You just really don't like factory cartridges do you salukipv1?
You keep saying "I" already have such and such... "I" don't want such and such.... "I" don't need such and such. I have a sneaking suspision that the companies responsible for introducing new cartridges are worried about more than just you. They are looking at the much broader picture.
Maybe Remington should ressurect its 6mm as a new .257-6mm Rem. Beat everyone else to it! and since they 6mm beats the .243 but isn't popular, maybe this would be the best thing to do.
That's what the 6mm Remington is.... A 6mm-.257 Roberts. If you necked up the 6mm Remington you would simply be back to the .257 Roberts.
I know the .308 comes in.....243 win, 260 Rem, 7mm-08, 308, 338 Federal, viable gap is the .257 I think, and please don't load a .270-308, though i bet this would be the first one they do, accroding to track records......
The .338 federal? Did we need a .338-308? I would suspect more guys would want a .338-06 though I don't need either of these.
Why wouldn't/ shouldn't they create a .277-08? IMO this would make an even better deer cartridge than the supurb 7mm-08 that litterally any one could shoot well.
The 338 Federal has long been a very popular wildcat and makes an incredibly potent ultralite mountain rifle for elk, moose, etc...with out brutal recoil. As factory loaded with 210 grain partitions the .338 Win mag has less than a 100 yard advantage in energy, velocity, and trajectory over the 338 Federal.
BTW the 338-06 is already a legitimatefactory cartridge.
I know guys love the .270 WSM, and it beats the .270 Win by 100-200fps, but .270 is already a great round, I'd rather have seen a .264(6.5mm)WSM released than the .270 WSM, I already have a .270 Win.
People already say that the 7mm WSM isn't going to make it and that the .270WSM isn't as poppular as it should be. I can guarantee you that the 6.5WSM wouldn't make it as a factory loading for more than a few years.
And why not offer the .375 Ruger in a rifle that's a little nicer/fancier, kinda like the one they offer .375H&H in.....416 , and 458 Lott in, just a more compact version. Otherwise someone else should manufacture this rifle and load it in .375 Ruger, because I really don't want it chambered in the rifles they're offering.
Good Lord they just introduced it last year. give them some time. They aren't going to just go right out and chamber a cartridge in every single rifle configuration that they make. BTW they are introducing cother cartridges based ont he .375 Ruger. One is a 300RCM and the other is a .338RCM. I am sure that if the .375 Ruger becomes as popular as they are projecting that a .416 Ruger will be in the works. They aren't going to offer everything in just a single year. You also have to keep in mind is that true dangerous game cartridges are purchased by a very small amount of customers.
Bottom line is this...... A firearms - ammunition company must look at the broad picture. There are but a few bullet diameters that will make it in the US. These include-----
.223, .243/ 6mm, .284/ 7mm, .308, .338, and .375. Outside of these it is a big gamble here in the states. Yes,I knowI did not include the 257 diameter as it has a very limited fan base and IMO would not be a good bet to introduce a new cartridge on.