re: .35 Whelen shooters.

Every single one of them will kill a deer. I prefer federal premium 225gr bonded bear claws. That's because they shoot the best out of my gun (same one as yours). Lot of people like the 180gr barnes, will probably get you a little more distance. I have not had good results with core-lokts or hornady superformance, but as you have been told that can vary from gun to gun.