Could the FX Wildcat MKIII Compact/Sniper be a dual purpose gun? Hunting / Bench

[Blackpaw]

Hello everyone:

Though i am REALLY REAlly looking at the FX Crown Continuum as my next gun, I also love the new Wildcat MKIII.

Right now I have my Brocock Compatto Sniper XR for HFT and pesting when in USA. Also, I am looking at the Crown in Continuum configuration as a competition / hunting combo (where I can), but was curious if ANYONE does, has and / or thinks, the new FX WildCat MK III could also be a gun suitable for extreme bench rest / 100 m competition in either .22 or 25 caliber. Or should I just stick with the Crown and call it good?

Thanks in advance for the input.

 

[Glem.Chally]

I don't see why it wouldn't work for both.

 

[18.13]

My WC3 is just as accurate as my Crown

 

[Cranky1]

If I went wildcat I would go sniper if I wanted to do both. My Wife’s Urgan compact shoots really good, but it is harder to shoot off of a bench then my r5m long. Maybe it’s just me but I feel the compacts are harder to shoot off a bench. 

 

[Jayson]

It should work fine from the bench in the long version! The bobcat has a solid history from the bench, mine will shoot with my impacts @ 100 or better! I would think the big wildcat should be just as good, with the right tune

 

[jps2486]

I've never seen a do-all tool do anything well. If you are going to shoot BR competition, the guy with the purpose built rifle will clean your clock. The Crown is a fine, accurate rifle and best used for hunting and informal competition. The same for the Wildcat.

 

[Blackpaw]

Thanks for the feedback, and I looked at the Crown today at Krale, held it and it felt very good, balanced, but Krale didn’t have any Wildcats on display. For some reason. For my hand and shouldering that FX Crown is remarkable, and holds similar to my Brocock Compatto, but in a different way, for some reason it feels more refined and less utilitarian than the Brocock. We will see what happens, but from what I am seeing above, the Wildcat can be a benchrest gun, but not ideal, and there is no one purpose gun., as I tell people when I say I have 12 - 13 powder burns back in usa, different tools for different jobs.