Left to right:--250 gr. JSP -- 200 gr. JRN -- 158 gr. JHP
Left to right:--250 gr. JSP -- 200 gr. JRN -- 158 gr. JHP
(JFN=Jacketed Flat Nose, JSP= Jacketed Spire Point,
JRN= Jacketed Round Nose, JHP= Jacketed Hollow Point)
Loads for 35 Whelen Rifle:
(Note: These are near maximum loads, you should use 10% less to start.)
(See note on Powders below or read all about various Powders.)
Bullet is .358" diameter. Due to different barrel lengths, type
of bullet, seating depth, primer type and other factors, you may not get
near the FPS charted. It is just a guide and the reason you should start
under these charges and work up.
----------------------------------------- 158 grain JHP (.357 Pistol Bullet) 2400 31.0 gr. 1,546 FPS ----------------------------------------- 180 grain JFN IMR 4895 63.0 gr. 2,918 FPS IMR 3031 60.0 gr. 2,983 IMR 4064 63.5 gr. 2,867 IMR 4320 63.0 gr. 2,876 AA2230 63.0 gr. 2,951 RX7 53.0 gr. 2,845 ----------------------------------------- 200 grain JRN H335 55.0 gr. 2,684 FPS H332 56.0 gr. 2,691 H4895 57.0 gr. 2,689 H380 61.0 gr. 2,602 VARGET 57.0 gr. 2,653 RX12 63.7 gr. 2,796 IMR 3031 57.9 gr. 2,831 IMR 4064 63.0 gr. 2,839 IMR 4895 61.0 gr. 2,791 IMR 4320 61.5 gr. 2,744 AA2230 61.0 gr. 2,768 BL-C(2) 63.0 gr. 2,807 ----------------------------------------- 225 grain JSP H335 55.8 gr. 2,637 FPS RX12 61.5 gr. 2,722 IMR 3031 54.4 gr. 2,617 IMR 4064 60.0 gr. 2,689 IMR 4895 58.0 gr. 2,648 IMR 4320 59.7 gr. 2,693 AA2460 55.2 gr. 2,563 RX12 61.5 gr. 2,722 ----------------------------------------- 250 grain JSP H335 55.7 gr. 2,514 FPS H380 59.0 gr. 2,416 VARGET 55.0 gr. 2,486 BL-C(2) 59.0 gr. 2,503 H332 52.0 gr. 2,398 H4895 53.0 gr. 2,455 AA2460 56.0 gr. 2,520 RX12 58.2 gr. 2,578 IMR 3031 51.3 gr. 2,485 IMR 4064 56.7 gr. 2,529 IMR 4895 55.3 gr. 2,511 IMR 4320 56.0 gr. 2,501 ----------------------------------------- 280 grain #358009 cast bullet SR 4759 31.6 gr. 1,968 FPS IMR 3031 48.5 gr. 2,349 IMR 4227 28.0 gr. 1,825 IMR 4895 60.0 gr. 2,445 IMR 4198 40.0 gr. 2,154 -----------------------------------------Discussion: The 35 Whelen was originally a wildcat round developed in 1922. If a rifleman wanted more punch but wanted to avoid the short lived cases of belted magnums, the 35 Whelen is the only cartridge between 30'06 and the hard kicking 416 Rigsby. This is one of the reasons why the 35 Whelen was one of the few of the wildcats to survive WWII. There were no SAAMI standards for the 35 Whelen prior to its domestication by Remington in 1987. Therefore this data is not for use by custom wildcat chambered rifles. A 250 grain boattail spitzer will deliver a ton of energy at 300 yards when launched at 2,500 fps. A 250 grain boattail spitzer can have a point blank range of 300 yards on elk by zeroing 3 inches high at 100 yards.
Actually ALL 35 cal. bullets are .358 in diameter.
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#2400 is a product of Alliant (formerly Hercules) Powders.
H380, H335, BL-C(2), Varget, H332 and H4895 are products of Hodgdon
Powders.
IMR 3031, IMR 4320, IMR 4064, IMR4198, IMR4227 and IMR 4895 are products
of IMR (formerly DuPont) Powder Company.
AA2320 and AA2460 are products of Accurate Arms Company
References: Lyman 47th Reloading Manual - - NRA Shooting Illustrated
Jan 2004 - - Hodgdon's
35 Whelen Rifle Data webpage
.35-06 Garand page of Martin Frankford M1 Garand rebored to .35 Caliber