234 Wildcat Family....ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY

c-fbmi said:
You can have your barrel inscribed with what ever name you like.........:D
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But that's not FAIR!!!!!! You only put a bunch of your capital at risk to put into action an idea you proposed and are taking most of the risks, why should YOU get the chance to name the cartridges instead of somebody with zero investment and an Internet connection? I mean REALLY!!!!!!
 
Doug said:
But that's not FAIR!!!!!! You only put a bunch of your capital at risk to put into action an idea you proposed and are taking most of the risks, why should YOU get the chance to name the cartridges instead of somebody with zero investment and an Internet connection? I mean REALLY!!!!!!
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That's just life Doug...........which one do you want to name? Speak up I'm open to any and all suggestions, and investors get first crack, so................
 
Gatehouse said:
I don't know much about cars , but I do know the prices on classic cars have dropped substantially since 2008. I know I've seen them listed in VG and EXC condition for. $50-60-70 k. I remember it because I was sorta shocked to see a Testerossa for those prices, and I laughed because I briefly considered buying one.

I guess Google searching would give some more answers if brybenn really wants one :)
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I'd love to own one but unless I win the lottery I couldn't afford one. The maintenence and up keep alone would prevent me. I couldn't own one without driving it. If i ever had $80 grand to spend on a car I'd buy a more drivable car but I'd still always crave a lamb or Ferrari
I appropriate Doug posting pics of his. It's a magnificent machine
 
c-fbmi said:
OK guys let's get back on track with some 234 family photos.....pick the one that tickles your fancy the best.



From left to right they are as follows......23-222 Rem Mag (204), 23-250, 234 Penguin (6.5X55), 23-243, 23-284 and then a couple "just 'cause I could" 23-06 and a 23 WSM.





Then here's a couple of the family with Marshal's sample bullets hot off the press.....left....90 gn RBT bonded hunting bullet....middle...100 gn FB bonded hunting bullet....right....90 gn ULD match bullet.

It's becoming a reality boys and girls! A full line of 23 cal hunting and match cartridges.
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Love the look of that 23/06
Are you going to try and patent any of these?
 
Also how are the bullets constructed? Are they hunting controlled expansion types or target/varmint design?
Many will disagree and I believe they are on the very limit personally for deer but the sectional density and weight would make them good antelope and deer bullets if they are so designed and placement is on
 
Thank you so much for the pictures....and your committment to actually making this happen! I don't contribute much to this thread but I do read and watch with great interest.

I am sitting here looking at the selection and drooling like a Neanderthal man at a mammoth roast. The 23-250 looks really appealing as well as the .234 Penguin (I have a weak spot for the 6.5 x 55) but in a perfect world it sure would be cool to at least fire each of them once in a lifetime. It would be easy to fall in love with the .23 -.243 as well.

Naming rights I will readily and humbly cede to the creator of the project and look forward with enthusiasm to shooting any one of these beauties.

I just hope that one day I will be allowed to purchase a barreled action in a .234 caliber. That would be one off the Bucket List for me.
Regards
Dave.​
 
I would tend to agree with the limits of the caliber, even the bonded core will fragment if a big bone is hit. However heart shot is heart shot, and they will be more reliable on soft tissue than a controlled or mono type bullet, we're going to see some explosive
results with the velocities in mind resulting in very dead "stuff"
 
I'm quite surprised no one has mentioned the 23-204............I think I'll call that one the 23 Pipsqueak......It actually should make a sweet little cartridge that will drive an 80-90 gn bullet around 3000 fps in a 26" tube. Almost no recoil and muzzle blast should be quite moderate, given powder capacity to bore. It should be very easy on barrels and yet still a very formidable deer and varmint cartridge including wolves, even if only 2900 fps is doable.
 
marshman said:
proprietary would be cool, I'd love to see it make it into cartridges of the world
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Brybenn, I have no intention of doing a 23-06 or 23 WSM, I was just fooling around in my gun/loading room and made them up for visual effect. As far as patenting goes, the answer is NO !! I have one patent already that cost me $250,000 that I have allowed to lapse due to lack of interest.......there wouldn't possibly be enough money in the program to ever pay for the tooling let alone a patent. Also patent laws being what they are I doubt it would make the initial discovery phase......23 caliber has been done and there is nothing proprietary about the parent cases being used so I doubt one could convince the patent people that you really had anything truly new.

Sorry Marshal I clicked on the wrong post when answering Brybenn.
 
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Douglas, you've probably seen or are aware of this info, but incase you're not, thought I'd send it along.





I appreciate your efforts and the depth you've gone to. Thought the info would be in line with the general discussion taking place:).
 
Johnn Peterson said:
Douglas, you've probably seen or are aware of this info, but incase you're not, thought I'd send it along.





I appreciate your efforts and the depth you've gone to. Thought the info would be in line with the general discussion taking place:).
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Thanks much Johnn, some pretty impressive ballistics in those listings...............70 and 75 gn bullets at over 3800, now that's impressive. Makes me pretty optimistic for my 80-110 grn bullets.
 
Reading through some of the posts I thought I'd check in the volumes #1 & #2 of P.O. Ackleys Handbooks For Shooters & Reloaders that I have. I was actually a little suprised to find any references to the .23 cal but I thought the pages I found and posted may be of interest.
 
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