I would love one in 35 rem, but they are having the same problems with them as the whelen. Something about those 35's.
Mike
It's because of two things Mike. First off, Remington virgin brass is quite soft and the shoulders used to head space the cartridge off of are small.
Also if you look at other action designs like a Marlin lever for example the extractor holds the head against the firing pin. Similar deal for many bolt guns. NOT so with out handis. So the firing pin strike can actually ever so slightly compress the case enough for an occasional FTF.Stealing some of the firing pins inertia.
The 35 Rem can actually be worse in this regard as it's diameter its a bit less than the Whelens. Handicapping both of these awesome calibers when chambered in our Handis. (Not all the guns have the problems)
A 357 mag re chambered to 356 would surpass 35 rem ballistics and sit firmly within the Whelen's with all but the heaviest bullets. aving one is as simple as a reamer rental/re-chamber and 30-30 extractor swap. The 356 Winchester is quite an under estimated and underutilized caliber. Cases are made from 307 cases with a simple run thru a 356 /358 re-sized die. It has a bit less case cap than the 308-358 and it also has a handi friendly 30-30 dia rim!
Merry Christmas
CW