.475 Wildey Magnum with the factory default 5" barrel

The .475 Wildey Magnum is a single or auto loading gun that became world famous when it was used in the now classic 1985 Hollywood movie Death Wish III starring Charles Bronson and directed by Michael Winner. This third installment, to a series of total five movies, is the only part that featured a .475 Wildey Magnum. The pistol has a unique patented gas system that makes it possible to regulate the gas pressure so that you can handle different size of cartridges. This feature makes it the most powerful pistol up to date. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2238x1290, 475 KB) Work by Rama File links The following pages link to this file: .475 Wildey Magnum Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2238x1290, 475 KB) Work by Rama File links The following pages link to this file: .475 Wildey Magnum Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... This article is about the year. ... ... Death Wish (comics) is also the title of a strip in the Tiger and Eagle comics. ... Charles Bronson This is about the actor. ... Michael Winner (born October 30, 1935 in London, England) is a British film director and producer. ...

Brief history

The .475 Wildey Magnum is the brainchild of and developed by Wildey J. Moore in Brookfield, Connecticut, USA in the early 1970s (Since then the factory has been moved and is now located in Warren, Connecticut). Moore started out working for the gun parts company Stoeger Corporation. He quickly learned to analyze the parts and learn the flaws of their design. Moore went on to work exstensivly with Winchester, the renowned rifle manufacturer, and he later helped the Swedish company Husqvarna adapt their weapons for the American market. After all he learned at Stoger Corporation about gun parts, he soon began to design his own pistol and Moore finally got the patent for his creation on November 2, 1976. Brookfield is a town located in northern Fairfield County, Connecticut. ... Official language(s) English Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 48th 14,371 km² 113 km 177 km 12. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Warren is a town located in Litchfield County, Connecticut. ... Official language(s) English Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 48th 14,371 km² 113 km 177 km 12. ... The Winchester Repeating Arms Company was a prominent American maker of repeating weapons during the late 19th Century and the early 20th Century. ... Husqvarna is a manufacturer of power lawn equipment, sewing machines and formely mopeds. ... A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to a person for a fixed period of time in exchange for the regulated, public disclosure of certain details of a device, method, process or composition of matter (substance) (known as an invention) which is new, inventive, and... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ...

However, the development of the pistol, as in many cases of new and experimental gunmaking ventures, was extremly expensive and he began to run out of money. Moore figured that if he issued some stock he had in the company he would be able to get some fundings. But it turned out he was trusting the wrong people and soon found himself with only 25 percent of the stock. Other stockholders merged together and soon forced Moore out of the company. What the stockholders didn't realise was that when Moore was out of the company there wouldn't be any more Wildey's produced and within a year the company declared bankruptcy. This happened in 1983 and it would take some years for Moore to regain control over his own company. During those years Moore started to develop a new cartridge for his Wildey, the 475 Wildey Magnum cartridge. It turned out that his new cartridge would be one of the most powerful cartridges available for handguns of a higer caliber. By a fluke, Moore would also finish his development at the right time when shooters started to look for a powerful big-bore type of cartridge. Further, it was also around this time when the company landed a contract with the film makers, including actor Charles Bronson (see second picture), for the Hollywood movie Death Wish III and therefore was able to feature the Wildey in their film. See stock (disambiguation) for other meanings of the term stock In financial terminology, stock is the capital raised by a corporation, through the issuance and sale of shares. ... Charles Bronson This is about the actor. ... ... Death Wish (comics) is also the title of a strip in the Tiger and Eagle comics. ...

After it's release back in 1985 sales started to increase significantly and it pushed the company back to economic stability. Today Wildey F.A Incorporated is up running and healthy. The company now also manufactures a brand new autoloading pistol called JAWS (Jordanian Armament & Weapons System) Viper. It's manufactured in Jordan and it's supposed to be used for commercial, law enforcment and the military. The founder of Wildey F.A Incorporated himself Wildey J. Moore is now retired, but is still making wildcat cartridges and watching over the development and important decisions regarding his brainchild the .475 Wildey Magnum. This article is about the year. ... A wildcat cartridge, or wildcat, is a custom cartridge for which ammunition and firearms are not mass produced. ...

Wildey F.A Inc., founder Wildey J. Moore (to the left), here with actor Charles Bronson, discusing Bronson's own Wildey Magnum that he later would use in Death Wish III

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Action

The .475 Wildey Magnum was purposefully designed to be a hunting firearm, and is a bit heavier than most handguns which enables it to handle breech pressures over 48,000 psi. The Wildey is actually the most powerful pistol on the market up to date. The body is made out of stainless steel that comes in two models; the Wildey Survivor or the Wildey Hunter. The only difference between these models are the finish, where the Hunter has a matte finish and the Survivor has a satin finish. Breech may refer to: A breech birth The part of a firearm behind the barrel. ... Pounds-force per square inch (lbf/in²) is a non-SI unit of pressure. ...

