As to rifling twist and the .35 Whelen, Remington has let this one flop all by itself & by Remington's usual disregard for what we feel is normal. By this I mean they consistantly bring out ctg. ill-equiped for what some people feel is the job at hand - this rifle has to slow a twist for 280 to 300gr. bullets, the .244Rem. had too slow a twist for 100gr. bullets, let alone the excellent 105gr. speer. This sort of thing is normal for Remington, is all. I'll be the .350 Rem Mag has the same slow twist, but having little or no use for heavy bullets, does not suffer.

On their side, they realize most/many Americans are velocity nuts and cannot take a poke in the shoulder, so they use light-weight bullets for the calibre thereby feeding both their 'normal' requirements. Reduced recoil and higher speeds. In this, the twist works just fine. Just look to the .338 Winchester Magnum - an excellent ctg. with 200 to 300gr. bullets. 300's didn't sell, so they are no more - BUT - we now have 165gr. and other lighter than 200gr. bullets for those who are recoil sensitive. How long will the 250gr. factory loads be available?

Some observations, is all.