I had one built last year, mainly due to Bob's never ending praise of the cartridge. Not my first wildcat but one of the easiest I've had to work with. As I told him in our frequent conversations, while I'm satisfied overall with the rifle, I suspect mine has a somewhat slow barrel. I've used Hornady, Norma, Remington and WW brass and none will allow me to get 3200fps with 160gr bullets and have any sort of case life. 3200 or more and primer pockets cease to hold primers after 3 shots at most, and my chamber has quite a lot longer throat than his. Given my experience with just my own rifle, I'm not so sure there is anything to gain over a 7mm Wby.
Last edited by John55; 03/18/17.
