It has been bugging me to know this lately. Thanks.
2007-09-19 11:30:22 · 11 answers · asked by T.Long 4 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
A "Wildcat" cartridge is defined as any conventional loaded bullet that is custom made or altered by making variations on an existing factory cartridge. These are made by people that want to experiment with already existing factory made cartridges and thru their own efforts and experiments change, try to make improvements on an existing cartridge, it's velocity, kinetic energy, case size/dimentions,bullet diameter/caliber,powder charge.These "Wildcat" cartridges are rarely mass produced.
I can also refer to a NEW cartridge on the market that hasn't been out in circulation long enough for people to have used it or accept using it themselves.......
The people that attempt to make these imporvments are called "WildCatter's"
2007-09-19 13:00:54 · answer #1 · answered by JD 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A wildcat cartridge is an experimental round made by necking down, or necking up an existing caliber and loading it with a different diameter bullet. Two good examples of wildcat cartridges that are now commercially available are the .25-06 Remington and the .35 Whelen. The parent cartridge to both of these is the .30-06 Springfield. In the case of the .25-06 the parent cartridge was necked down to .25 caliber and the .35 was necked up to .35 caliber. Someone rightly reasoned that if the .270 Winchester (a commercial caliber created by necking the .30-06 down to .27 caliber) was great, so would be one necked down to .25 or necked up to .35. Not all wildcats are so successful.
An example of a wildcat cartridge that saw some commercial success and then faded away is the .256 Winchester Magnum. That was a short-lived rifle cartridge created by necking down the .357 Magnum revolver round to .25 and shooting it out of carbines (and some pistols). It shot a 60 grain hollow point bullet at around 2,700 fps. Unfortunately it was a solution for a problem that didn't exist.
Best.
H
2007-09-19 13:38:39 · answer #2 · answered by H 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A wildcat cartridge is one made from an existing round by necking down the case opening to accept a smaller diameter bullet. All it is ,is an experimenter's round. About a couple of decades ago, some people were experiment with what is called the .38/45 round. This is made by using a standard .45 ACP case, and necing the front of the case to accept .357 diameter projectiles. Of course the gun will have to have a new barrel and other misc. components for the gun to operate properly.
2007-09-19 13:19:53 · answer #3 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are a re-loader and you have a 30-06 case (empty shell) and 7mm bullets for an example. The 30-06 is a .30 caliber and the 7mm is a .284 so you'd need to resize the neck of the 30-06 case down to .284 so the 7mm will fit.
At one point this was a wildcat but is now in production, the 7mm-08 is a 308 case with a 7mm bullet.
2007-09-20 07:06:34 · answer #4 · answered by gretsch16pc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The simple answer is wildcats use the case of a commercially sold cartridge that has been modified in some way to alter the cartridge's performance.
2007-09-19 11:39:09 · answer #5 · answered by Dan H. 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the only wildcat bullet i ever heard of is a brand of 22. cartridge. but after reading other answers now i know better.
2007-09-19 12:39:56 · answer #6 · answered by Phil Deese 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
wildcat cartridge is a cartridge that is oneof a kind made by experimenters that some times end up in the norm if a rifle maker chambers it for sale to the shooting public
2007-09-19 11:36:30 · answer #7 · answered by goat 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A wildcat cartridge, or wildcat, is a custom cartridge for which ammunition and firearms are not mass produced.
2007-09-19 11:35:50 · answer #8 · answered by SaberBlade 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Conley Precision Cartridge Co.
Miscellaneous Wildcat Cartridges
This ammunition is hand made with only the best components. Below is a partial listing of wildcats we commonly produce. For Ackley Improved ammunition, it is made by reloading your fire formed brass. Pricing is the cost of the parent cartridge with the customer furnishing the fire formed brass. If the cartridge you require is not listed below Chick Here to e-mail us your needs.
All rifle ammunition listed below is packaged 20 rounds per box 200 rounds per case. Please allow 4 week for delivery.
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Caliber Bullet Type & Weight Price / 20
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25 / 284 Win Click Here
256 Winchester Magnum Click Here
6.5mm-06 Click Here
7mm TCU Click Here
7 X 61 Sharpe & Harte Click Here
30-338 Win Mag. Click Here
2007-09-19 11:37:19 · answer #9 · answered by Loren S 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋
to make a long story short it boils down to whether it has SAAMI standards or not
a wildcat has no SAAMI standards
2007-09-19 18:03:20 · answer #10 · answered by crazy_devil_dan 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