.338-06 or .35 Whelen! Need help choosing!!!

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  • Axxe55

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    I gave up reloading when the price advantage wasn’t great.

    When you start shooting some of these larger hunting cartridges, it's still way cheaper to reload. As more ammo becomes available, and reloading components become more plentiful the cost to reload will go down as well.

    But some of these cartridges were already really expensive before the ammo shortage hit.

    Price some of the really large hunting cartridges! Some will cost you $5 to $7 every time you pull the trigger.
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    MTA

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    Alright! All of you aficionados that know a thing or 2!

    I’m in a deep conundrum, and have a project rifle, a Savage 111, in .270 Win, that I want to convert to an ass kicking medium bore round, that will take everything from javelina to moose!

    My 2 choices I’ve been debating in my head about are the .338-06, and the .35 Whelen!

    I have found aftermarket switch out barrels for both:

    .338-06, 24 inch barrel, 1 in 10 inch twist

    .35 Whelen, 24 inch barrel, 1 in 14 inch twist

    The .338 can handle heavy projectiles, up to 310gr. The .338 bullets have better BC and SD. There is a plethora of .338 cal bullets as well!

    The .358 can possibly handle up to 310 gr bullets. There are a few weights for selection, but each one works quite well. The .358 has more bullet frontal area. A lot of the time, the .358 bullets of same bullet weights as the .338’s can gain more velocity.

    The reason for pondering such calibers: Because I want something that can take a large variety of game, and Because I Can!!


    Hawk


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    So which one did you pick???
     

    MTA

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    I believe I’m going with the .35 Whelen.

    Not that the .338-06 isn’t good, I just like what I’ve read about the.35 Whelen, and other peoples experiences with the cartridge.


    Hawk


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    Good choice. Ive heard nothing but good things about it
     
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