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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 670173" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>I'm certainly not knocking all of the wildcats because as you say some of them really do offer something substantially improved over existing rounds.</p><p> </p><p>For example the big .338's are really relative newcomers at least in terms of civilian/sporting shooting and it may be yet another decade before any of them really prove out as superior and popular enough to grab a big share of the market.</p><p> </p><p>Also in the same vein is the .375's, .408's, and .416's.</p><p> </p><p>When it comes to the .300's and 7mm's though the market is so saturated with variants it's not like anyone is going to come up with something radically improved over what already exists today.</p><p> </p><p>When one does go however with the true wildcats, that immediately limits their ability to find reasonably priced ammo and components, and as I've mentioned previously I've learned from experience that it is quite possible to have a hunt ruined when someone brings one of them along and one way or another gets separated from their ammo.</p><p> </p><p>The other drawback to them is that with the latest greatest, newest and coolest of them choosing one of them also quickly limits the number of smith's willing to build around such a caliber due to the expense and their lacking experience with such calibers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 670173, member: 30902"] I'm certainly not knocking all of the wildcats because as you say some of them really do offer something substantially improved over existing rounds. For example the big .338's are really relative newcomers at least in terms of civilian/sporting shooting and it may be yet another decade before any of them really prove out as superior and popular enough to grab a big share of the market. Also in the same vein is the .375's, .408's, and .416's. When it comes to the .300's and 7mm's though the market is so saturated with variants it's not like anyone is going to come up with something radically improved over what already exists today. When one does go however with the true wildcats, that immediately limits their ability to find reasonably priced ammo and components, and as I've mentioned previously I've learned from experience that it is quite possible to have a hunt ruined when someone brings one of them along and one way or another gets separated from their ammo. The other drawback to them is that with the latest greatest, newest and coolest of them choosing one of them also quickly limits the number of smith's willing to build around such a caliber due to the expense and their lacking experience with such calibers. [/QUOTE]
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