Ever since the great ammo recession (maybe I should say depression) of 2020 hit I have not been able to get very many components. And I feel like I have fallen behind on the development of wildcat cartridges. I love this topic of making things better through wildcatting. If that's possible. Has anything new or interesting come out since the 6BRA?
Here is one I worked on a few years back. Components are so short though have hardly been able to do much in testing.
Grimstod -
Howdy !
This is just a few comments on wildcatting, that I'll share with reviewers:
Working with wildcats of my own design, and especially... trial forming forming wildcat cases has been one way for me to keep my hand in things; even though my range shooting has slowed a bit over the period mentioned. And when I do get to the range for load testing, I will most often be shooting one of my wildcats.
Just thinking:
I think anyone wanting to shoot a SR-primered case these days, might want to at least consider using a LR-primered version of the case they shoot; in such instances where a LR primered itteration of the case is possible ( 6 X 47L, 6mm Creedmoor in example ). This itself might technically be " wildcatting "..... in a broad sense. The reasoning being..... it could prove easier to obtain LR primers than SR primers, overall.
The popularity of factory chamberings & wildcats for AR's drives a huge portion of SR primer demand IMHO. And yes, I know.....high volumne shooting competitors often demand SR primers in their chosen chambering, as an adjunct to stronger case heads; and perhaps by extension... longer life for those expensive cases.
That on its own, is not a death sentence on the potential accuracy level for a LR-primed cartridge.
Again.... just sayin'.
I think wildcatting for some shooters in some circumstances might be a way forward in support of their shooting needs. For example..... if you can't get 6mm Remington cases and that's the case capacity that you still want, you might form a 6mm wildcat on a " parent case " that provides you with the same 55gr H2O case capacity the 6mm Remington did. Such things are not " beyond the pale ", even when specifying .308 bolt face compatibility. After all, wildcatting.... historically.... has largely been about reaching a certain case capacity; desired for a certain calibre. And also sometimes..... doing some select case shaping in select circumstances; for the percieved benefits.
Don't want to wildcat ? Not for you ? Too much time & effort ? Understood.
Hey, nobody's gonna make ya !
With regards,
357Mag
With regards,
357Mag
