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Wildcat
CartridgesWildcatting has been
around almost as long as the metallic cartridge case.
Wildcats have an air of mystery about them, no effort is made in these
pages to diminish that mystique. Yet,
you will find information here that is simply not available anywhere else.
P.O. Ackley was the last Gunsmith to address the subject of wildcatting
in depth. Over forty years later,
Fred Zeglin, Master Rifle Builder and wildcatter has assembled in
an easy to
read, often humorous manual for
anyone who loves guns, reloading, or wildcat
cartridges.
Publisher Larry Root says, "After 15
years and nearly 30 titles as a publisher, I have found this book a great
project with new and useful information rather than a rehashed often incorrect
and untested writing that seems so common today. "
"Fred has illustrated his book well, with neat line drawings and photos you probably won’t find anywhere else. It’s a rare technical treatise that draws you in with illustration, or that keeps you with an easy flow of chat that, were it lifted from print, might pop up at any gun counter or handloading bench. Fred Zeglin has done well with this book, giving wildcatters – indeed, all rifle enthusiasts – an overview of a culture often mentioned but little explored on the page." Wayne van Zwoll
This Book is currently in print and available through this site, Retail $39.95 unsigned.
Or you can order your copy signed by the author, Fred Zeglin for $44.95
For anyone interested in wildcat cartridges, this is a "must have" book. It's thorough, and it's up to date.
Larry S. Sterett, Gun Week
One of the problems collectors often encounter when they purchase custom-made sporting rifles is the absence of commercially made ammunition for those arms... This book offers hope to just those collectors.
Written by a professional gunsmith and cartridge maker, it examines the history of "wildcat cartridge" development. In addition to discussing vintage designs, such as those developed by P.O. Ackley, Jerry Gebby, and Charles Newton, the book covers more recent work carried out by Estergaard, Gibbs, Z-Hat, and more.
Herbert G. Houze, Man at Arms Magazine, Vol. 28, No. 4, 2006
This is a fantastic book on American wildcats, US loads and much more. A must have for wildcatters and gunsmiths.
Big Bore Journal, No. 18, June 2006
Table
of Contents
Foreword by Wayne van
Zwoll
Introduction
1.
What is a Wildcat? and the second
most important question, Why bother?
2. Whatchamacallit… Lets get our nomenclature straight.
3.
What is an improved
Cartridge? Discussion of
“improved cartridges,”
and how they differ from wildcats.
4.
P. O. Ackley, the undisputed King of Wildcatters.
5.
Cartridge Case Design and Development.
6.
Has it been done before?
He
who does not know history is doomed to repeat it!
7. Significant Wildcat Cartridges.
History of Wildcatting, necked down and shortened
8. Predicting Results, Knowing what to expect can prevent reworking designs over and over.
9. Design Principles Practical
discussion of what makes a good design.
10. Pressure, friend or foe?
11. 400 Whelen, Destroying the Headspace Myth
by Michael Petrov
12. Reamers, Tools for chambers and
reloading dies, including how to make your own Reamers.
13. Chambers… What makes an accurate chamber?
14. Accuracy, What is the point in
building a wildcat
if its not accurate?
15. Case Forming Tools and Methods
16. Reloading Dies
17. Testing, Safe methods of testing
wildcats
18. Examples of Popular Wildcats; Dimensions,
History,
and Load Data.
19. Charles Newton, Ballistic Genius
20. Jerry
Gebby, .22 Varminter; Tracing
the history of the 22-250.
22. Simple Math for the Handloader and Wildcatter
Special Thanks to Greg Mushial of www.gmdr.com Greg provided the much needed software to produce the more than 150 dimensioned drawings in the book.
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