Are The Wildcat's Dead

[rookhawk]

It is a necked up .223

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You know, with all these necked up .223/5.56 cartridges, there is a really good one missing.

we have 223-.270 (the .277 Wolverine). We have .223-6.5 (the 6.5 Grendel). We have the .223-.30 (the .300 blackout).

What we don’t have is a .223-7mm. And with a 120gr Barnes 7mm bullet having the volume of a 150gr lead core bullet, it would perform better than a 300 blackout. Surprised this isn’t a popular AR cartridge and that it isn’t a production round, much less a wildcat.

 

[lwaters]

I think the 375 Ruger case would be a good one to neck down all the way to 7mm. We have so many rifle cartridges now the only purpose it would serve would be to have something different.

 

[Wyatt Smith]

The 7mm TCU. TC makes contender pistols in it. I think the OAL is greater than the AR can handle.

You know, with all these necked up .223/5.56 cartridges, there is a really good one missing.

we have 223-.270 (the .277 Wolverine). We have .223-6.5 (the 6.5 Grendel). We have the .223-.30 (the .300 blackout).

What we don’t have is a .223-7mm. And with a 120gr Barnes 7mm bullet having the volume of a 150gr lead core bullet, it would perform better than a 300 blackout. Surprised this isn’t a popular AR cartridge and that it isn’t a production round, much less a wildcat.

 

[CoElkHunter]

You know, with all these necked up .223/5.56 cartridges, there is a really good one missing.

we have 223-.270 (the .277 Wolverine). We have .223-6.5 (the 6.5 Grendel). We have the .223-.30 (the .300 blackout).

What we don’t have is a .223-7mm. And with a 120gr Barnes 7mm bullet having the volume of a 150gr lead core bullet, it would perform better than a 300 blackout. Surprised this isn’t a popular AR cartridge and that it isn’t a production round, much less a wildcat.

Well, is there a .223-.25? Doesn’t really matter as all these combinations mentioned here are giving me a headache!

 

[Ray B]

Well, is there a .223-.25? Doesn’t really matter as all these combinations mentioned here are giving me a headache!

Yes, there is. It's called the Sharpes (no affiliation with Sharps falling block rifles. It is quite good for those wanting a standard AR platform chambered in a cartridge legal for deer.

 

[JimP]

Well, is there a .223-.25? Doesn’t really matter as all these combinations mentioned here are giving me a headache!

There are a couple that I know of. A 6mm/223 and a 6.5/223 out of the Thompson Center Contender and G2. There is even a 7mm/223 available.

 

[bruce moulds]

there exists a 375 ruger necked down to 7mm.
it is known as the 7mm shobby.
bruce.

 

[lwaters]

there exists a 375 ruger necked down to 7mm.
it is known as the 7mm shobby.
bruce.

They also have the 300 PRC. A quy on the Alaskan shooting forum had a 375/358 Ruger.