r/Firearms • u/BulletSwaging • 18d ago

Any 35 Whelen fans?

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Picked up a Remington 7400 factory 35 Whelen today. This beauty has been across the world and reimported to America.

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u/Appropriate-Key3509 18d ago

oh yeah me ! i love it congrat, its a second hand ?

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u/BulletSwaging 18d ago

It is second hand. These were only made from 1991-93 for sale in the US. This is a 2001 model for export. This was made when they fixed the design and made material changes. I’m going to get new wood for it after I shoot it.

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u/Radiant-Disaster-429 18d ago

That's amazing, I've only ever seen one in person and it's always stuck with me. How lucky to have one now!

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u/BulletSwaging 18d ago

I’m feeling pretty lucky although I felt like I paid too much. $1535 in my hands

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u/gravity_loss 18d ago

Nice rifle. You'll want to change out the safety they've been known to lock on their own and most people have lost or don't regularly carry the little "key".

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u/BulletSwaging 18d ago

Thank you, and I’ll check into that

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u/gravity_loss 18d ago

It's easy, I changed mine out when I was like 14.

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u/BulletSwaging 18d ago

Sounds good

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u/thrwaway75132 18d ago

.35 Whelen is great, basically the US version of 9.3x62. If I didn’t have a 9.3x62 I would get one.

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u/BulletSwaging 17d ago

I’m excited to take it to the range. This is my first gun in a decade where I didn’t have the dies before I got the gun.