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Designing your own wildcats
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1219562" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>I don't have a problem with any name unless I am asked to work on it and the person that bought it did not know what it was.(Believe it or not it happens all the time) and before any gun smithing work or ammo is loaded it MUST be identified.</p><p></p><p>There are three types of names for wildcats, and each play an important part in describing the cartridge to a gun smith or the re loader. </p><p></p><p>The first would be based on the parent case normally cartridge and changes (Like30/06 AI).</p><p></p><p>Next would be the caliber and a description of the changes (30/06 Short throat, Tight neck or cartridge length)</p><p></p><p>Then the pure wildcat that most everything has been changed like your .224 BMOC. That tells a smith that it is a Wildcat .224 because there isn't any description of the parent case or the changes</p><p>and it is not like any other cartridge. </p><p></p><p>It is not my place to question anyone's choice of names. I was just trying to make a suggestion that If a wildcatter wanted to give his creation a name, to think about it . Its like naming a child, once it is done, it sticks. Typically, A good name tells others Its potential use, its power and usability. </p><p></p><p>Just my opinion</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1219562, member: 2736"] I don't have a problem with any name unless I am asked to work on it and the person that bought it did not know what it was.(Believe it or not it happens all the time) and before any gun smithing work or ammo is loaded it MUST be identified. There are three types of names for wildcats, and each play an important part in describing the cartridge to a gun smith or the re loader. The first would be based on the parent case normally cartridge and changes (Like30/06 AI). Next would be the caliber and a description of the changes (30/06 Short throat, Tight neck or cartridge length) Then the pure wildcat that most everything has been changed like your .224 BMOC. That tells a smith that it is a Wildcat .224 because there isn't any description of the parent case or the changes and it is not like any other cartridge. It is not my place to question anyone's choice of names. I was just trying to make a suggestion that If a wildcatter wanted to give his creation a name, to think about it . Its like naming a child, once it is done, it sticks. Typically, A good name tells others Its potential use, its power and usability. Just my opinion J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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