Lots of the older cartridges have this amount of freebore diameter because Older bullets were not as precise as they are now so Maybe they wanted to be sure that there was enough clearance.
Newer cartridges are generally around .001 thousandth. (.0005 per side)
That may sound like a lot but it is not. Some cartridges have .004 freebore diameters.
I have not heard of freebore in the 35 Whelen. All of my 35 Whelens are newer to new guns so that may be why I have not heard of it. I love learning about firearms and the 35 Whelen is one of my favorites.
I have not heard of freebore in the 35 Whelen. All of my 35 Whelens are newer to new guns so that may be why I have not heard of it. I love learning about firearms and the 35 Whelen is one of my favorites.
The freebore will still be there if it is A SAMMI spec. chamber. Even though it is an older cartridge the reamer specifications on new rifles will be SAMMI unless it is a wildcat.
Your free bore should be .250. That sounds like a lot, but keep in mind that the 35 Whelen, like so many other older cartridges were designed for round nose type bullets for maximum transfer of energy and needed more free bore.
