Favorite wildcat?

[its only light]

Hey guys just in the mood for a good fun discussion. So I'm wondering what are your favorite wildcat cartridges and why? Also something else that could be interesting. What are some wildcats you would like to see done but haven't yet? I'm the kind of guy that likes to be a little different so I have been thinking it would be cool to shoot something nobody else has. Even if it ends up having comparable ballistics to an already established cartridge.

 

[timbertoes]

I dont have an actual one....but want a 22-243, if that counts.

 

[30Hart]

My favorite is a 30 Hart. It used to be popular years ago in the 1000 yard game. Case capacity is right between a 300 Weatherby and a 300 RUM. I like it because it's so accurate and easy to load for and a little different than what everyone else has. I have two of them I use for long range hunting a sporter and a heavy barrel...200 grain Nosler Accubonds at 3170 shoot into one cluster at 200 yards. Can't wait to try the new 210 grain Long Range Accubonds in it.

 

[bheadboy]

i have and love 280ai,7-08ai, but my heart goes with my first

219 mashburn Zipper

Bob

 

[Hombre0321]

For me it would be the 308 1 1/2", this case is decades old and was called either the 308 1 1/2 Newton or Knowles, can't remember which. This is the grandfather case for all of the BR cartridges. This makes it a very succesful wildcat indeed.

Roland

 

[jonbearman]

I have the 22-250AI and like it alot,my .218bee used to be a wildcat and very pleasant to shoot.I had a 6.5x257 roberts and sold it in ignorance,it shot outstanding.I always wanted to do a 6.5/243 or something like it way back when and I had a 5.7 johnson spitfire which I sold(very stupid move) and I want a 6.5x55AI someday.

 

[Glenn Powell]

I have two barrels on order, one for 7mm-08Ai and one for 6-6.5×47L. Jut itching to have a go with em ;D

 

[jghoghunter]

I have two 220 weatherby rockets, a 223ai and have shot out two 300 weatherby imp. bbls on bench guns.
The rockets hunt pd. and ground hogs and the223ai hunts groundhogs, and the 300's were both bench guns.
In case anybody was wondering the one rocket, a ruger #1 has over 2500 documented rnds down the bbl. and still on a good day will shoot a 5 shot group at .75-1" at 100 yds. New it would shoot in the high .3's.

 

[mikegaiz]

6.5x06 AI great long range hunting and competition. 1600 yd. prairie dogs with 140 A-max. 243 Super Rock chucker flattest shooting thing around 90 gr. Berger hunting VLD.

 

[dfry]

240 Tomahawk! its the ticket for xcourse for me!

 

[Hopkins]

.250 Humdinger looks like an interesting .25 caliber.

 

[mattri]

20 Practical- its an amazingly accurate round, very fast and flat, easy to load and shoot. It is probably one of the best varmint rounds out there and it comes without the stupid "tactical" name.

 

[articmp]

Did a 284 Shehane last year. Have always wanted a 224 TTH, a 243-06, and a 30 AMU.

 

[636]

i like the 257 STW but will never own one

6-06 will be my next toy

 

[Forum Boss]

20 Vartarg, 20 Practical, 22 BRX, 6mm BRDX, .284 Shehane

 

[GSPV]

30 Major. It's a 6.5 Grendel necked up to 30. It lets me be competitive in score by just changing out barrels. In many ways it's even easier than the 30 BR and that's saying something.

 

[p-man]

250 Sav Ackley Improved - one of the most efficient cartridges ever

 

[ollie]

I love m 260AI

 

[MrMajestic]

.17 Ackley Bee, got a .17 Ackley Hornet also but the Bee case is thicker and presumably stronger. It s got that short fat thing going on like what most like now.

 

[firearmdoc1]

360 Linenbroker, its a 9.3mm based on 348win case. Of course I might be a little biased because I designed it.