ORIGINAL: salukipv1
It's been said before, but what we're they thinking?
The .25WSSM, which is basically a shorter .25-06, same ballistics. Why not a .25 Souper (ie .25-308) or a .257 WSM?
The .308 has now been necked up/down to almost every caliber and is commercially loaded, so why not a .257-308? 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.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.
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.
The .257-08 is the
".25 Souper". It has bee around for years. The next proposal is the best, though-neck up a 6mm Rem. to .257-
and call it the... TA DA!! .257 Roberts!! I believe this was already done, though. By Ned Roberts and Remington. Back in the 1930's?? There are several versions of the .270/'08, even an Ackley Improved version, although it is hard to get much improvement from the already excellent .308 case. The 7mm-'08 existed long before Remington made a factory cartridge out of it.
Just about everything you suggest has already been done by someone at one time or another....
Usually,any "new" cartridge is necked up, down & sideways as soon as brass is available. Some eventually become factory rounds, like the .22/250 and the .25-'06; Many never do.