The gun has an adjustable gas-operated system that is not to be found in other pistols. This feature also makes it the most powerful pistol up to date because the adjustable nature of the weapon makes it possible to fire different sized loads by adjusting the gas pressure; .44 Auto Mag, .45 Winchester Magnum, 41 Wildey Magnum, 44 Wildey Magnum, 45 Wildey Magnum and 475 Wildey Magnum. Though it's very powerful capacity it has a surprisingly mild recoil due to it's unique construction. The gas-operated system for implementing automatic reloading of a firearm is one of five such systems, the others being recoil-operated, gatling, chain, and blowback. ... .303 in. ... .303 in. ...

The Wildey has a wide range of barrel options, as it is interchangeable via a chuck. Wildey's factory barrels run from 5", 6", 7", 8", 10", 12", 14" to an unique 18" barrel (see picture in specification box). According to Wildey F.A Inc., the most popular size of barrel is the 10" that appeared in Death Wish III (see the last picture). Wildey's marketing states that it's four different guns rolled into one. This is possible by modifing the gun for when it's going to be used for different purposes, all modifications or configurations are reversable. A Chuck is a specialised type of clamp used to hold rotating tools or materials. ... Death Wish (comics) is also the title of a strip in the Tiger and Eagle comics. ...

• First out is the basic Wildey pistol, which has the 5" barrel as factory default (see first picture).
• The second is the Pin Gun, which is used for bowling pin shooting or similar sports by adding a 2" muzzle brake to a 5" or 6" barrel.
• The third is the Wildey Silhouette. The 18" Silhouette barrel has a wooden foregrip, made out of American walnut, and provision for a telescopic sight that can be mounted on the ventilated ribbed barrel (all the barrels have ventilated ribbs) by the factory or a gunsmith.
• By adding a buttstock, also made out of American walnut, to the Wildey Silhouette you will have the fourth combination called the Wildey Carbine, which transforms the gun into a rifle.

All the Wildey's have adjustable rear sight and removable front side blade inserts (high and low). The front side blades are interchangable and is available in three different colors, red, orange and black. There are no special tools for dissasemble or reassemble any of the Wildey's four configurations. In hunting situations the Wildey has been used for shooting black bear, elk, deer, boar, moose and brown bear. Bowling ball and two pins Ten-pin bowling lane Bowling is a game in which players attempt to score points by rolling a ball along a surface to knock down objects called pins. ... Pin shooting is a handgun shooting sport in which the competitors try to knock standard bowling pins from a table in the shortest elapsed time. ... The muzzle brake of an AMX 10 RC. Muzzle brake of the Sig 550 rifle The S&W Model 500 is among the rare handguns to feature a muzzle brake. ... View through a 4x rifle scope A telescopic sight, commonly referred to as a scope, is a device used to give an accurate point of aim for a firearm. ... A gunsmith is a person who repairs and modifies firearms to blueprint and customer specifications, using hand tools and machines such as grinders,and mills. ... A stock or buttstock is present in many firearms and some crossbows to transfer the recoil from firing the weapon into the shooters shoulder. ... A rifle is a firearm that uses a spiral groove cut into the barrel to spin a projectile (usually a bullet), thus improving accuracy and range of the projectile. ... Binomial name Ursus americanus Pallas, 1780 The American Black Bear (Ursus americanus), also known as simply the black bear or cinnamon bear, is the most common bear in North America. ... Binomial name Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 Subspecies Numerous - see text. ... Subfamilies Capreolinae Cervinae Hydropotinae Muntiacinae A deer is a ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. ... Binomial name Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 The Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) is the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig. ... Binomial name Alces alces (Linnaeus, 1758) Moose range map Alces alces, called the moose in North America and the elk in Europe (see also elk for other animals called elk) is the largest member of the deer family Cervidae, distinguished from other members of Cervidae by the form of the... Binomial name Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758 Brown Bear range The Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) is a species of bear that can reach masses of 130–700 kg (300–1500 pounds). ...

.475 Wildey Magnum Specifications
Country of origin:	United States of America
Manufactor:	Wildey F.A Incorporated (located in Warren , Connecticut, USA)
Operation:	Semi-automatic, Gas-operated
Action:	Single or autoloading
Trigger:	Double or single action mechanism
Cartridge:	.44 Auto Mag, .45 Winchester Magnum, 41 Wildey Magnum, 44 Wildey Magnum, 45 Wildey Magnum, 475 Wildey Magnum
Length (without barrel):	5 inches (~12,7 centimeters)
Height:	N/A
Width:	N/A
Weight (Empty):	64 Oz/~1800 grams (1,8 Kg) with 5" barrel
Barrel(s):	5" (~12,7 cm), 6" (~15,2 cm), 7" (~17,8 cm) , 8" (~20,3 cm), 10" (~25,4 cm), 12" (~30,5 cm), 14" (~35,6 cm), 18" (~45,7 cm)
Interchangeable combinations:	4. First, the basic pistol with a 5" barrel. Second, the Pin Gun. Third, the Wildey Silhouette. Fourth, the Wildey Carbine
Magazine type:	Single column/Sling stack magazine, 8 rounds, 7 rounds
Magazine catch:	Ambidextrous
Construction:	Stainless steel that is optional in matte finish or satin finish
Grip:	Checkered walnut
Sights:	Adjustable rear, ramp front on ventilatet ribbed barrel
Tools for dissasemble:	No special tools required
Price range:	Ranging from $1,500 (with default 5" barrel) to $3,000 (for the carbine)

