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Roadkill2228 · March 17, 2014, 01:36 AM

A pump action in .35 whelen sounds like quite a force to be reckoned with up close and personal (and at range too I suppose)...I've actually wondered about that...I think, assuming there aren't any reliability problems, that a rem 7600 in .35 whelen or something like that with a little 18" barrel would be at least as good of a "guide gun" as a lever action 45-70 plus with much better ballistics down range making it far more versatile. But it still wouldn't look as cool I guess.

March 17, 2014, 01:36 AM	#10
Roadkill2228 Senior Member Join Date: March 8, 2014 Location: Nipawin, Saskatchewan Posts: 311	A pump action in .35 whelen sounds like quite a force to be reckoned with up close and personal (and at range too I suppose)...I've actually wondered about that...I think, assuming there aren't any reliability problems, that a rem 7600 in .35 whelen or something like that with a little 18" barrel would be at least as good of a "guide gun" as a lever action 45-70 plus with much better ballistics down range making it far more versatile. But it still wouldn't look as cool I guess.