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6.8 Western- has it been abandoned already?
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<blockquote data-quote="Shootin4fun" data-source="post: 2605836" data-attributes="member: 28741"><p>Only time will tell if the 6.8 Western is here to stay. Ive sen ammo for it on the shelves when little else was. They'd better start producing more rifles fast while there is still some memory of it in the publics mind...and reinvest in marketing hype at the same time. </p><p></p><p>The new cartridges- They're all new models of toys for the purpose of creating economic activity. There is no "need" for any new cartridge, except for long range competition, in which case increased BC, lower recoil, and possibly greater velocity are the holy grail. No change that is made will change the hunting and casual target shooting experience we now have available. This is not to say it's not fun or there is no value in having a new model toy. In 30 years we'll have laser blasters or something similar that will obsolete all of it, except for the appeal of antiquities just like we like to shoot a flintlock. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Some of you will still be alive in 40 years, and I don't envy you. Mankind has rarely been able to control the application and use of its new technologies and this time around the new tech will be controlling US! This is a given. We will be the entity that becomes obsolete. (Assuming we don't end it all first.)</p><p></p><p>So enjoy your 6.8 western, 32WSM, wildcat you create, old school 06 or whatever toy that occupies your limited time on earth as much as you can. </p><p>Happy Thursday everyone!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shootin4fun, post: 2605836, member: 28741"] Only time will tell if the 6.8 Western is here to stay. Ive sen ammo for it on the shelves when little else was. They’d better start producing more rifles fast while there is still some memory of it in the publics mind...and reinvest in marketing hype at the same time. The new cartridges- They're all new models of toys for the purpose of creating economic activity. There is no “need” for any new cartridge, except for long range competition, in which case increased BC, lower recoil, and possibly greater velocity are the holy grail. No change that is made will change the hunting and casual target shooting experience we now have available. This is not to say it’s not fun or there is no value in having a new model toy. In 30 years we’ll have laser blasters or something similar that will obsolete all of it, except for the appeal of antiquities just like we like to shoot a flintlock. Some of you will still be alive in 40 years, and I don’t envy you. Mankind has rarely been able to control the application and use of its new technologies and this time around the new tech will be controlling US! This is a given. We will be the entity that becomes obsolete. (Assuming we don’t end it all first.) So enjoy your 6.8 western, 32WSM, wildcat you create, old school 06 or whatever toy that occupies your limited time on earth as much as you can. Happy Thursday everyone! [/QUOTE]
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