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Posted: 5/25/2005 9:30:12 AM EDT
| I am looking for anyone's opinion on the WSSM calibers. Are they vaporware or will they stick around because Winchester is backing them? I really want an AR in the 25 or soon to be 30 WSSM and I like to buy ammo off the shelf (I do reload though) if needed. |
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I think they will definitely be around for awhile, just because of the sheer volume of rifles being chambered in them. Hell I saw that Winchester is even chambering it High Wall Hunter in WSSM calibers... Talk about irony, the most modern cartridge design available mated to the most antiquated rifle design available... My .02. - AG |
| I saw plenty of 223WSSM and 243WSSM ammo at the last gunshow I went to. It wasn't available in AR type quantities, but more than enough for the bolt gun market. I'm holding out for the 30WSSM myself, but the 25WSSM is looking acceptable as well. I'd like to get 7.62x51mm type performance in an AR15 frame. I have one rifle I'd like to build up for hunting. |
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I think the WSSM line is here to stay. The local Gander Mountain is no longer stocking rifles in 25-06, only the .25 WSSM (and they are selling a lot of them) I haven't kept track but I think I've built around 100 of the WSSMs on the AR-15 platform. It seems to be evenly split between the .243 and the .25. I don't know that the .223 WSSM will survive. The .308 version of the WSSM will out perform the 7.62 x 51 and may even equal the 30-06. I think the 7mm and .308 versions will be wildly popular, especially on the AR frame. |
| Personally, I would say the .243 WSSM would be a poor choice for a pistol round. The case capacity that it has makes a 20" to 22" barrel bare minimum. If you want a good 6 mm pistol caliber go with the 6 x 45 (6mm/.223). It would be much cheaper to build and the barrel length would be more appropriate. |
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