Zak May

The .35 Whelen was developed in 1922 as a wildcat cartridge, with the .30-06 Springfield as its parent case. Remington Arms Company standardized the .35 Whelen as a standard commercial round and first offered it in the Remington Model 700 Classic in 1988. It has since been chambered in bolt-action, semi-automatic, and single-shot rifles by other arms makers. Most of the guns were chambered in 1:12, 1:14, and 1:16 twist rates. Remington used the 1:16 twist rate for its rifles. Still, the most...

It was about two years ago when I first heard of McGuire Ballistics projectiles for a fellow handloader friend of mine. He had such high praise for them, I knew I had to try them out. I am a big fan of the Hornady CX bullet and the Barnes TSX bullet. So, I order fifty of their 7mm 143gr Copper Rose to load in 7PRC, along with fifty 30cal Copper Rose 168gr for testing in 30-06 Springfield. Once the order was placed, the bullets showed up at my door three days later. Kelby's 7mm PRC 143gr...

With all these modern cartridges that have come out in the last few years, it leaves a lot of people wondering: Do I sell my 7mm...