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xausa
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Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?
29/06/08 03:20 PM

In my humble opinion the idea of putting the Remington name on a cartridge which had been around for decades has never worked. The first attempt was the .257 Roberts, which was loaded too short because of the magazine length of the rifles it was chambered for and never realized its full potential in a factory rifle. It wa eventually overtaken by the 6mm cartridges, primarily the .243 Winchester. Then there were the .22-.250 and the .25-'06, both of which are fine cartridges, but the folks who were aware of their good qualities already ahd them by the time Remington brought them out. The same is true of the .35 Whelen. Everything which could be said about it had already been said years ago and as a consequence there was nothing left to hype when it appeared on the scene.

The other problem was that it was offered in the wrong models. Like the Model 70 Featherweight in .358, the Remington 870 in .30-'06 kicks like a mule and the .35 Whelen is much worse. With a well designed stock and an appropriate overall weight, it is very pleasant to shoot, but not in those particular offerings. I own a Griffin & Howe Springfield .35 Whelen, a Neidner Springfield .35 Whelen, and a Griffin & Howe Model 70 Winchester .35 Whelen, plus a .35 Brown Improved Whelen on a 1917 Enfield action, and I enjoy shooting all of them, but all but one of them predated the Remington factory offering.

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Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	Woodbeef	23/04/08 11:43 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	458Shooter	27/04/10 11:51 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	DarylS	28/04/10 02:29 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	Rule303	28/04/10 08:34 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	Woodbeef	02/05/10 01:51 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	CZ_hunter	24/08/13 06:13 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	DarylS	04/09/13 01:20 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	Rule303	04/09/13 10:48 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	mart	06/09/13 05:20 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	DarylS	02/05/10 05:48 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	9.3x57	02/05/10 06:03 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	DarylS	03/05/10 01:06 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	9.3x57	03/05/10 01:25 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	Mcleish	12/07/10 04:13 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	moltogordo	29/06/08 12:53 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	albertan	29/06/08 02:16 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	xausa	29/06/08 03:20 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	Marrakai	29/06/08 07:46 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	9.3x57	29/06/08 10:48 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	xausa	29/06/08 11:06 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	9.3x57	29/06/08 11:26 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	mbogo3	27/03/10 12:26 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	DarylS	28/03/10 01:47 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	Paul	29/03/10 12:14 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	Con	29/03/10 06:03 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	Paul	31/03/10 10:47 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	DarylS	29/03/10 02:06 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	DarylS	24/04/08 01:38 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	szihn	24/04/08 02:52 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	hoppdoc	24/04/08 08:51 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	Con	24/04/08 09:50 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	Mike_McGuire	24/04/08 12:27 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	Woodbeef	24/04/08 08:15 PM
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Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	hoppdoc	24/04/08 10:44 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	Plains99	24/04/08 11:41 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	DarylS	25/04/08 01:52 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	9.3x57	25/04/08 02:12 AM
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Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	pinotguy	25/04/08 06:17 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	Con	25/04/08 03:48 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	xausa	26/04/08 12:18 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	9.3x57	26/04/08 02:00 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	xausa	26/04/08 02:12 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	9.3x57	26/04/08 02:32 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	DarylS	26/04/08 04:26 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	9.3x57	23/04/08 12:12 PM
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Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	9.3x57	25/04/08 12:10 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	Landy	25/04/08 12:48 PM
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Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	Isopeura	23/08/13 05:22 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	Lix	23/08/13 08:49 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	Rell	23/08/13 11:29 PM
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Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	86thecat	29/03/10 02:03 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	DarylS	30/03/10 03:29 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	Con	30/03/10 05:24 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	DarylS	01/04/10 12:09 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	CptCurl	25/04/08 09:28 PM
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Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	CptCurl	26/04/08 04:58 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	jimincolo	26/04/08 05:28 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	Landy	26/04/08 08:31 AM
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Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	Nakihunter	26/04/08 03:01 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	hoppdoc	26/04/08 08:36 PM
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Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	xausa	26/04/08 11:05 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	hoppdoc	26/04/08 11:31 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	Nakihunter	27/04/08 12:34 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	DarylS	28/04/08 02:48 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	9.3x57	28/04/08 04:47 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	Con	28/04/08 07:04 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	DarylS	28/04/08 08:38 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	albertan	04/05/08 03:38 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	9.3x57	26/04/08 11:57 PM
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Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	DarylS	27/04/08 03:21 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	Landy	27/04/08 08:19 AM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	9.3x57	27/04/08 08:45 AM
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Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	xausa	23/04/08 02:11 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	Nakihunter	23/04/08 02:26 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	Paul	23/04/08 08:28 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	Plains99	23/04/08 11:27 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	szihn	23/04/08 11:55 PM
Re: Why has the 35 Whelen never caught on?	9.3x57	24/04/08 12:26 AM
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