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"Wildey's here"

Charles Bronson aiming the Wildey, here equipt with the famous 10" barrel in a promotional still from Death Wish III

Charles Bronson chose the Wildey Survivor for the now classic 1985 Hollywood movie Death Wish III. Bronson used his own personel gun in the film. The movie is set in East New York section Brooklyn (though the whole movie was basically shot in London, England) in a neighborhood where a brutal gang harasses the neighbors. Image File history File links Bronson_1. ... Image File history File links Bronson_1. ... Charles Bronson This is about the actor. ... This article is about the year. ... ... Death Wish (comics) is also the title of a strip in the Tiger and Eagle comics. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... Main article: New York City A map of New York City, highlighting Brooklyn. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation) and Defining London (below). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my [birth]right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked...

The main character Paul Kersey, played by Bronson, is coming to the rescue after one of his old friends has been killed by the gang. After a while he realise that he needs something that's extraordinary to deal with the rough situation, so he orders a .475 Wildey Magnum by mail. Kersey tells the neighbors that his "friend Wildey" is going to come and help them out. The neighbors think it is a person. When the gun finaly arrives to Kersey, who is at that time surrounded by a number of curious neighbors, delivers the famous phrases that still echos in Wildey F.A Inc., marketing: "Wildey's here. Fires a .475 Wildey Magnum'. Real stopping power. (Kersey holds up a cartridge) A .475 Wildey Magnum is a shorter version of the african game cartridge. It makes a real mess."

The firearm was integral to a large number of memorable scenes from the film. The gun quickly became a bestseller for Wildey F.A Inc., after the movie was released back in 1985. The founder himself Wildey J. Moore actually says that everytime Death Wish III is aired on cable TV sales spike[1]. The only gun that had an equal impact on the big screen, regarding fame and increasing sales for the manufactor, is the Smith & Wesson Model 29 that was used by Clint Eastwood in the 1971 action movie Dirty Harry. Today Wildey F.A Inc., still uses Death Wish III, as well as the formentioned phrases, as a major reference in their marketing strategy. This article is about the year. ... Death Wish (comics) is also the title of a strip in the Tiger and Eagle comics. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Clint Eastwood Clinton Eastwood, Jr. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Dirty Harry is a 1971 film directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood as Harry Callahan, a San Francisco detective tracking Scorpio, a serial killer. ... Death Wish (comics) is also the title of a strip in the Tiger and Eagle comics. ...

Other Hollywood movies that has had the .475 Wildey Magnum featured in it is the action/comedy The Hard Way starring Michael J. Fox and James Woods, released in 1991. The graphic thriller Natural Born Killers starring Juliette Lewis and Woody Harrelson, released in 1994. The pistol have also has been featured in a couple of TV-series. However, the Wildey Magnum will always be synonymous with Charles Bronson and Death Wish III. ... The Hard Way is the 2004 music album release by the hip hop music group, 213 which consists of Snoop Dogg, Warren G and Nate Dogg. ... Michael J. Fox on the cover of his book, Lucky Man Michael J. Fox (born June 9, 1961) is a Canadian-born actor, made famous by his roles as Marty McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy and as Alex P. Keaton on the sitcom Family Ties. ... James Woods James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947) is an American actor. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Natural Born Killers is a 1994 motion picture directed by Oliver Stone and starring Juliette Lewis and Woody Harrelson. ... Juliette Lewis (born June 21, 1973) is an American actress and musician. ... Impromptu shot of Woody Harrelson in Eugene, Oregon, 2004 Woody Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Charles Bronson This is about the actor. ... Death Wish (comics) is also the title of a strip in the Tiger and Eagle comics. ...

See also

• List of handgun cartridges
• List of rifle cartridges
• Shooting sports

Common handgun cartridges. ... From left to right: .50 BMG, 300 Win Mag, .308 Winchester, 7. ... The shooting sports include those competitive sports involving tests of accuracy and speed when shooting various types of guns, including airguns. ...

External links

• wildeyguns.com homepage of the manufactor
• world.guns.ru Wildey Magnum
• Death Wish III at The Internet Movie Database
• The Hard Way at The Internet Movie Database
• Natural Born Killers at The Internet Movie Database