Suitable powders for 35 Whelen 165 grn.
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forty_caliber
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I'm not seeing anything that light over at loaddata.com. Starts at 200 and goes up from there.
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kerreckt
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Nothing at ammoguide for 165 grns. Good luck and best wishes
FLIGHT762
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The 165 bullets your friend found might be the bullets to reload for the newish 350 Legend by Winchester. The problem with the 350 Legend is the bullet diameter used is .355" bullets, not .358" that is needed for the 35 Whelen.
I checked on Midway USA and there are a whole bunch of proper .358" Rifle bullets available. Check your powder on hand and the compatibility of bullets weights available there and order some proper bullets.
You should look at current 35 Whelen reloading data that works with what powders you have on hand and will work with an available bullet. I Can't imagine that 35 cal. rifle bullets are going to be scarce.
I reload for a 358 Winchester. I use the same bullets that your friend's Rifle shoots. For Deer I use the 200 grain bullets. They work fine.
I checked on Midway USA and there are a whole bunch of proper .358" Rifle bullets available. Check your powder on hand and the compatibility of bullets weights available there and order some proper bullets.
You should look at current 35 Whelen reloading data that works with what powders you have on hand and will work with an available bullet. I Can't imagine that 35 cal. rifle bullets are going to be scarce.
I reload for a 358 Winchester. I use the same bullets that your friend's Rifle shoots. For Deer I use the 200 grain bullets. They work fine.
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FLIGHT762
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Yes, he wasted his money. I also reload for the 338/06. I do use once fired 30/06 cases and neck them up to .338" using a tapered expander I also take once fired 308 Win. cases and neck them up to 35 cal. using a tapered expander for the 358 Win..
I would suggest you contact RCBS and get a 30-35 cal. tapered expander, if your Whelen expander in the die set is a standard 35 cal. button. Makes it so much easier to go from 30-35 cal. Don't forget to lube inside the case necks.
I would suggest you contact RCBS and get a 30-35 cal. tapered expander, if your Whelen expander in the die set is a standard 35 cal. button. Makes it so much easier to go from 30-35 cal. Don't forget to lube inside the case necks.
Hooda Thunkit
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I'm confused.
I want to preface my remarks by stating that I have never even fired a 35 Whelen, much less loaded for one.
That out of the way, I understand the 35 Whelen is simply a .30-06 necked up to 35 caliber.
There is myriad data for 30-06 with 165gr bullets. Why can that not be used as a starting point ?
Or, failing that, perhaps using 9.3x62mm data as a start ?
I want to preface my remarks by stating that I have never even fired a 35 Whelen, much less loaded for one.
That out of the way, I understand the 35 Whelen is simply a .30-06 necked up to 35 caliber.
There is myriad data for 30-06 with 165gr bullets. Why can that not be used as a starting point ?
Or, failing that, perhaps using 9.3x62mm data as a start ?
DocRock
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Good thing he has you as a friend. Help him find some .358 bullets suitable for the Whelen.
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