There are five on Gunbroker right now. I do not believe they ever chambered the 760 in the Whelen, but they certainly made a run of them in the 7600. They had 22" barrels. I have heard of some people having the barrel cut down to 18" and it still maintained it's accuracy. I think that would be an sweet little carbine to carry!! I will say, the Whelen is certainly a snott knocking round.

If you re-consider the thought of a lever gun, the Marlin Guide gun in a 45-70 will thump any game here in Pa. with authority !!

 

thanx valkrider...i did search gunbroker and found a few...just didnt know if i got lucky as theres a few on there, or if theres some out there to be had...

cutting the barrel already crossed my mind...4-5" of barrel length will make a big difference busting brush...could go down to 16 1/16ths and be legal i do believe...but i doubt id go THAT short...

after finding they chamber the 7600 in 35 whelen i really wont consider a lever gun...im in and out of the truck about once an hour on a typical drive...dropping a mag and ejecting a shell is much easier and safer than cycling through a lever gun...

i just want a fast handling, snot knocker...and the 7600 in 35 whelen seems to really fit that bill...mainly for PA deer and bear drives..

 

Devon,there is a 35 rem 7600 in the carbine!Might consider that!

 

Browning BLR's have clips also and they are chambered in lots of big calibers.

 

they never made the 760 in whelen. they also never made the 7600 carbine in whelen. i wish they would. i keep hoping grices does a special run of them like they did the 35 rem 7600 carbine a few times. i got one and it is indeed sweet. big difference in knocking that 4" off the barrel. i considered getting the 7600 whelen and getting it chopped off but theres other things i want. i also wish grice would do a 280 in carbine along with the 270. i would buy them all. for the record, the 760 carbine came in 35 rem, 30/06, 270, 280 and 308.

 

I would love to have one, too. The carbine model was never chambered in 35 Whelen tho. The '06 and .308 was. Now only the '06 is, however, they do make a police model in .308 with a 16.5" barrel and ghost ring sights. That would make an awesome brush beatin rifle. I would watch on how short to cut the barrel, there's alotta powder to burn off in those cases and the heavy 250gr. slugs could use the the extra length of twist...IMO

 

Cut 4" of barrel off of a 35 Whelen and all you have is a 35 Rem. anyhow...

 

Cut 4" of barrel off of a 35 Whelen and all you have is a 35 Rem. anyhow...

Yep!Thats why i said he might want to consider the 35 rem!

 

no offense but i'd have to see the ballistics to believe that.

 

Cut 4" of barrel off of a 35 Whelen and all you have is a 35 Rem. anyhow...

Pretty much.

 

Cut 4" of barrel off of a 35 Whelen and all you have is a 35 Rem. anyhow...

I don't think so....not even close.....

 

Why would you say that Bob?That would basically make the whelen a carbine wouldn't it?

 

The Whelen's case capacity is about 40% greater than the .35 Remington's...My 18.5" Whelen easily tops 2600 fps with a 200 grain bullet; .35 Remingtons with 22" barrels barely exceed 2000 fps....never chrono'd a short barrel .35 but stands to reason its velocity would be even less than that of a 22" barreled .35 Rem.....

 

I agree with Bob here... apples to oranges when comparing the two calibers.

 

I have had a 7600 35 Whelen since 1989 and it is a whole lot of rifle I haven’t used it in several seasons. Its factory stock with its 22 inch barrel and I use 200 grain Hornady with IMR 4320 or a factory 250 grain round nose. I have just brought it out this year and may even get it into the rotation. But even if I cut a few inches off the thing it would never be a 35 Rem I know I have a M14 Remington in 35 Rem. Oh buy the way I would jump on one if I was you.

 

I also have to agree with Bob. Rule of thumb seems to be you lose about 100fps. per inch of barrel removed. Removing 4" off a Whelen you lose about 400fps. All things being equal (18" barrels & bullet weight) the Whelen will still come out ahead in ballistics. JMO

 

the .35 Remington is capable of more than the 2,000 fps 200 gr. loads you are referring too. Check out Buffalo Bore or Hornady Leverevolution and all the sudden it isn't so "apples to oranges".

 

My .35 whelen shoots 250 grain pills faster than my .35 remington shoots 180-200 grainers. 450-500 fps faster. And that's out of a 22" tube on both lead slingers.

Funny thing is, my .35 Whelen isn't even loaded to a max level. It's hovering above the 3/4 mark on case use while the .35 Remmy is all tinkered out.

That is apples to oranges... atleast in my book.

 

I wouldn't say comparing these two cartridges are like comparing apples to oranges, more like red apples to green apples, just a little different.

I would like to have either in a carbine pump, don't think the intended target would know the difference of a few hundred fps in velocity. Both would produce a nice size hole.

 

thanx guys...i really didnt think there was much of a comparison between the rem and whelen...i looked at the charts quickly and seen the numbers and kinda knew that...

i do know i'll loose velocity by cutting the barrel...i dont even know if i will/would...22" is still a pretty manageable rifle..not like 24-26+"...

i just never realized they actually chambered the 760(0) in anything larger than 3006...i was actually going to buy one in 3006 since my bolt gun is a 3006 and i could keep the ammo the same...but rather have a thumper if i could...love the mauser...but i have the same issue with it..gotta cycle all the rounds through to empty it..and its big and heavy and a pain to carry...for as much drives as i do, i need a gun built for it...the 7600 is the answer to that...a 7600 in a hard hittin caliber is the answer FOR ME i do believe...

just really want a hard hitting caliber...but dont need/want a magnum...

 

Devin, can't go wrong with either.

If it was me, I would be getting a 35 remington model 760. A 22" barrel isn't bad at all busting bushes with... I do it year in and year out up north for bear.

In this here state, that sucker will shoot nice for you and knock anything silly you aim it at.

 

wow theres a ghost!! good to see ya around nuge!!

i got a while to ponder...dont plan on buying RIGHT NOW...unless about 800$ falls from the sky into my hand before bear season lol....wont be rifle hunting so only thing i need a rifle for is bear season this year...so no rush...i'll be doing more research...but the whelen seems like it has much more than just an edge over the rem...though i know the rem is still a hard hitter..

i just been wanting a real heavy hitter...no real reason...1 well placed shot makes anything dead...never had a problem with what ive used...just want a bigger gun...coz i can have one.....

 

Keep your eyes peeled...I bought a new one off here a couple years ago and had Economy take it down to 18.5"...Jake told me the barrel was a real bear to remove-something not uncommon with Remingtons...

I'll likely never hunt it but wanted to see how it compared to my 22" Classic....the Whelen uses medium burning powders which equate to not a lot of velocity loss when you lose 3.5"....

 

Just a note, I can unload my marlin 45-70 tube magazine through the loading gate.

 

.35 Rem is a 30-30 with 200gr bullets. 35 Whelen is an '06 on roids.