Favourite current or future wildcat

[ovenpaa]

Are there any wildcat cartridge shooters on the forum and if so what are they and what is your favourite, maybe you do not currently shoot a wildcat however have plans for the future. We have shot wildcat cartridges for many years in this house and I often muse over what to build next and I would be interested to hear any thoughts on the subject.

[dromia]

303 Pygmy, just waiting for the reamers to arrive.

I'm also waiting on a 303 Epps rifle.

[Sandgroper]

303 Pygmy, just waiting for the reamers to arrive.

I'm also waiting on a 303 Epps rifle.

Both look like fun. Something based on WSSM or maybe neck the 8mm Hungarian down to a 'proper' 8mm or 7.62 - just for the ease of reloading.

My 257 is fun - easy 3000fps with a 100gn bullet. :shakeshout:

[Tiff]

With necessity being the mother of all invention....To enable my TRG 42 to still be HME eligible at Bisley and similar ranges, I run a slightly modified 30-338 LapMag (A.K.A. 300 Lapua). While officially not a wildcat, since it's CIP approved, no one has ever commercially manufactured the rounds beyond development stages:
http://www.lapua.com/en/story-of--338-lapua-magnum.html

With a 31"+ barrel I'm safely running 230's at up to 3050 fps (although more comfortable at 2,850 fps), which from a 100y zero equates to drops of 9.25 MOA @ 600y, 21 MOA @ 1,000y and it goes subsonic around 2,000 yards smile2

Great fun and it fits in a .30 cal template on LFTTA ranges, usually offering more options on targets over a .338 or bigger. Accurate barrel life I'm hoping will be around 1,500 rounds...

[Individual]

I did wonder about the .17/50 BMG (aka .17 incinerator) as a possible 100 yard sniper round. It required about 200 grains of N140 and only made about 9999 fps before the chrono gave up.

So I figured it wasn't much of an upgrade over .17 HMR.

[DanTheMan]

I did wonder about the .17/50 BMG (aka .17 incinerator) as a possible 100 yard sniper round. It required about 200 grains of N140 and only made about 9999 fps before the chrono gave up.

So I figured it wasn't much of an upgrade over .17 HMR.

You would love the .17 Giraffe, slightly more sensible....

[snayperskaya]

I must admit I find either 6.5x54r as used in Vostok Biathlon rifles quite interesting, as well as the 7.62x54r Improved

[Alpha1]

303 Pygmy, just waiting for the reamers to arrive.

I'm also waiting on a 303 Epps rifle.

I assume the .303 Pygmy will be a re barrel. Would it end up as a sporting rifle?
The .303 Epps do they just recut the chamber or is it a complete re barrel. There can not be a lot of .303Epps rifles out there.

[ovenpaa]

I have a 303 Epps and the reamer and die and it is virtually just a matter of running the reamer in to the chamber and gauging it to confirm it is correct.

[meles meles]

Has anyone tried a 7mm bullet and the 54R as the parent case?

Slightly different, Google just found us this...

https://www.longrangehunting.com/thread ... ant.84680/