You said any input! I shoot a #1 in .270 win and love the gun. Am not sure if you were asking about the #1, 35 Whelen , or combo. I was considering the 35 Whelen for a big game gun myself so have looked in to it as well. I talked myself out of it since the biggest thing I have around is some ferral hogs and have no immediate plans of going after big game but some day I will. I like it for the fact it is a harder hitting than the 30-06 but with about the same recoil. It is after all a necked up 30-06 cartridge and has been around as a wildcat since 1922. Seems to me to fall between the 30-06 and 350 win mag. Here is some balistics from remingtons web site on there ammo. The Energy at 100yds for the Whelen is 2680, the 350 mag is 2711, and the 30-06 is 2216.
Cartridge Information
Index Number Cartridge Type Weight (grs.) Bullet Style Primer No. Ballistic Coefficient
R35WH3 Remington® Express® 250 Pointed Soft Point 9 1/2 M 0.409
R350M1 Remington® Express® 200 Pointed Soft Point Core-Lokt® 9 1/2 M 0.293
R30067 Remington® Express® 220 Soft Point Core-Lokt® 9 1/2 0.294
Velocity (ft/sec)
Cartridge Type Bullet Muzzle 100 200 300 400 500
Remington® Express® 250 PSP 2400 2197 2005 1823 1652 1496
Remington® Express® 200 PSP CL 2775 2471 2186 1921 1678 1461
Remington® Express® 220 SP CL 2410 2130 1870 1632 1422 1246
Energy (ft-lbs)
Cartridge Type Bullet Muzzle 100 200 300 400 500
Remington® Express® 250 PSP 3197 2680 2230 1844 1515 1242
Remington® Express® 200 PSP CL 3419 2711 2122 1639 1250 947
Remington® Express® 220 SP CL 2837 2216 1708 1301 988 758
Don't hold me to the felt recoil statement but have heard this and is what peaked my interest hope this helps.
