Which wildcat(s) do you wish would catch on?

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MrDontPlay

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Any oddball Calibers that you wish had caught on so you could justify buying one? What caliber do you want AND what gun do you want it in?

For me I like firepower, which is one reason I lean towards revolvers, but I'd like to have it in some semi autos also.

460 Rowland- since 45s are pretty common, it seems like gunmakers could offer more guns in this caliber. Nit sure what I'd want.

50gi- wish rock island armory would make one so I could afford one for each hand!

400 corbon- 357 sig doesn't really intrigue me like this one does.
 
A 480 Ruger necked down to .375 would be awesome in a 5-shot Redhawk with a 5" barrel. This should give a 220 gr bullet about 1600-1650 fps with recoil less than a 41 mag.
 
357x44 Mag? IIRC that was the Bain & Davis wildcat in the 1970s. Had the usual problems from firing a bottle neck cartridge in a revolver.
 
I'd also like to add the Five-seveN so my list
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Me too... Even after the recent threads we've had on the subject, I'm still amazed that there aren't at least a couple more 5.7mm platforms available... As I've said before... forgive me... Let's see a 2/3-of-the-FN-size version for high-cap-yet-still-small conceal carry.

Recoil averse people, especially, are going to buy such a gun!

Still waiting...
 
Big ups to the .40Super!...

To me, the widely under-rated .40Super pistol caliber is a great "wildcat".
I'm not a business or marketing expert, but I think the .40Super round got swept up in the early/mid 1990s crusade for a "super-cool" whiz-bang .40 caliber duty-defense round.
The US shooting sports/firearms industry was littered with a glut of mid range contenders: the .400Corbon, the .40S&W, the .41AE, the .356TSW, the 9x23Winchester, the 10mm, the .38Super, the .357sig, etc.
The .40Super was an ideal bullet design, IMO.
It had a high KE level, was fast(1100-1200 feet per second), had a decent weight(135-155gr) & was shaped like a 9x19mm or .357sig round, so it could feed/cycle smoothly.
A lack of full support from firearm companies(Glock, HK, Ruger, SIG Sauer, etc) & few ammunition sources nailed the coffin shut on the .40Super. :(
Triton Ammunition is the only US firm I'm aware of that sells any .40Super rounds & a few custom gunsmiths market match grade barrels in .40Super.

ClydeFrog
 
460 Rowland. Is that technically a wildcat though? Either way that would be my choice.

I'm just not a believer in necking down a handgun cartridge. Smaller bullets crush less tissue, bigger cases limit magazine capacity.
 
Bullet hoses; the 3x3x3 Rule....

I agree with the last post.
A powerful handgun round can end a fight.
I'm not fond of the "bullet hose" concept where you can pack 16-21 rounds of a smaller caliber.
Volume of fire is good but in most armed citizen/duty applications it's not a replacement for shot placement or power.
I also follow the 3x3x3 Rule concept, that most ARMED CITIZEN(not military or sworn law enforcement) critical events will be; approx 3 rounds fired total, at 3 feet, in 3 seconds.
The .40Super is ideal because it could be used in .40S&W/.357sig size handguns and the powerful round is not as rough as a the full house 10mm loads.
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I would be happy being able to buy brass for my .357 Wildey Magnum. (.475 Wildey Magnum necked down to a .357) I love shooting it, and if I had brass would shoot it more often. I have one box of Factory ammo that was sent to my grampa from the folks at Wildey along with a barrel conversion. The factory ammo is too rare to shoot. I have a friend that has some brass that he gave me, as well as helping with the development loads. I do not own a chrono so I will not make guesses for velocities other than to say that it would make most say holy crap when they saw the numbers.
 
If I remember from what I read I believe that you can reform 9mm luger into .41 AE though if I remember correctly I think something was said for about a 50 percent split rate when forming from once fired brass.
 
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I don't know what else to say, I think this is the end all be all of small game rounds!


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If we are being realistic I like the 550 Magnum. To me every since I read about this round I have drooled over it.
 
Far be it for me to stand in the Way of Progress, but it seems to me that wildcat
cartridges that fill no real niche are curiosities and not much more. It took year for rifle rounds such as the 25/06 and 35 Whelen to be legitimized and I have seen the 8MM Remington Magnum-Elmer Keith said it best "What the heck is it FOR?"
 
I'd love to have a set of single shots (ruger or winchester style) in a series of rimmed cartridges. One capable of between 1,00 and 2,000 fps depending on load in .224 with 50 grain bullets. One in the 6 mm, capable of 2-2,500 fps with about 75 grain bullets. Then, an improved 30-30 or 30-40 style cartridge that could do between 2,500 and 3,000 with 180 or 220 grain match bullets. basically low boom level pleasure guns that could also be used for hunting, within the obvious limitations.
 
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