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Are the WSM's here to stay?

GreenLantern
I'm not really on top of the 'hunting' calibers but I've been doing more reading about the WSM calibers lately. So I searched some old posts here and the topic of them being a 'fad' did come up.

For those of you who know much more about them than I do, do you think they could still be a fad and thus fall into obscurity, or are they here to stay?

GL

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  • p3skyking
    For something to not be a fad, it has to fill a niche.

    What do the WSM, RSM cartridges do that fills a niche?

    What does the .17 rimfire do that fills a niche?

    Does the higher cost of the "New and improved" hyped up item by gunwriters (who have to sell products to keep getting the free samples) justify it becoming a part of the shooters landscape?

    Answer these honestly and draw your own conclusions.

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  • GreenLantern
    Well, I do see somewhat of a niche being filled by the fact that they are short actions with near magnum performance. But ..... I'm guessing those are already available in other, lesser known (to me) calibers.

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    Sometimes, when someone is talking to me, my mind drifts off and I
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  • bobski
    sometimes i pride myself by not reading magazines, but then i dont learn what wsm is. can anyone drop me a hint?
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  • Der Gebirgsjager
    Probably hard to get current magazines in Bangladesh anyway. WSM = Winchester Short Magnum(s). I think a couple of them are here to stay, but believe most will disappear in a few years. The .300 will probably stick around because of the magnum performace in the short action; but others, such as the .243-type cartridges are already short enough for compact rifles.
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  • Kdub
    I'd agree -

    SOME of the newer cartridges will have enough appeal to stick around. Others that are merely redundant will go by the wayside. The manufacturers will continue to try pumping up interest in them and the rag writers will continue earning income by "evaluating" them. My guess? The .270, .300 and .338 will keep popularity.

    Hey, who's knocking the .17 HMR?? I love that little rimfire cartridge! Hope the competition knocks down the price of ammo, tho!
    The new Ruger .204 will no doubt give it pretty stiff competition, being a center fire reloadable, and all. Might have to check that one out, too, when generally available.

    Keep off the Ridgeline
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  • old06
    Looking at the list of WSM or RSM you have a 22, 243(6mm). 257, 270, 7mm, 300, and 338 all but two have a standard or magnum counterpart. My pick is the 243 and the 270 they have some what of an advantage although there are the Weatherby and other semicustom rounds. I read review on the 22 WSM in comparson to the 22-250 no real advantage. If I was to pick just one 270 WSM. About 20 to 25 years will see who left standing.

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  • leeblackman
    I personally think that the WSM's will be around a while. At least the 300. I think that the shorter fatter cartridge cases were long awaited since the PPC's came out. I don't think that Remington's Short Magnums will be as popular as winchesters, just because winchester's came out first and had more time on the market.
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  • leeblackman
    I would really like to see a .264WSM and a .338WSM.
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  • leeblackman
    I also think that a .17WSSM would be nice.
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  • manderson
    I'm not very educated on this subject either, but I was interested in the .17 HMR when I saw some topics on this forum. The guys at my local gun shop basically said you can tell if a cartridge is going to stick around by how many manufacturers start making guns that support them. Don't know if this is true, but it sounds logical.
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  • leeblackman
    Man, I keep seeing that .17hmr brass all over the range. I definatly think that the .17hmr is here to stay. I never once saw a 5mm Remington Rimfire Magnum like I'm seeing the .17hmr. That was a total failure. But Remington was the only company making the guns and cartridges for it. There are so many companies making ammo and firearms for the .17hmr, and just more keep coming out.
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  • Iroquois Scout
    In my section of central Pennsylvania, which is a big woodchuck hunting area, the .17HMR is already dead in the water, no guns in the shops and no ammo either. If you really want a gun in .17HMR, the shop will order it for you, but, they don't really want to. I think that there will always be some interest in the new cartridges,however, I don't think that they will replace any of the rounds that we already have as they really don't do anything that those cartridges will not do.
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