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Anyone know of a .257 on a shortened RUM case?

If so, what's it called?

I built a wildcat cartridge on a 204 Ruger- - - -called it the .257 Scooter. 100 grain spitzer at just under 2800 FPS.

257 FOS

Retarded

Fascinating. At one time I wanted a .22 on that case. But, now add about 1,000 feet per second and you are getting to where I want to be.

257 WSM ? .... 25-338 RUM ? 257 Nosler ? all have been done with awesome results

You forget you are asking the least wildcat savvy crew on the web ... their idea of a cool wildcat is the fkn retarded 223 AI, the idiocy of the 280 AI or the stupidity of the 338-06 .... outdated zero improvement over anything worthless crap not worthy of "wildcat" status ... pretty much the same fktards are out there hooting n hollering over the wHorenady zero ballistic improvement cartridge garbage... It's a fkn mental gundummy plague of massive stupidity, pathetic .. but sadly, expected ....

there is absofknlutely zero innovation on the 24 whore campfire regarding wildcat cartridge development

IF a fella has a cool idea ... the gundummy members promtly shiit all over him and his idea

I personally haven't done anything in .257 cal off the RUM case diameter but did one off the 338 Lapua/Norma for short actions ... smokes the 257 Wby with ease, using less powder

I have a 257 RUM that I just necked down 7mm Rum brass It is a Nasty MOFO, I shoot 80gr and 100gr Barnes TTSXs I call it my Rail Gun. I am not going to get into FPS it always causes the thread to derail "pardon the pun" but there is a is a good reason I call it that. especially when I load those 70gr Sierra Blitz Kings all three bullets I load with 100 plus grains of powder, I love any load where there is more powder weight than bullet weight.

I new a guy that had 25-300 Weatherby. He used moly coated bullets in it.

Then there is/was the Lazzeroni(?) scramjet?

Sorry, I have never worshipped at the altar of the Great God Max Velo. My journey into quarter bore land started and ended with the .25-308. Which is such a nice round that I needed not experiment further. It duplicates the Ackley 250, which he himself claimed was his best Improvement.

I have fiddled with wild kitties a few times, but when I get serious my favorite pet is the .250 Savage. Sometimes my buddy Bob argues about that, but what the hey? They always argue when I'm working up loads.

The Savage, 10 shots @ 100 yards:


Bobby replied with only 5 shots:

.257 ferguson hot tamale.
.257x7mm stw

I my friend also like the speed of lightning.

I had a 257-300 WinMag that was a nice round, as dated as they are I love belted cases. My buddy who begged me to sell it to him has never shot it I asked him why, he said he just wanted it.

What 25 caliber bullet has one so impressed that they feel if they just pushed it faster - it would be better than a comparable bullet in another caliber?

Beautiful.

The wildcat concept has such honored members as Ringman and Swamplord on its side; that tells you all you need to know of the idea of building new wildcats in 2023. Kinda like how the biggest Leupold proponents on the fire are Burns, rcmagulia, and VarmintGuy - it's a sign to anyone halfway sane to stay away from the product.

I must have over 100 barrels with Dies and tools that I have accumulated over the years, wildcats, Ackley Improved, or other variations of standard calibers. And as much as I have enjoyed this venture I would not do it today due too Component shortage, cost of blanks, gunsmith fees, ect. I will continue to shoot what I have but I am not building any new ones.

Working up wildcats was a lot of fun for a while - and good occupancy material for curious tech minds seeking diversion from the more mundane. Some uniqueness cravings seem to add to the quest. Compared to the older days, available stuff makes it more doable for many. Good exercise and enjoyment.

Then, over time and with accumulation of experience/examples/redundancy, the reality begins to take more shape and clarity.

2800 FPS was pushing the envelope on the .204 case- - - -it had a problem with blown primers, even with benchrest items, and a Greg Tannell small diameter firing pin and bolt face bushing. The whole project was an exercise in seeing just how far that little cartridge could be pushed without creating a bomb in the chamber. It dropped a little yearling white tail buck DRT at about 75 yards the first time out, though!

By "shitting all over a guy's cool idea" do you mean asking questions like how does the highlighted statement comport with the laws of physics?