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Rem in 35 whelan
Hawkshaw
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Did rem. ever chamber the 740, 7400, in the 35 Whelan. Has any other mfg. done so. Could an 06 or 270 be rebarreled to the whelan, or mabey a 338-06 without a bunch of other problems? Sounds like a good pig gun, with follow up shoots quickly if needed. THX HAWKSHAW
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I don't personally see, where one needs that much gun for pigs though.
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The 740, 7400, 742, Model FouR series has a hard enough time holding up in their original chamberings. They eat themselves from the inside out, as they are a poor design anyway. If you are wanting a "sporting semi-auto" for pigs, then a Browning BAR in 338 Win Mag is the way to go. There are also the AR-10 platforms in 338 Federal.
I don't personally see, where one needs that much gun for pigs though.
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...or an Ar-15 in .450 Bushmaster if you go that route. [;)] I LOVE mine!
No need for calibers that are moving that fast or have a lot of recoil for hogs. You can either go for a big, slow moving "Thumper" caliber like a .358 Winchester, .44 Mag, .45-70, .450 Marlin, .35 Remington, etc., or go with something small and fast like a .22-250, or .243. IMO, they would serve the purpose much better.
Jon
Not all of the Rem 74(x or xx)series self destruct. LOngevity seems to directly relate to cleaning and lubing since the several I've had lasted fine w/o problems.Just my opinion but some of the wear issues were caused by hauling the rifle around in the back window of a pickup(not a problem by itself) with the bolt open and/or no mag which allowed an inordinate amount of gritty road dust to accumulate in the action. The next step was some rapid fire Rambo activity and then back in the pickup for another dust bath. After a few years of this sequense, the wear became apparent. I've seen dozens of these rifles in the backwindow gunrack upside down with no mag in perfect position to collect the largest amount of gritty limestone dust possible. Couple that with the fact that lots of good ole boys in the South operate that way with the window down year round and you get a pattern.
Did rem. ever chamber the 740, 7400, in the 35 Whelan. Has any other mfg. done so. Could an 06 or 270 be rebarreled to the whelan, or mabey a 338-06 without a bunch of other problems? Sounds like a good pig gun, with follow up shoots quickly if needed. THX HAWKSHAW
They now list the 750 in 35 Whelen. They sold the 760 in 35W, but I am not sure if the 740 or 7400 were chambered in 35W.