I'll give one more place where I think the .35 Whelen excels, and that is for pig hunting in Georgia. (Mother and my sister live there) For a 90# pig going toward the grill, a .243, .30-30, .308, etc. will do fine.

I'm not saying I'll ever run into hog zilla or whatever you want to call them, but if I do, I'll probably be carrying my .35 Whelen because it does not damage as much meat as a .270, and I'm a whole lot more comfortable putting a 285 gr bullet into that trophy hog at any reasonable angle, than I would be anything smaller.

I'm not saying that a guy using using a .243 is under gunned, when hunting the 90# pigs, but am I going to believe that he will pass up a questionable shot with the small gun, on that big trophy hog? Since I have seen more than a few wounded hogs, I think a lot of folks using little fast bullets, would be better served using a bit bigger gun, and better bullets.

As for me, I find the .358 Win., and .35 Whelen suitable for little porkers as well as big ones. When that trophy presents itself, I feel confident that the .35 Whelen will get the job done.

Ok, I'll admit that my training as a child has swayed my selection of cartridges. My grandfather started me shooting a .38-55 Win. High Wall. I like big bullets, and my grandchildren have had the opportunity to shoot my .38-55, and many other over .30 cal rifles. Yes, they are cast bullet, grandchildren loads, but it is what they need to start a life long love affair with shooting. Sure some of the children will buy magnums, but maybe they will find their way back to a .38-55 or .35 Whelen as they find most shots are taken at 100 yards and less.

Hi Daryl,
Thank you. I appreciate your input. Is a 9.3X62 really a .35 Whelen Improved with an odd size bullet?