Med Bore Wildcats on a Standard Length Action

FLHTCUI said:
You been talking to kamlooky of late?
Curious to the purpose of the interested project?
I often wonder what the intended game is when people decide on wildcats.

Its not because I approve or disapprove of the choice or idea, but maybe the better mouse trap is already built??

Rob
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A thought - one could look at the series of wildcats designed by Dave Scovill - 375, 400 Scovill, etc. Pretty well maxes out 30-06 size case, some minor advantages over the Whelan designs. Then, (tongue-in-check) you could whip up one in .366", and get it head-stamped as a .366 Scovill, much like a recent suggestion about a custom wildcat 7mm-284. :)
 
Kind of redundant with his 338wm shown above.

I'd go with a 35 if you don't want the 9.3. Fun to play with pistol bullets.
 
Slimbo said:
Kind of redundant with his 338wm shown above.

I'd go with a 35 if you don't want the 9.3. Fun to play with pistol bullets.
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Lots of fun low cost shooting to be had with 38 caliber pistol bullets. I load these with Blue Dot in my .358 Winchester, 35 Whelen and .350 Rem. Mag. at around 1500 fps MV and get respectable accuracy. :cool:

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9.3mauser said:
Nobody else has said it yet, so why not just use a standard 9.3x62 chambering? Components aren't that hard to find these days, and you can form cases from .30/06 brass if you've a mind to. Sort of a junior .375 H&H in power.
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I have had three of those too, still have one ( yawn ) , playing with the wildcats is fun, something different.
If you don't want to mess with the wildcat chamberings then by all means stick with the standard ones like the Whelen or the 9.3.
 
Slamfire said:
Lots of fun low cost shooting to be had with 38 caliber pistol bullets. I load these with Blue Dot in my .358 Winchester, 35 Whelen and .350 Rem. Mag. at around 1500 fps MV and get respectable accuracy. :cool:

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I do the same in the same three cartridges using cast .38 cal pistol bullets and Trail Boss.
 
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Slamfire said:
Lots of fun low cost shooting to be had with 38 caliber pistol bullets. I load these with Blue Dot in my .358 Winchester, 35 Whelen and .350 Rem. Mag. at around 1500 fps MV and get respectable accuracy. :cool:

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Man i hate how .357 cal handgun bullets are called 38cal. Yes i know it's because of the 38spl, but that doesnt make it right...

If i went for a wildcat right now, id go 338/06. But if you've already got a 338wm then a 35 or 375 might be the better option.
 
There is no easy way to form the brass afaik.

There are expander dies for the 375/06 it appears; I'm guessing the end product could be run through a 375/06 ai chamber for re sizing?
 
conor_90 said:
Potashminer I have been looking at the 375 scoville but I don't know how you get reamers and dies in Canada.
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That just reminded me of a friend of my fathers many moons ago who was a very skilled machinist and would make his own dies.
 
google "hawk scovill " .

brass availability is the biggest thing . lots of neat rounds out there , but some of them , the brass can be up to 10.00 per case when it is available every 10 years for 20 minutes .

brass that shouldn't be hard to find ;

the 06 family ( this includes 308 win and 300 savage based brass )

the 284 win family

the belted magnum family ( this can also be used to make brass for the 375 ruger family )

the 375 ruger family

and the wsm family

i'd include the rum family , but I can't remember the last time I actually saw rum brass for sale .

303 british brass can be very popular , if your in the right place at the right time .
 
Maybe some have missed the tongue in check business - the Scovill cartridges were all wildcatted off the 9.3x62 - so a "366 Scovill" would get one right back to the same starting place as a proposed 7mm-284 made from necked up 6.5x284 ...
 
What grain of bullet are you firing in it Kevan?

Looks like the 375 whelen is right in the middle of the range of velocities I was interested in; with 5 rounds in the magazine.

Does anyone know if it's possible to form 375 whelens with a expander/resizing die like a 9.3x57?
 
conor_90 said:
What grain of bullet are you firing in it Kevan?

Looks like the 375 whelen is right in the middle of the range of velocities I was interested in; with 5 rounds in the magazine.

Does anyone know if it's possible to form 375 whelens with a expander/resizing die like a 9.3x57?
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What about fire forming with cream of wheat or something similar?
 
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