I have heard both good and bad about these rounds. I have a Marlin Semi-auto rifle and .22LR Beretta handgun and would be interested in a more potent round for both of them. Would someone knowledgeable explain the differences, advantages, and disadvantages betweeen Wildcat's and regular 22LRs?
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.22lr Wildcat
- Thread starter maviper
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HookedAgain
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Here's what little I know. Bad: due to the exposed lead bullet, the wildcats leave a lot of cleanup work after a shooting session. Good: they're very cheap to shoot and have a pretty good punch for a .22lr. That said, I use them all the time for plinking and small animal control (although a 38 works much better in that role). Never had a problem with them other than the cleanup. Have had problems with remington thunderbolts? and some of the other "comparable" cheap .22 ammo. Hope that helps.
Jim Watson
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The Wildcat is not "more potent."
It is cheaper. The cheapest price, the lowest quality that WW makes.
Try CCI Stingers. They may not work in your autos, but they are the highest velocity LRs I know of... unless the Aquila knockoff is a bit faster.
CCI Mini-Mags or Winchester Super-X are better balanced and more reliable.
Uh, why do you want "more potent" .22 LR?
If you are using the Beretta as a pocket pistol, reliability counts more than a few fps. If you are hunting with the rifle, accuracy is more important than a few fps.
It is cheaper. The cheapest price, the lowest quality that WW makes.
Try CCI Stingers. They may not work in your autos, but they are the highest velocity LRs I know of... unless the Aquila knockoff is a bit faster.
CCI Mini-Mags or Winchester Super-X are better balanced and more reliable.
Uh, why do you want "more potent" .22 LR?
If you are using the Beretta as a pocket pistol, reliability counts more than a few fps. If you are hunting with the rifle, accuracy is more important than a few fps.
Mike Irwin
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Quite frankly, Wildcats are the ONLY thing that I shoot out of my Taurus PT-22.
In over 2,200 rounds through the Taurus, there have been 0 failures to feed, 0 failures to fire, and 0 failures to extract using Winchester Wildcat.
No barrel leading of any kind.
I've never fired them through a rifle, so the situation could be a lot different, but through my TP-22? It doesn't get any better than that.
If you truly want suckbutt rounds, try Remington Thunderbolt.
Quite frankly, Wildcats are the ONLY thing that I shoot out of my Taurus PT-22.
In over 2,200 rounds through the Taurus, there have been 0 failures to feed, 0 failures to fire, and 0 failures to extract using Winchester Wildcat.
No barrel leading of any kind.
I've never fired them through a rifle, so the situation could be a lot different, but through my TP-22? It doesn't get any better than that.
If you truly want suckbutt rounds, try Remington Thunderbolt.