Thread: Wilcats and Pressure

Originally Posted by The Claw

Yes, there are most likely tricks and secrets out there on how to get more velocity for a given pressure, but then there is also a point where these tricks have been used and only more pressure will give more velocity. If you have pressure testing gear, why not just publish what pressure you are running at then punters can make up their own mind about whether they think its safe. I for one, wouldn't touch a wildcat chambering, or take any notice of quoted velocities, without having an idea of the pressure required to achieve said results. Especially when its got well in excess of 100 gr of powder about 15cm from my face...

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Once again the whole point to this thread.
This new design receiver with new design case is at 87654psi
You cant even go and buy the same pressure gear and see if its true or close or anything as its no longer even being made.
You then 'make up your own mind as to whether its safe' - based on what information? Jimmy saying it right, or Bob saying its not?
The slow one is exhibiting all the pressure signs and thus at a brick wall, where the fast one has none of them
You have a number which is 100% meaningless as there is nothing to refer it to as its all new- its a number and nothing more, but if 87654 is a number you play in the lotto and makes you feel good, then by all means use that to 'make up your own mind as to whether its safe'

One of the wildcats in my interest is low pressure ~40,000psi and pressure doesnt even start to come into it and is not quoted.
One guy can get it SMOKING along and has more data than anyone else from testing, another whos playing with it is breaking bolt lugs off after 50 rds (AR15) and cant get close with the same load data. Speedy has (lets say) 1 deg more case taper and a 20 thou longer throat- thus less initial bolt thurst and less initial pressure before the case grabs the chamber walls - something he isnt telling Slowpoke
If slow poke says he wrecks things at 40k and has to pull it back to 38k to get it to last, and Speedy says hes running 41k with no issues ,which one would you buy? The one thats at its limits and past it or the one with the performance, that surpasses it?