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35 whelen or 45 70
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2012 2:33 pm
by bulldog ducker
Bout to buy another barrel for my cva apex. Any recommendations on one cal over the other.
Re: 35 whelen or 45 70
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2012 3:29 pm
by quackerkiller
I have an apex and have a 25 in barrel in 35 wheelen for it..... Love it! Devastating to a deer and bobcat, tried and proven! Ha I can shoot it 400 yards right now...... It's the gun I grab 99% of the time during the season.... Sent it off and put a brake on it and it has hardly any recoil now..... Gonna put the wife behind it this coming season!
Re: 35 whelen or 45 70
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2012 6:32 pm
by mshunter77
35 hands down.
Re: 35 whelen or 45 70
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2012 7:26 pm
by blackhawk0718
bout a 35 whelen handi rifle a month ago went and shot it and traded it the next week for a 45-70
worst kicking gun ive ever shot, and might i ad ive shot lots of guns.
Re: 35 whelen or 45 70
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2012 10:37 pm
by Dutch Dog
blackhawk0718 wrote:bout a 35 whelen handi rifle a month ago went and shot it and traded it the next week for a 45-70
worst kicking gun ive ever shot, and might i ad ive shot lots of guns.
LOL, I've whined about mine ever since I got it, but...BUT, I'm still shooting it. Really, I can deal with the recoil, it's the trigger that gets me.
Re: 35 whelen or 45 70
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:12 am
by duckkiller
I bought a 45-70 last year but really thinking hard about getting a 35 this year
Re: 35 whelen or 45 70
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 6:31 am
by MSDawg870
I got a H&R .444 before the .35 was out, its range is limited, but where I hunt most shots are shorter distances. If I were to get a new gun today I'd go with the .35. I wouldn't get a 45-70 unless you like getting kicked buy mules.
Re: 35 whelen or 45 70
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:01 am
by bulldog ducker
Just put my order in for the 35.
Re: 35 whelen or 45 70
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:25 am
by Monte64us
If your trigger is crappy, give Billy Tierce in Utica a call. Took mine from about 12 lbs (on a 35 Handi) down to about 3.5 lbs. sweetest trigger I got in the gun safe!
Re: 35 whelen or 45 70
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:59 am
by Taint
.35 for sure!!! Lot better shooting gun!! 180 gr Barnes!!!! Bad booty!!! If it kicks too bad try wearing underwear instead of panties!!! LOL....just messing! It does kick like a mofo. But use lead sled to sight in and all you got is one shot each time....no biggy!
Re: 35 whelen or 45 70
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:28 pm
by blackhawk0718
Surplus city has a few handi rifles i think i saw a 35 whelen. i know i saw a 45-70
Re: 35 whelen or 45 70
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:58 pm
by Dutch Dog
Monte64us wrote:If your trigger is crappy, give Billy Tierce in Utica a call. Took mine from about 12 lbs (on a 35 Handi) down to about 3.5 lbs. sweetest trigger I got in the gun safe!
I've heard about them not being able to shoot reliably after lowering the trigger pull on them due to some kinda mechanical gizmo doodad in there.
Re: 35 whelen or 45 70
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 11:58 am
by heyjack
if the amount of recoil determinds a factor of which high powered rifle to purchase for killing big game animals, you probably shouldnt be purchasing either of them, that being said i prefer the whelen.. no comparison as far as speed goes
Re: 35 whelen or 45 70
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 2:53 pm
by chs36
35 and you'll stop using anything else.. the kick aint no worse than anything else.. besides how many times you felt a gun kick shooting at something besides a target??
Re: 35 whelen or 45 70
Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:34 am
by john roach
I have had all three,45-70,444,35 whelen,all good guns 35 is my better choice if you shoot hornady rounds in it kicks like a mule,but remington core locks are not to bad but only time I really noticed tIe kick was setting the scope,good luck on your choice