Leaky Waders
Member
Hi Guys (and lone Gal who may frequent this forum),
Are reloading wildcats a natural progression to reloading?
Do any of you wildcats lament even starting to go down this road?
Besides the initial expense of custom style dies and reforming brass or purchasing limited runs of brass...is there anything special you do to the brass to make it last longer than regular brass?
I really enjoy reloading. It's fun. When dies are on sale...I usually buy them whether or not I have a gun in that caliber...usually my friends do, but not always.
Right now I'm reloading for economy (28 gauge) and economy + fun (45 long colt & schofield & 45/70) and precision (22-250 & 7mm08 & 257 wby).
One person at our public range shows up every Friday with some 257 JDJ (I think it's called) and really has some accurate rounds. I'm not really interested in the 257 JDJ because I have a 257 wby...but I was looking at a large bore wildcat that looks like it would be really fun to reload for (to me big bullets and cavernous cases are easy to handle and easy on the eyes).
Do I need it? no
Do I want it? yes
Is it practical? Well, I have other calibers that can do similar as the wildcat claims, and certainly every niche of hunting filled with my present inventory...but still...I have this itch.
What are your thoughts on wildcats? Were they a passing fad in your reloading career or were they a fun addition that kept on giving?
L.W.
PS I don't want to bias anyone with the round I'm considering...just speaking wildcats in general.
Are reloading wildcats a natural progression to reloading?
Do any of you wildcats lament even starting to go down this road?
Besides the initial expense of custom style dies and reforming brass or purchasing limited runs of brass...is there anything special you do to the brass to make it last longer than regular brass?
I really enjoy reloading. It's fun. When dies are on sale...I usually buy them whether or not I have a gun in that caliber...usually my friends do, but not always.
Right now I'm reloading for economy (28 gauge) and economy + fun (45 long colt & schofield & 45/70) and precision (22-250 & 7mm08 & 257 wby).
One person at our public range shows up every Friday with some 257 JDJ (I think it's called) and really has some accurate rounds. I'm not really interested in the 257 JDJ because I have a 257 wby...but I was looking at a large bore wildcat that looks like it would be really fun to reload for (to me big bullets and cavernous cases are easy to handle and easy on the eyes).
Do I need it? no
Do I want it? yes
Is it practical? Well, I have other calibers that can do similar as the wildcat claims, and certainly every niche of hunting filled with my present inventory...but still...I have this itch.
What are your thoughts on wildcats? Were they a passing fad in your reloading career or were they a fun addition that kept on giving?
L.W.
PS I don't want to bias anyone with the round I'm considering...just speaking wildcats in general.