Best ammo for a .35 Whelen?

CVA Elite Stalker

Any info would be greatly appreciated

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Any info would be greatly appreciated

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As the season starts in 2 days...


ETA: I shoot the Hornady's and their about $36 a box.

I haven't got my 35 yet, but I was talking to buddy that does a lot of handloading, and he said he found those Hornady's to be the most accurate out of the box, and are even better when he reloads those bullets and tweaks on them a little.

I SELL THE HORNADY 200 GR SUPER PERFORMANCE $31.OO BX
BARNES 180 GR TSX $41.00 BX.
iT IS GOING TO DEPEND WHAT YOUR GUNS LIKES. I have had to swap to the barnes 180 in a cva and h&r because they did not like the 200's

I would go with the hornady's. you can get them for $28 at academy. That is what I use in my 35 whelen

Federal blue box

Winchester Power point

Best for your dollar on the market IF YOUR GUN SHOOTS THEM WELL.

Any regular bonded soft point will probably do just fine out of that hammer of a caliber

Have they legalized the Whelen in LA?

yep

Motorboat,

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iT IS GOING TO DEPEND WHAT YOUR GUNS LIKES
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Well which ones do the CVA apex like? Cause they do not like Barnes very much

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Which ammo a gun likes is pretty much a specific trait for that particular gun. Not all Apex guns are going to like the same brand of ammo, much less same bullet. I'd start w/ a box of the least expensive/most readily available ammo you can find. After shooting a few groups, the gun will tell you if that's the right ammo for it or not. If not, try a different brand of ammo or different bullet wt/type of bullet. Any 35 Whelen load that uses a bullet designed to hunt thin skinned game should have no problems putting down a deer. One of my early Contender barrels was a 35 Remington. In a 14" barrel, it runs 500-600 fps slower than the Whelen. Nevertheless, was 35 Remington very deadly on whitetail deer.