35 whelen

This is related to my ongoing 35 Whelen project that I've been discussing in another post, but I thought this merited it's own thread. For those not following along over there, I'm converting an old Remington 700 ADL (blind magazine) into a 35 Whelen using a prefit barrel and Rem/Age style...

Hello all: My first rifle, which I still have, is a Remington 700 ADL in 30-06. I have since purchased another 30-06 that I prefer and am considering having my old 700 re-barreled into something else. The something else I think I want is a 35 Whelen, mostly because I think it's cool. However...

So, I have always wanted a Whelen since I read about them in the early 90s in a Field & Stream magazine. I finally got around to the project after a couple of decades of playing with guns, since I never seem to land a used one. I have a little Savage 110 30-06 carbine that is a hoot to shoot...