25 wsm.......not 25 wssm?

ncpreacherboy1 · 01-20-2006, 07:13 AM

has anyone on here wildcatted the 25 wsm yet? by simply necking down a 270 wsm? seems like this would perform better than the 25wssm and as good or better than a 257 wby mag. if a 25 wssm will meet or slightly exceed a 25-06 why not a 25 wsm?

charlie brown · 01-20-2006, 08:23 PM

The only problem I can see with this would be that the round (WSM) would be seriously overbore. The smallest I would want to go with the WSM case would be 6.5. Even in the most efficient of cases, there is only so much that can be done to push a bullet so fast. After a while the drawbacks of large powder usage for small velocity gain and worn out barrels out weigh just how fast you can push that bullet.

bigbulls · 01-20-2006, 08:51 PM

It would actually be slightly less 'over bore' than the .257 WBY mag. The WSM case holds a couple grains less powder than does the WBY case.

Go over to shortmags.org and ask away there. Those guys are short mag freaks.

Here is a link to some .257wsm threads.
http://shortmags.org/shortmags/snitzforum/search.asp?mode=DoIt