biscuit jake

If any of you are familiar with cartridge sales, I am wondering if any one cartridge is outselling the others.

I admit that I am enormously curious about these stubbies from an accuracy standpoint, but I have not yet stepped up to buy one.

James B

They have not really caught on here where I live. At least nothing like the 270 and 300 WSM's. I think the popularity of the 243 and the cheap ammo and components for the standard 223 have kept the new ones from taking off. Also the 22-250 has been popular here for many years and has not lost ground as yet to the stuuy ones. There are a few 25 WSM's here but nowhere near the numbers of the 25-06 and rightly so IMO.

SquirrelmanJared

As an employee of bass pro shops, I work the gun counter in the hunting dept. at the Dania Beach, FL. store. It seems to be of general consensus of myself and the rest of the gun counteremployees (don't take that worth very much)that in 5 to 10 years, the 223, 243, and maybe even the 25 WSSM are going to be gone. They were created to fill a gap that really wasn't there, and it's kind of like a trend, I think it will come and go. The 223 and 243, who wants to go to a WSSM case and spend 18 dollars for a box of shells(the cheapest we normally stock I might add)when they could use a regular 223 or 243@ $4.00 a box? To me the ballistics are great, but it isn't practical enough to integrate into the mainstream market over a long period of time. The 25 might stick around, might not, I am not sure on that one. Of all the WSSM guns that I have sold, I would say the 25 makes up about 50%. In reguards to WSM calibers,The 300 WSM is far and away the most popular and I would think is here to stay, the 270 WSM is anybody's guess, I wouldn't be totally shocked to see it go away one day. The 7mm WSM, its on borrowed time to me already, I would be vary weary of buying a gun chambered for that round unless I planned to get into reloading down the road, it is already kind of fading away down here.

UThunter

I agree, the 223 and 243 probabl won't stick around, unless something miraculous happens, but the 25 wssm sounds like a winner.

whitetailhunter4637

Yeah, IMO opionion, i would never buy a .243 WSSM over the standard .243..i could go buy almost 5 boxes of standard .243 for the price of a box of wsm, these smaller caliber WSSM's i wouldnt go with. I would stick to the regular caliber....BUT the WSM's in .270 and .300 i would take into consideration when buying a rifle. I have shot the .270WSM and its accuracy was amazing and the recoils not much more than a standard .270. Not to mention a shorter action. Just my two cents worth.

UThunter

the nice thing about the 25 wssm though, is that it drops 2 action sizes, from the 25-06 length action (long) to a super short

glennasher

Two action sizes, wow! Gee, that long action Savage I've got, scoped and all, weighs less than 7 pounds all up. If I can't carry that, and work the long bolt throw, I'd be in real trouble! The whole SA/LA thing is just BS. Who cares? Plenty of critters have been killed without the "advantages" such as they are, of a shorter action than the other guy's rifles. Don't mean a thing, shoot straight, all you need is one shot, no bolt throw problem! The WSSMs will die an unglorious, well deserved death, and my old .25/06 will be there to see it.

UThunter

the difference between short and long actions is not BS. If someone wants a shorter action and consequently usually lighter gun and supposedly more accurate due to stiffer action, then why not? those that are soooo opposed to new cartridges and guns are usually just mad cause they can't afford to buy a new gun. theres nothing wrong with a big selection of guns and ammo so everyone gets exactly what they want. if people stopped developing new guns, then we would still be shooting flintlocks...and they only have one shot and NO bolt throw so no problem right? only need one shot

whitetailhunter4637

UThunter..i think you hit that one just right.....to each man his own right? if noone developed anything new...nobody would have no selection.

48thguns

I can't believe folks on this forum are predicting the 243 is not going to be around. This is ludricous. The 243 will be here as long as the 30'06....what are you people basing this on???? Am I missing something here? My gosh, David Tubb just won the Camp Perry National Match with a 243 varient...get real...the 243 is here to stay! Regards, Rick.