| Con |
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| 30/03/10 05:24 AM |
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?
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This is the fault, I guess, of Remington, who kept pressure at the 1920 level of the .30/06, due perhaps to the pump and auto rifles it's chambered in.
They weren't really in a position to do anything else. Early Springfield and 1895 conversions would have been in the back of their minds. Mine is an M17 Eddystone with rebored barrel done in 1978 and marked as a 35-06 Whelen. Remington did it no favour when they used the 1:16" and removed the component 250gr projectiles from the market.
But both 358Win and 35Whelen (and 35Rem) seem to have a bit more juice in the tank for the astute reloader with a modern bolt gun. Not that you need to chase the additional velocity for it to work!
Cheers...
Con