45 Wildey Magnum

BEEMER! · October 05 2014 11:00:04 AM MDT

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.

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Hairtrigger · October 05 2014 04:31:46 PM MDT

Cool gun!!

The_Shadow · October 05 2014 05:52:33 PM MDT

Very nice! That's a beast! ${$default_shocked_smiley}$

sqlbullet · October 06 2014 02:28:37 AM MDT

Beast is definitely the right word.

Does the gas action help soak up the recoil

BEEMER! · October 06 2014 03:11:20 PM MDT

Quote from: sqlbullet on October 06 2014 02:28:37 AM MDTBeast is definitely the right word.

Does the gas action help soak up the recoil

The recoil from the Wildey's is really not that bad. First they are very big and very heavy. I just put the "pin gun" on the scale and it is 4 lbs - 6.5 oz so you have a lot of weight to soak up the force. The 12" barrel gun shown below with a Delta weighs 4 lbs - 7.5 oz.

With the adjustable gas system, you start low and single load and increase the gas until the bolt locks open on an empty magazine. The gas system seems to "soften" the recoil down to more of a shove that getting hammered.

I have had an 8" Wildey chambered in 44 auto mag for about 8 years and never really liked it. I ordered the 8" barrel so I could hunt whitetails with it and carry it easier. After shooting the 10" and 12" barrels, they are really a lot better to shoot.

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dakota1911 · February 22 2015 05:44:39 PM MST

Interesting hand cannon.

DeltaElite10 · February 22 2015 09:13:21 PM MST

Quote from: dakota1911 on February 22 2015 05:44:39 PM MST
Interesting hand cannon.

The coolest handgun ever made! I don't own one in .45 Wildey Magnum though. Mine are .45 Win Mag, .44 Auto Mag, and .475 Wildey Magnum.

Rudy

BEEMER! · February 23 2015 05:33:43 AM MST

Supposedly there is a group of investors who are trying to bring the Wildey back into production and have Wildey Moore working with them. I will believe that when I see it.

Starline is supposed to run 475 brass next month and the same group will be manufacturing ammo shortly there after.

We will see I guess.

P33v3 · February 23 2015 06:38:49 AM MST

That's a nice looking pistol. How's it feel? What's recoil like?

BEEMER! · February 23 2015 07:02:20 AM MST

The grips are huge, but the single action trigger makes it OK to shoot even with my medium sized hands.

They are very heavy and the 10" to 12" barrels actually give the gun better balance than an 8".

Because of the weight and gas system, recoil is quite manageable. (read above)

DeltaElite10 · February 23 2015 06:41:59 PM MST

Quote from: BEEMER! on February 23 2015 05:33:43 AM MST
Supposedly there is a group of investors who are trying to bring the Wildey back into production and have Wildey Moore working with them. I will believe that when I see it.

Starline is supposed to run 475 brass next month and the same group will be manufacturing ammo shortly there after.

We will see I guess.

I also heard that Wildey Moore wanted to start building them again over a year ago. Would love to see that happen again but who knows. I also heard NY or NJ was being considered as the location, I forget which. Not sure why he would go there to build them.

Wolfie · February 23 2015 07:50:59 PM MST

Lots of great gun makers in the North East, Henry in NJ, Kimber and Dan Wesson in NY, Colt in CT, S&W in MA.

If its NY, they have a deal where you move in tax free for 10 years.

BEEMER! · February 24 2015 05:19:21 AM MST

I have heard two stories and I do not know which or for that matter if either are true.

1. The equipment and machinery are still in the old shop. The building owner will
release the contents when all the back rent is paid up. That probably won't
happen.

2. The equipment has been released and is currently being set up at a new site
in CT. Production could start in the 2nd or 3rd quarter of 2015.

DeltaElite10 · February 24 2015 10:44:31 PM MST

I know there are other great manufacturers in the area. I would think however that if you're starting up a new company then why not go to a more gun friendly state than NY or NJ?
As far as the old equipment goes, I have no idea who or where the original stuff is. I always thought the King of Jordan had all that stuff from when they merged and were working on the Jaws Viper gun. Supposedly the Jordanian Govt. had no interest in the Wildey itself. If so, perhaps they left it there? I really don't know, I'm only speculating. Either way I wish Wildey Moore great success if he starts up again. I'm a big fan of the Wildey handgun!

Rudy

BEEMER! · September 27 2015 07:05:00 AM MDT

The group of investors that are resurrecting the Wildey are now selling 475 Wildey ammo.

Wildey Moore is on board with them and they have parts on order and hope to start delivering new pistols by Christmas. Here is their facebook site.

https://www.facebook.com/wildeyparts

The old Website has been updated slightly. At least the phone works now. I bet the Doctor's Office that had the old number is a lot happier.

http://www.wildeyguns.com/

Could be like the Bren Ten fiasco also.