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I talked to JES today, sounds pretty easy to ship directly, since there is no sale you don't have to worry about going through an FFL.
Very cool! Will be curious to hear how it shoots.
An other option is 9.3X62 a lot better than a 35 Whelan
Update. It's taken some time to get the barrel broken in and find a load it likes. Given it was a 60 year barrel and probably not the best quality at the time, that wasn't too surprising. It likes the 200 grain TTSX loads pretty well which should make a dandy elk cartridge out to 250 yards or so. The 225 grain loads were less successful. Could be lots of factors including twist rate.I now have a gun that looks identical with all the same character and memories that I grew up with, in a .35 caliber cartridge.
Should be an elk slayer for sure! Always wanted. A 35 Whelen