I had the chane to talk to on of the Cheif desingers of the WSM and the WSSM revolution this spring.
I asked him this same question why the 25 WSSM?
His answer was they wanted a round that would be more favaroble to the varmit shooters,yet be a true cross-over round.
I told him we already had one and it is called the 25-06 Rem.,.243 Win,6mm,257 Rob...ect.
Then he also added that alot of this was caused by the hole .223 WSSM and .243 WSSM,so they thought they would add the .25.
I looked at him a said if you realy wanted to make the head lines why not the .25 WSM.
He said liability and barrel life would be so short that it would not be economical.I called BS cause the .257 Weatherby has been pushing those levles for years.
Then I said what about .260 WSM,he said it would be to close to their pet the 270 WSM and they already had loads coming out for the .270.
By this time he had grown tired of my ? and went back fishing and I left more fustrated cause I realy wanted a .25 WSM.
I tink the .25 WSSM will be the first to die IMHO.BBJ