What Wildcats do you load?

04 May 2003, 04:52

Hammer

Some of the wildcats I have...

Handgun

45 Super
475 Linebaugh (now factory)
500 Linebaugh

Rifle

20 TNT
220 Swift Improved
22/6mm
6mm BR
6mm/06 Mashburn
7mm TCU
7mm BR
7mm/300 Weatherby
338/06
416 Taylor
470 Capstick
50 Alaskan
500 A-Square

04 May 2003, 16:29

nvreloader

Hi,Wildcats I load for are:
6 Ugalde
25 Ugalde
7 Ugalde
224 Hansell LRVT,(30/06 case with 2 shoulders and 2necks,made for 60 to 75 gr bullets,1x8" twist,26"Shilen #5 bbl,Vel, average 3200 to 3400fps(75gr),at approx 50,000psi.

Don,
"When the going gets tough,the tough get going, Only the weak bitch,gripe and die".173ABN 2/503
Recon VN 67-68.

06 May 2003, 16:33

jnc91

One wildcat here

450/110 in 86 Win Extra lightweight

420 Grain cast bullet at 2400 fps.

07 May 2003, 17:15

Rottenend

.250 Savage AI and a .338-08 AI. Anyone play with a .270-08 or .270-.284 Win?

07 May 2003, 18:41

Bwana-be

quote:
Originally posted by jnc91:
One wildcat here

450/110 in 86 Win Extra lightweight

420 Grain cast bullet at 2400 fps.

?!? Come again?
Tell me more!
I'm all ears!

08 May 2003, 00:51

HBL

6mm-223
222 Rem. Mag Ackley Improved
375 JDJ [Eek!]

08 May 2003, 05:10

Aya270

OK enclese my list:

.7mm STW (when it was a wildcat)
257 Rob. Imp.
.270-243 Imp. (I need some loads)
30-06 Imp.
.257 WSM

And on several weeks

.257 STW
6.5 STW

08 May 2003, 12:17

jnc91

Bwana-be,
The 450/110 cartridge is based on the 50/110 Win. necked down to 45 cal. The rifle was built by Dave Clay in Arlington, TX. Load development was done by Tim Sundles owner of Buffalo Bore Ammo. Tim's max load of RL15 yielded 2430 fps with a 420 grain hard cast bullet out of a 22 inch barrel. My goal is to work up a load with a 450-460 grain bullet at 2250 fps or if I can find a 480 grain flat nose maybe 2150 with that bullet. Basically the rifle is a .458 win in a light handy lever action.

I will be getting pressure tested loads this summer as soon as RSI starts shipping their pressure trace units.

My Rifle is a new procuction Winchester/Mirkou Extra-lite weight. It has a

22 inch barrel
Full length mag tube (6 rounds plus one in chamber)
Reinforced stock and mag tube hanger
Bake on polymer finish
removeable muzzle brake (Will be removed except when shooting over a bench cause I think muzzle brakes are ugly)
Ashley ghost ring sights
Scout scope mount
Kick-eze pad
Weighs 9 pounds with a full mag
40 inches long with brake removed.

Gonna take to Africa when I get a chance. I would be real cool to kill a buff with a true cowboy gun.

Jeff

[ 05-08-2003, 07:46: Message edited by: jnc91 ]

09 May 2003, 12:44

easyup

223AI
280AI
338-06
Only the best.

19 May 2003, 05:55

POSSUM/358

280AI
35-Whelan AI
338wm
Soon 358STA

19 May 2003, 18:53

Dark Paladin

375 ICL and 358 norma

20 May 2003, 00:35

<Hondo64d>

Right now - none.
As soon as my Bryant Custom arrives - .250 AI
As those of you whom I have harrassed with private emails reference loading data can attest, I am pretty excited about it!

John

20 May 2003, 00:52

wheelgun101

I have a few not many,6.5 tcu,357-44 B&D,7mm supermag,30 herrett,357 herrett.I think thats all my brain is still asleep this morning.

