| shinz |
| (.300 member) |
| 29/12/08 06:39 AM |
Re: Boddington on the .35 Whelen
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This rifle started life as a .303 circa 1906. In or about 2003 it was re-bored and re-chambered by uber gunsmith Chris Labounty to .35 WCF. A practical solution to resurrect an old girl.
It was re-regulated for 250 Woodleigh grain RN ~ 2300 fps, but shoots 200 and 225 grain RN equally well.
I plan to take it on a "guided" deer hunt next year in my home state of SC. I'll report on it's lethality if I get one. I suspect it's a good killer.
That sounds entirely adequate to me, it would probably do on a plains game hunt in Africa if ranges weren't too extreme. 250gr at 2300 should have very reasonable authority. At least on par with the 358 Winchester & very little off the 35 Whelan. Nice. Many thanks.
Steve