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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1495068" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>It was a fad that never gained a great following.</p><p></p><p>Remember the big manufacturers are making their money on volume not on satisfying nuts like us.</p><p></p><p>Nosler and Hornady have decided to challenge Remington and Winchester's prior hold on proprietary cartridges and have done so brilliantly from a marketing standpoint.</p><p></p><p>They haven't reinvented the wheel and haven't really improved much if any on existing cartridges but they own the majority of the ammunition and brass production in the US today and keep making smart moves where Winchester and Remington keep making stupid moves as reflected in their repeated reorganizations, bankruptcies etc.</p><p></p><p>There are advantages to going with the tried and true and satisfaction from wildcatting but that isn't where the future is for the big manufacturers and never will be.</p><p></p><p>If anything the case design of the .375 Ruger and everything that can be done off of it shows a level of brilliance neither Winchester or Remington has shown in a century.</p><p></p><p>It is what it is, no magic needed, just an understanding of economics and the market.</p><p></p><p>Over time the Nosler and Hornady cartridges are simply going to run away from the wsm's and wssm's and those shooting them will be stuck trying to buy hard to find very overpriced brass when everyone else is buying cheap abundant brass and factory ammo to get the same or better results.</p><p></p><p>Hey, I've been decrying the downfall of the 6.5RM and .264wm for more than 30 years but it hasn't made them any more popular. I've just accepted reality.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1495068, member: 30902"] It was a fad that never gained a great following. Remember the big manufacturers are making their money on volume not on satisfying nuts like us. Nosler and Hornady have decided to challenge Remington and Winchester's prior hold on proprietary cartridges and have done so brilliantly from a marketing standpoint. They haven't reinvented the wheel and haven't really improved much if any on existing cartridges but they own the majority of the ammunition and brass production in the US today and keep making smart moves where Winchester and Remington keep making stupid moves as reflected in their repeated reorganizations, bankruptcies etc. There are advantages to going with the tried and true and satisfaction from wildcatting but that isn't where the future is for the big manufacturers and never will be. If anything the case design of the .375 Ruger and everything that can be done off of it shows a level of brilliance neither Winchester or Remington has shown in a century. It is what it is, no magic needed, just an understanding of economics and the market. Over time the Nosler and Hornady cartridges are simply going to run away from the wsm's and wssm's and those shooting them will be stuck trying to buy hard to find very overpriced brass when everyone else is buying cheap abundant brass and factory ammo to get the same or better results. Hey, I've been decrying the downfall of the 6.5RM and .264wm for more than 30 years but it hasn't made them any more popular. I've just accepted reality. [/QUOTE]
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