Pros con, likes dislikes?

you planning an alaska hunt?

your just going to abuse yourself with recoil with that and nothing will be any deader in Mississippi.

Pro's
massive power 250gr bullet moving 2400fps
3200FPE
deep pentation

Cons
expensive ammo
ammo that may be hard to find
not a ton of rifle bullets in .358
heavy recoiling

your just going to abuse yourself with recoil with that and nothing will be any deader in Mississippi.


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But if anyone likes a certain cartridge it's all good

Get a 9.3x62, 286 grain bullet at 2,500 fps. The .35 Whelen and 9.3x62 are two of my favorite cartridges for practical hunting ranges. I have shot moose out to 300 yards, but the vast majority are less than 100 yards.

Egh just kinda want a big...ish bore just for fun . Looking at a 45-70 ( really want a H&R buffalo classic) but idk think whelen seem to just take less powder and all so figured I'd ask

if your going big bore , I wanted to build a 358win , just never found a host rifle , it is a 308 case necked up to .358 and much more in line with cast bullet velocities which is mostly why I wanted it.

45-70 lever gun loads and 35 wheelen loads depends on the powder but very close to each other for powder the 45 will take more lead.

the 358 you can get about 2200-2300fps with a 250 and use less powder that is why I wanted to play with it.

if you want a big bore have fun

I found 308 made stuff real dead so I stopped thinking about 358

I have thought a 45-70 might be nice some day I really don't have anything to hunt with it

One big advantage of the 35 Whelen in MS unless they have changed the law, if you get it in certain single shot rifles you can use it during the "primitive weapons" season giving you a 300 yard capable "muzzleloader".

I have a Remington Model 7600 in 35 Whelen and actually recoil isn't all that bad, I really don't notice it anymore than a 30-06 of course everyone tolerates recoil differently so you may find differently.

Ammo is expensive and sometimes hard to find but since you are a reloader once you get your components that is a non-issue and as has been pointed out there isn't a huge variety of 358 diameter rifle bullets but there are some really good ones for the velocity window that the 35 Whelen operates in. Really for that type of rifle you really only need a couple of weights of bullets plus for plinking since you cast you have a lot of options for molds.

I like my 35 Whelen but I admit there is nothing where I hunt that a 308 won't kill just as well but variety is what it is all about.

You will love the Buffalo Classic. I have one I bought new and it is a pleasure to shoot with 300 grainers. Slip some 405's in and let your friends shoot it. I haven't fired it (or even looked at it) in probably 10-15 years but it is fun!

I built my Whelen off a pre 64 model 70 and love it. It came together for an Alaska moose hunt and did the job with 250 grain ammo.

Here in France it is a great round for wild boar on driven hunts. Lots of guys are shooting 300 Win for these boars at less than 80 yards. That seems like too much gun for me.

No recoil issues for me..... but that is a personal issue.

God bless Townsend Whelen

Pete

That is another advantage I was looking at the primitive weapons deal and all. Was also wondering how well it would be for a cast shooter. I know the 45-70 and other rounds in the "stye" seem to be perfect for it so

I have a neighbor who has a 375 H&H magnum. He shoots everything with it including deer. Finding ammo for it might prove nearly impossible. But, reloading maybe not quite as bad?

No point being an American if you talk yourself out of buying a gun you dont need even though you think it would be fun to have.

A single shot 12 gauge is all the gun you "need" truth be told. What cant you successfully hunt with one in N. America? Some crack head comes in the house at 0 dark 30 or tries to steal your pick up, that shot gun ought to take care of the problem.

I say if you found one you like buy it. Its a gun. You can always sell it if you change your mind.

I wouldn't sweat the recoil thing unless you're one of those who like featherweight rifles. In any reasonable 7-9 lb rifle it'll be no worse than a 12ga slug through a bird gun.

And you reload so recoil is totally up to you.

I like my 45/70 if your a reloaded you can load it light or dislocated your shoulder your choice.

If you plan to just target shoot with it, get a lead sled. You can shoot in a short sleeve shirt with little to no recoil felt.

when 2-3 crack heads show up you want the pump gun

that primitives season would make sense I think I would go 45-70

half the guns we use own are invented because law makers made some reason for us to own them.

I would have never bought my first muzzle loader if it wasn't for a gun restriction a place I wanted to hunt. slug guns and 300 blackout pistol are also for a restricted hunting zone.

My 14 year old nephew has a Browning 358 Winchester he got new a couple years ago ..... He just killed his second buck in 2 years with the gun ..... There has never been any tracking involved after the shot.... Very impressive weapon ....

I have one in a cva single shot. Recoil isnt bad. You can use 30.06 brass, just run it through a 35 whelen sizer die. reloading bullets were not hard to find.

The crackheads don't know you have a single shot and when the first one is flopping around on the ground and screaming like a little girl the others will likely remember they needed to be somewhere else.

You really ain't worth my time, but I would suggest a 338 federal