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Predictions for The next rifle caliber/ cartridge trend
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<blockquote data-quote="gregsjt" data-source="post: 1829825" data-attributes="member: 88091"><p>There is one thing that people miss when they talk about why the 6.5 Creedmoor succeeded. Which in turn leads to why I don't thing there will be a resurgence in .25 or .27 caliber cartridges or rifles. Very few people owned a rifle in 6.5 caliber before the Creedmoor. Sure, some old timers may have had a 264 win mag or maybe a 6.5x55, a few people that compete may have had a 6.5x284 or 260 but compared to the amount of people that own a .270 win it was negligible. When Hornady came out with the 6.5 Creed, rifle manufactures jumped at the opportunity. They didn't have to modify actions or magazines, they just put a new barrel on a .308 and boom, now you have something totally new to the market that none of your customers already have. Granted, it didn't do anything that much different than the older cartridges could do, but it was still completely different, no one owned a 6.5 anything to compare to. If someone came out with a .25 or .27 that did the same thing as the .25-06 or .270 win but in a short action, why would anyone buy a new rifle? They already own a .270 win or .25-06.</p><p></p><p>I think their are a few gaps in the market that could be filled in with new offerings, but I don't know if we'll see another cartridge have the success of the Creedmoor anytime soon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gregsjt, post: 1829825, member: 88091"] There is one thing that people miss when they talk about why the 6.5 Creedmoor succeeded. Which in turn leads to why I don't thing there will be a resurgence in .25 or .27 caliber cartridges or rifles. Very few people owned a rifle in 6.5 caliber before the Creedmoor. Sure, some old timers may have had a 264 win mag or maybe a 6.5x55, a few people that compete may have had a 6.5x284 or 260 but compared to the amount of people that own a .270 win it was negligible. When Hornady came out with the 6.5 Creed, rifle manufactures jumped at the opportunity. They didn't have to modify actions or magazines, they just put a new barrel on a .308 and boom, now you have something totally new to the market that none of your customers already have. Granted, it didn't do anything that much different than the older cartridges could do, but it was still completely different, no one owned a 6.5 anything to compare to. If someone came out with a .25 or .27 that did the same thing as the .25-06 or .270 win but in a short action, why would anyone buy a new rifle? They already own a .270 win or .25-06. I think their are a few gaps in the market that could be filled in with new offerings, but I don't know if we'll see another cartridge have the success of the Creedmoor anytime soon. [/QUOTE]
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