Shot the new 35 Whelen this weekend and.....

[chevy01234]

I am not recoil sensitive by any means but I do not like shooting the 35 whelen Handi Rifle my little brother has. I don't like shooting my Encore over about 12 times in one sitting. I am very impressed with the cartridge though! Great results so far! 4 out of 5 deer i've shot with it have dropped in their tracks. Going to try and shoot a couple more does this week with it.

3 of the 4 pictured dropped in their tracks, the center deer with the large blood spot ran about 15 steps before expiring.
11/11


11/13

[jtdumallard]

Mine has a muzzle break so its not bad at all with recoil. Now its loud beyond anything else ive ever heard. Only made the mistake of shooting it once without hearing protection

[Blackduck]

Ammo makes a difference. Heavier faster bullets will kick noticeably More than lighter bullets. I bet superformance will thump a shoulder

[cwink]

Ammo makes a difference. Heavier faster bullets will kick noticeably More than lighter bullets. I bet superformance will thump a shoulder

You are right about that.. I used to shoot 200 grains in my 35W... Now with my 358 Win I try and load the 180 grains.. There is a big difference in felt recoil between the 180,200 and 225 grain bullets.

[JFW2006]

im shootin 180gr. superformance out of my .300win mag and if it kicks harder than that I wouldnt have it....

[CBRADGO]

im shootin 180gr. superformance out of my .300win mag and if it kicks harder than that I wouldnt have it....

It won't, I promise. I'm 5' 11" 210lbs and I can shoot my Handi Rifle 35 Whelen all day with the Nosler 225 gr or the Hornady 200 gr. It's nowhere near as bad as an 835 shooting 3 1/2" turkey loads or a lightweight 300 Win Mag shooting 180 gr, and that comes from experience. I saw stars when I shot my BIL's 835 and think I may have been mildly concussed as a result of that patterning session...

[JFW2006]

im shootin 180gr. superformance out of my .300win mag and if it kicks harder than that I wouldnt have it....

It won't, I promise. I'm 5' 11" 210lbs and I can shoot my Handi Rifle 35 Whelen all day with the Nosler 225 gr or the Hornady 200 gr. It's nowhere near as bad as an 835 shooting 3 1/2" turkey loads or a lightweight 300 Win Mag shooting 180 gr, and that comes from experience. I saw stars when I shot my BIL's 835 and think I may have been mildly concussed as a result of that patterning session...

aw man I know that feeling...I had an old 835 and 3 1/2" turkey loads were a BIOTCH...I couldnt of been more than 14 or 15 at that time..scarred me for life!

[slave601]

I bought the cva scout 35 and yea... It kicks like a mule. Nothin a grown man can't handle though. After reading the posts on yalls 35s I was hoping my scope wouldn't mess up after shooting it a few times. So far so good

[Dutch Dog]

Got my new scope on it and sighted in this weekend. It's not as bad as I remember, but I shot it 4 times with a t-shirt on and can feel a little bruise in there. At least it didn't cut my head this time!!

[john roach]

Go to Walmart and try the remington 35 whelen bullets,two differt buds of mine had the same problems,went from hornady to remington lots less recoil,try that

[Roach]

Y'ALL ABOUT TO LOOSE YOU MAN CARDS!