Talk:.35 Whelen

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Needs better research! Col. Townsend Whelen was away on a hunting trip when James Howe decided to neck down the .400 Whelen (which the venerable Colonel did collaborate on) to 35 caliber. Howe named it the .35 Whelen in honor of Col. Whelen, but the Colonel wasn't there at the time.

DrHenley (talk) 12:23, 10 March 2008 (UTC)