{"id":7574,"date":"2013-10-02T16:10:59","date_gmt":"2013-10-02T16:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ramworks.net\/blog\/?p=7574"},"modified":"2015-11-16T17:38:11","modified_gmt":"2015-11-16T17:38:11","slug":"the-wildcat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/the-wildcat\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wildcat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to cartridges, many consider the wildcat the most interesting. But a lot of folks don&#8217;t know what a wildcat cartridge is and some think that designing one will make you rich. Check out my article up at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shootingillustrated.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.shootingillustrated.com<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shootingillustrated.com\/index.php\/28074\/wildcats\/\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE<\/a>&gt;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shootingillustrated.com\/index.php\/28074\/wildcats\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7575\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Wildcats-300x169.jpg?resize=300%2C169\" alt=\"Wildcats\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to cartridges, many consider the wildcat the most interesting. But a lot of folks don&#8217;t know what a wildcat cartridge is and some think that designing one will make you rich. 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