John M.
Well your post suprises me a little. To say using a Wildcat Bullet would be an experiment in bullet performance is a little baffling to me.
I have shot the Wildcat Bullets along with the TSX, Accubond, Partition and most of the other premium bullets on the market.
On average the Wildcat bullets will shoot at least as accurately as the most accurate big name bullets but provide performance on game at least as good as the top big name premium bullets.
I am not a fan of the solid copper bullets simply because they are extremely finicky as far as seating depths and pressure are concerned and they are very light for length compared to a jacketed lead bullet.
Also I have found that either a rifle likes them or hates them, there is little middle ground. I will never recommend an X bullet for use in one of my Allen Magnum rounds, they are just to finicky to load for and an unexperienced loader can get into trouble quick with an X bullet.
The Accubonds are great bullets, no arguement here, but they are still in conventional bullet weights with conventional B.C. and S.D. values.
The most unique aspect of Wildcat Bullets is you talk with Richard Graves and tell him your goals, then he builds "your" bullets for your needs. YOu want a high B.C. bullet with thin jacket for full expansion on light game he builds you that bullet.
If you want a high B.C. bullet with a stout heavy jacket for heavy game with a bonded core, he is more then willing to build that for you.
You want a ULD nose profile with a flat base and bolded core on a heavy jacket to hunt elk or other heavy game at extreme range, no problem.
It is not one size fits all. Because of that huge benefit to his customers, there are not 1,000,000 bullets of each weight and style sitting on the shelves ready to ship. They are basically made to order just as your custom rifles are.
I may sound a little bias about Wildcat Bullets because they are building the bullets for my Allen Magnum rounds but the reason I am using Wildcat Bullets is for the following reasons:
1. The owner is a fair and honest business man who includes pride in his work, this is something rare these days. He is also as invested in your hunt being a success as you are.
2. The bullet options are such that Wildcat Bullets offer so much more to the customer for such a huge variaty of needs that it almost boggles the mind.
3. They flat out shoot and perform on game.
4. They take my Allen Magnum rounds to ballistic and on game performance levels that would not be available without the use of these bullets.
Now I am not saying that Wildcat Bullets will shoot the tightest groups every time out of every rifle but I will say they are top quality in every way as is Wildcat Bullets as a company.
To say they are an experiment in bullet selection is nothing but an uneducated comment on your part. For long range hunting, comparing a .530 B.C. bullet to a +.700 B.C. bullet is not exactly a good comparision. Do a simple ballistics comparision and see how they compare.
Are they spendier then the major name bullets, yes, but there is a reason for this. Custom means built for your needs, call Nolser up and ask them to build a .700 B.C. big game bullet and see how willing they are to deal with you.
Kirby Allen(50)
