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Remington 7600 35 Whelen

akflyfishguideakflyfishguide Member Posts: 3 ✭✭
edited November 2007 in Ask the Experts
I am looking to buy a 7600 in 35 Whelen. I'm a flyfishing guide in Brown Bear infested Bristol Bay, AK. I currently carry a Rem 870 with slugs. I found a 7600 35 Whelen with a 22 inch barrel. Can I have that cut down to 18.5 inches without significant loss of performance?
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  • duckhunterduckhunter Member Posts: 7,687 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yes or buy a new 7600 with an 18 inch barrel.
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  • eastbankeastbank Member Posts: 4,052 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    i have a 7600 with a 22 inch barrel in 35 whelan,i shoot 225 boat tails with imr 4895 and varget,it will shoot three shot 1.25-1.75 inch groups at 100yds at 2550fps. eastbank.
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  • SCorversSCorvers Member Posts: 2,063 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a 742 (semi-auto) cutdown to 18.5" and it shoots just fine. You can do the same with a 7600, just make sure the gunsmith cuts it flush and recrowns the barrel.
    Expect a GOOD amount of muzzle flash and noise with the short barrel. Of course if a bear is chargin' you, you probably won't notice.[:D]
    If you reload, try a "faster" burning powder such as 3031.
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  • GeriGeri Member Posts: 2,102 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I found Ball C2 to work best in my whelen. 200 gr barnes X at 2975 fps. I didn't believe tha first chono, so the second one varified the veloscity. Must have been a fast barrel.
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  • akflyfishguideakflyfishguide Member Posts: 3 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Great info on barrel length etc.you guys. I picked up the new Rem 7600 in 35 Whelen, as I said in my initial post. I also own another 35 Whelen on a Mauser action. I don't have access to my reloading equipment which is at our homestead in AK and I want to test the gun on a range of factory ammo while in WA state. My question is: can the new Remington pump handle the pressure of Nosler Custom ammo? And what overall concerns should I have about pressure in the pump gun? I don't have access to my reloading equipment in AK and I want to test the gun on a range of factory ammo while in WA state.
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  • SCorversSCorvers Member Posts: 2,063 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Shoot the cheap ammo in the 7600 (if there is such a thing for the Whelen). Expect 1 1/2" groups with the 22" bbl and 2" with the short bbl at 100. If it shoots better than that, you got a "good" one.
    I wouldn't feed it a steady diet of higher pressure ammo. It's a strong action, but not Mauser strong.
    Did ya get the Carbine or the long barrel?
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