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Offline MRC

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45 Wildey Magnum
« on: October 05, 2014, 01:08:07 PM »
Things are a little quiet around here.  This is something you don't see every day.

I have picked up a couple of Wildey's in the last year and am finding them an interesting and fun pistol to shoot. 

Here is one that I just got running last week.  It is a Wildey "Pin Gun" chambered in 45 Wildey Magnum.  That is the 475 Wildey necked down to 45.  This gun features a 9" barrel and compensator after that. 

I have not done any chronographing yet, but the published balistics are 250 gr bullet at 1730 fps and muzzle energy of 1661 ft-lbs out of a 12" barrel.  The cartridge is rated at 50,000 CUP pressure.
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Offline JoshA

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Re: 45 Wildey Magnum
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2014, 10:33:42 PM »
What are you starting, a gun museum MRC?

You have some of the Wildest stuff - no pun intended. Looks like a very interesting piece.
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Re: 45 Wildey Magnum
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2014, 08:16:46 AM »
My bucket list has a Wildey on it.

Congratulations! Charles Bronson would approve.
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Re: 45 Wildey Magnum
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2014, 09:09:15 PM »
Quote from: Richard S on October 06, 2014, 08:16:46 AM
My bucket list has a Wildey on it.

Congratulations! Charles Bronson would approve.

I was trying to find loading dies for the Wildey and the old expert on anything Wildey is a guy in Oklahoma.  He loves to talk and tell stories.  I always thought that the pistol in Death Wish 3 was Bronson's personal pistol.  Jim told me that it was a Wildey Company gun and he ended up buying it off Wildey Moore.  He sold it to a Doctor in Ohio for $45k.
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