If you could make a wildcat cartridge ;)

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Has anyone screwed around with wildcats based on the 7.62 X 39 cartridge? With that short little neck, seems to me it would be good to neck it down and set the shoulder back 0.10 or 0.15 inches. Just curious about that one.
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You mean like a 22 PPC and 6mm PPC?



I want a 7.62x39 necked up to 35 cal (.358 bullets) for Indiana deer hunting.

I recently saw a 10mm Mag necked down to 35 ca, so that's got my interest too.
 
8MM

Had several ideas for a custom gun with a wildcat 8, did some research, they were all available commercially, anything I could have done to tweak it would have been minimal. Decided I'm not a wildcatter and am happy with what I have. On the other hand..................................
 
There seems to be a lot of interest in the 30-30. What about a 30-30 with the bullet seated entirely in the case like the Nagant pistol round? This would allow the use of Spitzer bullets.
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As in lengthen the case to the tip if the bullet? That actually sounds cool, although feeding could be a problem
 
I want to make a 35-500 S&W mag. Likely to equal out to a 35 remington or slightly better but so what. I just want to have unusual stuff.

Atleast the 500 mag is almost too new for any one to say

already been done
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The Russians already have 9x39 for suppressed assault and sniper rifles.
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I wonder what diameter the bullet is? 0.357" is the minimum legal diameter. The people I found previously that make a Mini-35 out of a Mini-30 don't do it anymore.
 
I was at a local gun shop today here in Indiana.

They had a funny looking bullet sitting on a shelf. I had to ask..It was a .35rem bullet on a custom reworked case. It was designed to meet the legal rifle cal/size... for deer hunting. The case was bottled necked to fit the .35rem slug. I am not sure what case it was using.

They guy said the person who make it got a deer out to 225 yards with the round.
 
A -50BMG necked to 9 or 10 mm Or maby 49cal Just to screww with the ANTI 50cal Barrett Bunch.
That and Take a 416 rigby and drop it to 8 or 9 mm
 
but sometimes wildcatters seem to make sometning just to have somethign different
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Absolutely true!

My wildcat of preference is a 6.5-300WSM. Not a whole lot different performance wise than the 6.5-.284 Norma, but it sure is a blast to load for and play with! :D
Besides, it ain't just everybody that has one! :D :D

Waddison
 
I bet these have been done, but would like more information...Has anyone necked down 7.62x54r or 8x57 to 6.5mm? Or even a 7.62x57?
 
A 250 Savage improved (so it won't chamber in a Model 99) at modern pressure, and sell it to the military as the "NEW" and BEST" thing since sliced bread crossover between urban and long range work. .257 dia 100 grain spitzer boat tail at 3000+fps. The original has worked well on 150-250 pound targets since 1915.
 
Whoa whoa whoa you can't use anything smaller than .358 to hunt deer with in Indiana? .30-06 isn't good enough for Indiana whitetail? .338 Winmag isn't good enough? That's just silly.
 
Whoa whoa whoa you can't use anything smaller than .358 to hunt deer with in Indiana? .30-06 isn't good enough for Indiana whitetail? .338 Winmag isn't good enough? That's just silly.
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Rifles, up until last year, have been illegal for deer hunting during the "firearms" season. Shotguns, Muzzloaders, and Handguns with bullets 0.243" diameter that meet minimum case restrictions are and have been legal.

Last year we got a new law that allows rifles using "pistol" cartridges. The law does not actually say "pistol" cartridge, but lists minimum and maximum case length and minimum bullet diameter. Without looking, the min and max lengths are 1.16" and 1.60" 7.62x39 fits right in the middle, but the bullet is too small. 10mm magnum would be legal, but 10mm would not. .454 Casull is legal but .460 S&W is too long. .500 S&W is legal, so is .458 SOCOM (and this one is specifically listed in the DNR hunting guide).

I'm wanting an autoloader so the rimmed cartridges like 357 Mag., .44 Mag, 45 Colt don't do so well.

The funny thing is, it's not specifically illegal to hunt any other critter with any caliber rifle that suits your fancy.

I'm also looking at a "10mm Auto" that is 10mm Mag brass resized with a .357 SIG die.
 
I was at a local gun shop today here in Indiana.

They had a funny looking bullet sitting on a shelf. I had to ask..It was a .35rem bullet on a custom reworked case. It was designed to meet the legal rifle cal/size... for deer hunting. The case was bottled necked to fit the .35rem slug. I am not sure what case it was using.

They guy said the person who make it got a deer out to 225 yards with the round.
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Which shop?
 
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