31 May 2003, 01:03

03Gator

I load two cases for the same rifle.

25-7mm Mag
25-264 Mag

Only difference is the 7mm cases are outside necked turned before sizing.

The 264 cases are inside reamed after sizing.

"Top of the hill in South Georgia"

01 June 2003, 12:42

brianwinzor

I currently own and load:
.17/222 magnum improved (40 degree shoulder)
.22/250 Ackley Improved (28 degree shoulder)
.25/06 Ackley Improved (40 degree shoulder)

Other wildcats that I have previously owned:
.17 Ackley Hornet (40 degree shoulder)
.17/222 improved (40 degree shoulder)
.220 Swift Ackley Improved (40 degree shoulder)
.22/284 Winchester
.224 Clark

01 June 2003, 18:20

vapodog

my list is short
1. 5mm Vapodog...223 case necked down to .204 Dia bullets
2.6 X 47......223 case necked up to .243 Dia.
3. .243 Super rockchucker (6MM-06 with 28 Deg shoulder.)

02 August 2003, 16:18

Leftoverdj

I ain't a wildcatter. I'm just a guy who buys the stuff too weird for anybody else cheap.

That accounts for 6.5 Roberts and the .25-35 Brown Improved. Also accounts for the long obsolete 8x72 JR Sauer. Also will be to blame for whatever I rechamber my Stevens 44 in .25 rf to. Likely to be just the .25-20 WCF with .253 cast bullets, but might be one of the .25 Hornets.

My .257 AI and the .35 Whelen I beat the factory to were my fault.

And then there's the factory mistake I corrected. When H&R went bust back in the 80's, I ordered a Handi in .357 Max. Invoice said Max. Box said Max. Barrel and chamber said Mag. So I fixed it.

05 August 2003, 10:52

DPhillips

411 Hawk

05 August 2003, 11:21

1cav sgt ret

Wow some lists,I only have 1 which is a 9.3x62 necked down to 358.which is so close to the 358hawk I use the same load data

10 August 2003, 09:23

<LReynolds>

Wow .....impressive list !!!!! My wildcats are:
221 fireball
22-250AI
250SavAI
25-308AI
6.5-06
7mm08AI
8mm06AI
My favorite deer rifle is the 6.5-06 !!!!!
Good hunting my fellow wildcatters .....LR

13 August 2003, 04:01

Dave2of5

My list is short and sweet ...

22 K-Hornet (rifle)
22 K-Hornet (pistol)
7mm TCU
357 Herret

I have wildcatted loads for 7x30 Wat and 280 Rem just to see what the fellas that developed them went thru ...

and soon to come on a 98 Mauser ...
8mm-06

Dave

15 August 2003, 07:53

fredj338

7mm TCU
.338-06
just started .338x74keith
and coming soon .260AI
I also have a 7mm Dakota (might as well be a wildcat)

I just like to be a bit different.

16 August 2003, 14:50

bigboredan

I reload:

22 velo dog
22-454 casull
358 GNR
358 DMM
375 DMM
416 DMM
44 DMM
45-500 LINEBAUGH
357/50 AE
375/50 AE
40/50 AE
41/50 AE
41 SPECIAL
41 WINDBREAKER
400 MAGNUM
400 MAXIMUM
45/475 LINGBAUGH
40 DMM#1
40 DMM#2

AND FOR RIFLE:

475 ALASKAN
50 ALASKAN

aND STILL WORKING ON MORE.

17 August 2003, 19:25

<MachV>

I reload a couple but almost too much of a pain in the a$$ to bother with ;-)
22-250/8twist for 75Amaxes
6.5WSM
375/50bmg aka MachV

17 August 2003, 20:56

Vibe

All you guys really should submit your wildcat case dimensions and stories (parent case, typical performance, forming steps, etc) to AmmoGuide. It would save a lot of future questions on them.

http://www.calweb.com/~haas/ammoguide/index.html
Run "Cartridge Creator" and just follow directions.

