Is there a good place to go look at the ballistics of "common" wildcats? I know that's a contradiction of terms but I have skulking thru the posts here for a few weeks and when someone talks about a certain cartridge I have no clue how to find out what the ballistics are or what it's derived from.

Thanks

Ruger #1---

The definitive books to have in your library are, "Designing and Forming Custom Cartridges" by Ken Howell, available from Precision Shooting Magazine, and P.O. Ackley's "Handbooks for Shooters and Reloaders". That's a two volume set and is much better as historical reference than a reloading manual. Ackley had no chronograph.....and it shows.

Wildcat and improved cartridges are overloaded by their owners. Thus the data that is out there shows very high velocities and pressures that are usually described as "safe in my rifle"!

There is a compulation of articles in a huge book called "Wildcat Cartridges" published by Wolfe in Prescott Az.

There may be chronographs around but little pressure measuring gear besides the analog methods we all go by like bolt life etc.

One of the more popular wildcats around here is the 6mm/250 with a 1-8 twist for 600 yd and closer target shooting.

Thanks, I'll have to go get one of those old fashioned paper pulp information distribution devices.

Ruger#1-

Yes!!! We all need to support the timber/paper industry!!!

We need all the help we can get!!!

Bob

Ruger#1 said he was going to buy an,

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old fashioned paper pulp information distribution devices

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They ARE easier to read by flash-light when the 'Lectricity goes off.

and they are mucho more desirable in the outhouse!
[for whatever reason]
woofer

Seriously, I don't see how newspapers stay in business. It's been literally a couple years since I have read one and at least 10 since I have had a subscription. I get all my news from da boob tube.

[ 04-08-2003, 03:16: Message edited by: Ruger#1 ]

I spend 8+ hours on a computer every day, and still prefer paper. Maybe it's just the texture of paper versus the feel of plastic keys.

I have an old book on wildcats, good book, but missing many many of the new cartridges. That would be a good project for this whole group to undertake putting together, a new book on wildcats. Between everybody here every wildcat in existence has probably been tried.

Any members of the forum work for a publishing house?

Red

Ruger #1, you have adopted a good handle...I sure hope you don't BELIEVE ANYTHING you get off the tube news programs....