Well, I see we have another new set of short magnums. Another Ruger/Hornady development, it seems. A short, fat 30-caliber and a short, fat, .338. The .30 is supposed to equal a 24" barreled.300 WSM in a 20" tube, and the .338 is supposed to be as good as a 24" .323 WSM using only a 20" barrel.

This magic is supposedly attainable with the use of "special" powders. Now, just why these special powders could not have been used for special-performance loads in the existingWSM cartridges issomewhat mysterious. Maybe the innovators will explain this to us dummies. Otherwise, I will be among the "great unwashed" who will be skeptical of our need for yet more short .30's - or .338's.....