New for 2019, Winchester Wild Cat .

[damon1272]

It appear that the receiver is plastic in the photos. Not sure. Personally would prefer a Ruger.

[riftol]

I've been watching this rifle since I first saw it on clips from the Shot Show. Even had $$ set aside so when it came out I could go get one. It's been 4 months of watching and feeding the model number into my search engine hoping for the day I see it's available for purchase. Just recently my searches have been producing a larger number of retailers that have this gun listed, not for sale yet but soon. Cabela's being a major website and retailer when I started seeing them list it as a back order, shipping soon. this got me all excited. Cabela's as you may know does not have a store here in CA. But are partnered with Bass Pro Shop which does have stores in CA.

I noticed a week ago that on Cablea's website there is a tab for 'Restrictions" and in there it notes this item can not be shipped to CA. From everything I have seen there is no reason this should not be able to be sold here.

Any of you guys know of why this gun might not fit the bill to be sold in CA ?

Was so disappointed in this I went out and bought a Marlin model 60 instead, if it does end up being available in CA I might get one later one down the road. For now I am extremely happy with my Marlin plinker.

I gather that some sellers won't sell some firearms in California because the Proposition 65 notification requirements are too complicated.

Palmetto State Armory published a detailed explanation of the Prop 65 requirements.

From what I've read some sellers are working on meeting them so I think the Wildcat will eventually be sold in California.

I still want one.

[M60A1Rise]

That looks pretty cool. A couple of weeks ago I had the chance to shoot a Rossi RS22 and I have to say I was very impressed with it. Smooth describes it best.

[riftol]

That looks pretty cool. A couple of weeks ago I had the chance to shoot a Rossi RS22 and I have to say I was very impressed with it. Smooth describes it best.

Are the RS22 and Mossberg Plinkster the same rifle?

[M60A1Rise]

Are the RS22 and Mossberg Plinkster the same rifle?

Very similar , there is a rumor that it will take the Mossberg 702 25 round mag but we didn't have any at the time to check. But it seems the internet is saying this.

[ar15barrels]

Does a 10/22 count as "striker fired"?

The 10-22 uses a hammer.

[riftol]

Very similar , there is a rumor that it will take the Mossberg 702 25 round mag but we didn't have any at the time to check. But it seems the internet is saying this.

I like the Rossi's stock more than the Mossberg's.

[k1dude]

I have too many .22 rifles already. But I'll likely buy one of these Wildcat's if they ever hit the shelves.

[jonnyt16]

I *believe* that I saw a review that stated that these are made in Turkey.

That pretty much ruins it for me.

[pyromensch]

Does a 10/22 count as "striker fired"? I've never seen that term used to describe a rifle before..

nope, it has a hammer, that hits the firing pin

[bohoki]

if the striker has double strike capability it will be a true game changer

my guess is as soon as it hits the shelves there will be a safety recall for some reason

[BigPimping]

When does this get released? Inquiring lines want to know!!!

[JohnFLand]

https://www.cabelas.com/product/WINCHESTER-SEMIAUTO-RIMFIRE-RIFLE-WILDCAT-LR/3263341.uts

[BMUS]

Test results indicate pretty poor accuracy. I'll stick with my BRNO #1s. If I want to shoot semi auto, I have two of the old version Winchester Wildcats, but purchased direct as Russian imports rather than with the Winchester badge, which will shoot 1" groups at 50 yards (about what I expect from a semi auto .22) and which cost me $100.00 each.