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Summary: The description, specs, photos and user ratings for the Wildey pistols, plus new availability info.
Manufacturer’s Description
The Wildey is a semiauto pistol built on a stainless steel frame and chambered for a variety of magnum-level rounds, including 9mm Winchester Magnum, .41 Wildey Magnum, .44 AMP, .44 Wildey Magnum, .45 Wildey Magnum, .45 Winchester Magnum or .475 Wildey Magnum. The Wildey employs a short-stroke gas-operated system. The system includes a piston powered by the firing gases through six small holes in the barrel, a fixed barrel and a three-lug, rotating bolt. The piston forces the slide rearward, which catches an extended bolt lug that causes the bolt to rotate open. The bolt ejects the spent cartridge through the slide’s ejection port.
The Wildey is a selective-fire pistol and can be used as either a single shot or an auto-loading pistol. The gas system must be tuned for each load; you do so by opening or closing the gas-regulating collet.
A variety of barrel lengths are available, including 5″, 6″, 7″, 8″, 10″, 12″, 14″ and 18″. Caliber and barrel conversions are possible, and the barrels can be fitted with a muzzle brake to reduce felt recoil.
Features include:
- a ventilated, ribbed barrel;
- a single-stack magazine;
- a magazine release located at the pistol’s base behind the magazine well;
- a frame-mounted decocking lever;
- a firing pin block;
- a trigger block;
- a rebounding firing pin;
- a stainless steel slide;
The Wildey Survivor from the left. - a stainless steel barrel;
- checkered walnut grips;
- a removable front sight blade; and
- an adjustable rear sight.
Five models are available: the Survivor, the Survivor Guardsman, the Hunter, the Hunter Guardsman and the Silhouette. The Survivor models come in a bright stainless steel, high-luster finish; the Hunter models are available in a matte finish. The Guardsman models have squared off trigger guards instead of the rounded trigger guards found on the non-Guardsman models. The Silhouette is a long-barreled model.
At press time, it appears Wildey Guns is no longer in business. However, another company, USA Firearms, has announced it’s now taking pre-orders for a production run of Wildey Survivor pistols.
More Reading
Click here to read an article on the Wildey in the January/February 2008 issue of American Handgunner.
The Specs
| Caliber | Capacity | BBL | OAL | Width | Height | Weight |
| .41 Wildey Magnum, .44 AMP, .44 Wildey Magnum, .45 Wildey Magnum, .45 Winchester Magnum, .475 Wildey Magnum | 6+1, 8+1 | 5″ | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| .41 Wildey Magnum, .44 AMP, .44 Wildey Magnum, .45 Wildey Magnum, .45 Winchester Magnum, .475 Wildey Magnum | 6+1, 8+1 | 6″ | 11″ | n/a | n/a | 51 oz. unloaded |
| .41 Wildey Magnum, .44 AMP, .44 Wildey Magnum, .45 Wildey Magnum, .45 Winchester Magnum, .475 Wildey Magnum | 6+1, 8+1 | 7″ | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| .41 Wildey Magnum, .44 AMP, .44 Wildey Magnum, .45 Wildey Magnum, .45 Winchester Magnum, .475 Wildey Magnum | 6+1, 8+1 | 8″ | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| .41 Wildey Magnum, .44 AMP, .44 Wildey Magnum, .45 Wildey Magnum, .45 Winchester Magnum, .475 Wildey Magnum | 6+1, 8+1 | 10″ | 14″ | n/a | n/a | 72 oz. |
| .41 Wildey Magnum, .44 AMP, .44 Wildey Magnum, .45 Wildey Magnum, .45 Winchester Magnum, .475 Wildey Magnum | 6+1, 8+1 | 12″ | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| .41 Wildey Magnum, .44 AMP, .44 Wildey Magnum, .45 Wildey Magnum, .45 Winchester Magnum, .475 Wildey Magnum | 6+1, 8+1 | 14″ | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| .41 Wildey Magnum, .44 AMP, .44 Wildey Magnum, .45 Wildey Magnum, .45 Winchester Magnum, .475 Wildey Magnum | 6+1, 8+1 | 18″ | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Pricing & Shopping
MSRP: $2,750–$3,000
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I know it’s not a valid reason to select a Firearm but, I’m watching DEATH WISH 3 w/Charles Bronson using this handgun. I wanted to know more about the weapon so, I did a search.
What most interested me is the ability for this one handgun to be reset for such a wide variety of calibers. In a ZOMBIE APOCOLYPSE World, where ammo would be scarce & disbursed. Such a weapon would definitely be useful. – .41 Wildey Magnum, .44 AMP, .44 Wildey Magnum, .45 Wildey Magnum, .45 Winchester Mag, .475 Wildey Magnum, 9mm Winchester Mag ?
I would think the mechanism & design of this firearm would be in high demand. Why has NO other firearm manufacturer taken up the challenge?
FYI, the second link I clicked. I came upon http://www.wildeyguns.com/index.html
While they offer many of the original firearms, they introduced a NEW handgun at SHOTSHOW in 2005 called the JAWS. Check it out, only $800
In 2015, Wildey FA was bought by USA Firearms Corp, based in Connecticut. Wildey Moore, the designer, is acting as Senior Designer and consultant for the new owners.
Orders for the new production run of Wildey Survivors will be taken in February 2017.
Contact [email protected] for further information or to order a Wildey Survivor.
Here is it, February 2019 and the Wildey FA by USA Firearms Corp. hasn’t been out for sale yet.
Latest info from the company is they are still working on it and it will be out “soon.”
Not sure how long before “soon” will arrive..
I took delivery of my .475 from USA firearms in January 2018.
High buff stainless w/12″ barrel.
This is an expensive gun and there are reasons why.
This is one of the most beautiful hand guns ever made.
The craftsmanship on this gun is beyond what any gun Smith that I’ve ever seen could even dream about doing.
How about 2045 ftps with a 230gr hawk bullet
Extremely powerful with manageable recoil my daughter likes to shoot it.
It is kind of hard to contact them but once you do and are serious about being a buyer/customer they will bend over backwards to make you happy.
Just leave a message or two or three?? and Jessica will get back to you.
Are you able to disclose your wait time from payment to delivery to you?
I’ve been waiting almost a year and can’t get a delivery estimate from Jessica.
Of course Covid held things up for a bit.
The movie “death wish 3” is available at Amazon com on DVD……
If you want to see Charles Bronson dispatch a bunch of bad guys with his personal Wildey .475 that he actually owned check it out