To be honest I'd rather have a 338-06 or possibly a 8mm-06 . Nothing wrong with the 35 I just like the other two cartridges more .
Agree, better bullet selection and BCs in the 338. The only advantage over the 9.3x62 is forming brass out of 30-06, but 9.3 ammo easier to find on the road in Europe and Africa.
Thank you I will send him a pm ..Maverick61 on here has one. You can PM him, but I'll warn you he hasn't had it long and is still working up loads etc.
I'd say bullet selection is vastly better with 35cal. You can still get quality hunting bullets, but also handgun bullets for practice etc.
- 35cal 90gr - 310gr, from cheap to dear
- 338 160gr - 300gr, all options quite dear
- 9.3 193gr - 325gr, all options quite dear
In Europe I'd choose the 9.3x62 (have one myself) or tinker with home loads in 35cal (I fancy Whelen's "little brother", 358 Win).
Exactly. And for the 35 Whelen: Cheap pistol bullets for off hand "gallery" practice or even deer. Brass is easy to form from 30-06. And yes, the .338 bullets can have better BC's but the really good BC's come with a bullet too long for a 30-06 magazine and, honestly, who cares? If you want distance from a case of that capacity you go with a smaller bore.
I have built several 35 Whelens. All were exceptionally good shooters.~Muir
(And I'm building a 358 Win for myself... for all the above reasons!)
\I just missed a Savage 99 in 358 win a few weeks ago. I've been looking for one for a few years now and I'm a bit choked that I wasn't on the ball , it was on Canadian Gun Nutz and was gone in minutes. I've got an unhealthy thing for Savage 99's and any model in 358 is very hard to come by around here.I think I'll follow your lead and build one on 98 action or a short action of some type. The 358 Win is a really efficient and useful cartridge, and to be honest isn't that far behind a 350 RM and it does it with less powder. I think a 225 gr Nosler Partition in a 358 would be an excellent all round combo............I can see me parting with some cash in the new year lol
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Exactly. And for the 35 Whelen: Cheap pistol bullets for off hand "gallery" practice or even deer. Brass is easy to form from 30-06. And yes, the .338 bullets can have better BC's but the really good BC's come with a bullet too long for a 30-06 magazine and, honestly, who cares? If you want distance from a case of that capacity you go with a smaller bore.
I have built several 35 Whelens. All were exceptionally good shooters.~Muir
(And I'm building a 358 Win for myself... for all the above reasons!)
As I said earlier nothing wrong with a Whelen I just prefer a 338-06 same can be said for the 358 WIn vs the 338 Federal .
The pistol bullet issue holds no water with me , as I don't do what you suggest using the pistol bullets for .
Since I just did a 6.5-06 I'm actually thinking I could use a 8mm-06 !
But I don't have a donor rifle at the moment . Although a 700BDL in 25-06 , 270 , 280 or 06 shouldn't be that hard to come across . Although I would prefer one thats pre 1970 .