum.