ORIGINAL: pse-archer
What do you guys all think of the wsm. I was thinking about getting a 7mm WSM. The ballistics are just a little bit better and the bullet flies flatter. Anyways, my question is what are the advantages of the wsm? Also are they growing in popularity? Could I easily get a box of shells for it 10 years down the road?
Thanks
I love em. But I love Short actions and have this deep belief I can work up a faster more accurate load with a short action than any long action with all other things being equal.
I have loaded for a few WSM, and it was hard to get them to shoot bad. Very dynamic. When I say dynamic, I mean, you can vary the load by 2gr and not see a huge change in groups. Also, STD dev, and spreads in velocity are much lower with the WSM's than my RUM was. I can get spreads as low as 20fps with WSM, Never seen that with my win mags or anything.
I say go for it. People worry too much about a cartridge lasting or whatever. Thats what they make gunsmiths for.