I think the .325 WSM is one of the more useful of the "short magnums" that have recently come to market. I have lots of friends in Montana that hunt elk in areas that may require a shotof 400 yards in open country...or, two hours later, 60 yards in black timber...and they are moving to this cartridge as one that can be made up into a smaller, lighter gun for carrying and handling in the thick stuff that still packs a wallop (this isgrizzly country!)and long range performance like a .338 Win Mag.

Granted, it doesn't do anything the .338 Win Mag doesn't....but, hey, is their really a difference in the .270, .280, 7mm-08, .308 or .30-'06 when it comes to dead deer? Nope.

But we all have preferences and a popular 8mm cartridge in this country is long overdue. Folks from around the world have used the venerable old 8x57 Mauser to take every game animal on Earth...and it's about time we followed suit.

To wit....there really is no difference in the utility of a Ford pickup vs. a Chevy pickup, but lots of folks buy both. Heck, some even buy Dodge, Toyota, Nissan...you get the picture.

Variety is indeed the spice of life!