20 August 2003, 10:15

brianwinzor

Currently loading:
.17/222 magnum improved (40 degree shoulder)
.22/250 improved (28 degree shoulder)
.25/06 Ackley Improved (40 degree shoulder)

Previously loaded
.17 Ackley Hornet
.17/222 improved
.22/284
.224 Clark

20 August 2003, 15:10

YUMAN

Just a couple

243 Win AI
257 Rob AI
7x57 AI
And one I have never seen here
is the 375/338 Win.

We shot the 375/338 and the 375 HH side by side
the same day thru the chronograph. The velocities
on five different bullets were within 10 to 25 FS
with 5 Gr less RLl 15 in the 375/338.very accurate.

Lyle in AZ>

20 August 2003, 17:13

CampX

Just had built a 375-338 WinMag, aka 375 Taylor.....love it. Just started building loads for it, and am getting 2750 fps with 270 grain Hornadys, with 70 grains of 4064.
Soon to build a 6.5-06 A.I.

[ 08-20-2003, 08:16: Message edited by: CampX ]

23 August 2003, 03:17

460wby

Only the 416 Taylor, so far. [Wink]

26 August 2003, 06:44

Andy Mass

Gentlemen, I am a wilcat newbie and have only one - as yet!

It is a 22-250 Ackley Improved - built on a custom Tikka action, Border stainless Match Barrel - 1 in 8 twist seated in a Mcmillan Sako Varmint stock.
It loves 75 g A Max over 38.5 g 4831sc.

A M.

27 August 2003, 11:46

old4x4

Just a couple..
309 JDJ
375/284 Win.
It's a lot more fun than factory rounds (ugh)...

30 August 2003, 09:37

12.9x50.8jdj

I have a handgun in a 12.9x50.8JDJ

Its the only one I have at the moment, however I am working on one now.

[Razz]

"If It Dont Hurt , Its Just Not Big Enough " [Razz]

31 August 2003, 02:34

mbmco

Here are some from me, using homemade necking dies right now:

17 OTTR
22 OTTR
6 OTTR
7 OTTR
30 OTTR
223 OTTR
243 OTTR

Barrel blanks on the way to build for testing:

257 OTTR
264 OTTR
270 OTTR
284 OTTR

Thank you Ed Reynolds,
[Big Grin]

31 August 2003, 04:49

Elkslayer

338-06

338-08

28 September 2003, 04:45

Clark

1) 257 Roberts Ackley improved
2) 45/70 w/ .452 barrel
3) 45acp Mauser rifle with .469" straight chamber

28 September 2003, 11:49

bartsche

My first wildcat was a Mc gowen barreled action
22 varminter-------about 1962

Next and I thought I was first and may have been
6.5 x.284 ---by ackley 1966

The third also thought original
6m/m x.270 improved -----Fred Barnes and I 1967
It was suppose to be 6m/m 06 Imp. but the reamer went in about .050" to deep. I think it was a Ancient Age mistake or maybe Golden Wedding.

2ea. 8m/m 06s

7m/m x 41, .308 x41, 9m/m x 41, .375 x 41 all designed in the sixties but could not afford to build tillabout 1980.

8m/m x .425 WR definetly mine 1994

.358 X .404 full length--- mine 1997

I've had a lot of fun designing many others but there just ain't enough hours left any more.

30 September 2003, 07:36

tiggertate

Wildcats to date:
22 K-Hornet
22-250 AI
6MM Rem AI
6.5 TCU
280 AI
7STW
30/8MM Rem mag
338-06 AI
375 H&H AI
250-3000 AI
500 Linebaugh
Obsolete:
505 Gibbs
The ones I kept:
22-250 AI
250-3000 AI
7STW
338-06 AI
500 Linebaugh
505 Gibbs