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  • Jason

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    Holy crap Batman, I got a 35 Whelen barrel from Chase and topped her w/ a Vortex Hog Hunter 3x12x56 (30 mm) scope....Just sent 5 rounds down the pipe!!! It's a mule, worse then my 300 WM!!! I didn't tighten the scope down enough either and the scope slid a little so after 5 shots (200 grain Fusions), I'm done fer today! I have a 35 REM and figured it was close to it, noooooo way! Not to mention it melted through my 3/8 AR500 silhouette target!!!

    I'll torque her down and sight her in another day!!! I LIKE IT THOUGH!!!

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    OK, now I figured why the scope was knocked off.....


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    The front one cracked completely, the back one has a small hairline crack!!! 1st time this has ever happened to me.... They are Leopold rings too.
     

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    RidgeRunner

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    Man, your neck probably has a similar hair line crack too. :wacko: lol
    Sounds like you need one of these.
     

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    Crazydoc68

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    Sounds like you need heavy duty rings. Try Burris. They make great ones.

    Also that's not AR500 steel. My buddy shoots a 3/8 AR 500 steel plate sometimes at 100 with a 338 lapua mag. Doesn't even come close to penetrating it.

    Whoever told you it was AR500. Lied to you.
     
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    Jason

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    We've shot 30-06 at these plates and nothing, FMJ from a 7.62 and COUNTLESS FMJ from 223 and nothing.... Not sure why the 35 is that much different. The only things that have melted holes were my 300 WM and this beast!
     

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    got the same platform in 35Whelen, handloading 56gr IMR-4895
    with a 225gr sierra SP #2850 for excellent results @200yrds
    @ 2560fps which is about 90% of max loading.
    its not that bad !! @ 58, i can shoot it all day. i do have the limbsaver
    recoil pad :loco:
     

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    got the same platform in 35Whelen, handloading 56gr IMR-4895
    with a 225gr sierra SP #2850 for excellent results @200yrds
    @ 2560fps which is about 90% of max loading.
    its not that bad !! @ 58, i can shoot it all day. i do have the limbsaver
    recoil pad :loco:

    Wow big difference from a 35 Rem. Jason and I used 36gr of IMR-4895 and a 200 gr Sierra Round Soft Point.
     

    gendoc

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    the whelen can be loaded with the bullet i use for over 2800fps !!

    its my 1st choice for whitetail out past 100yrds.
     

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    Give the 35WhelenAI a try. Got a friend that shoots one in a bolt gun,for moose and bear in Maine.
    He told me that you can bump up your loads by 5% over the standard 35Whelen. He also has chrono'ed a 5% increase in his vels with certain bullet/powder combo's.
    Case life increases and trim rates are reduced to almost zero. INTERESTING !! --- SAWMAN
     

    gendoc

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    i have 2 in AI...no real difference other than more shoulder to headspace on. i build my own barrels from blanks so my HS is as i want it
    for my encores and other break action rifles.

    the main reason for the 'AI' version is from bolt action headspace problems.
     
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