Wsm rifle

[Kimber7man]

Suggest you folks get sales figures on reloading die and rifle sales. The tired old 300 WinMag outsells all the shorties.

RCBS puts out annually a list of previous years die sales - here's two years together.

I have edited this list from RCBS in 2009 and put the ranking of each caliber in the 2005 RCBS list in bold behind.

#1 .223 Remington 3
#2 .45 ACP 7
#3 9mm Luger 17
#4 .40 S&W 21
#5 .308 Winchester 4
#6 .30-06 2
#7 .357 Magnum/.38 Special (roll crimp) 12
#8 .243 Winchester 5
#9 .270 Winchester 8
#10 .22-250 Remington 6
#11 .44 Magnum/.44 Special 10
#12 .300 Winchester Magnum 9
#13 7mm Remington Magnum 13
#14 .45 Colt 14
#15 .223 Remington (Small Base)
#16 .30-30 Winchester 20
#17 .204 Ruger 1
#18 .25-06 Remington 16
#19 .380 Auto
#20 7mm-08 Remington 22
#21 .45-70 15
#22 .300 Winchester Short Magnum 11
#23 .270 Winchester Short Magnum 19
#24 .357 Magnum/.38 Special (taper crimp)
#25 .300 Remington Ultra Magnum 23

You'll note the 2 shorties slipped a lot from 05' to 09' ----- Imagine 10 years later !

Here's 2012 no shorties .

1. .223 Remington
2. .308 Winchester
3. .30-06 Springfield
4. .243 Winchester
5. .270 Winchester
6. .300 Winchester Magnum
7. .22-250 Remington
8. 7mm Remington Magnum
9. .30-30 Winchester
10. .25-06 Remington

Ammo sales:

USA (Averaged 2015 sales rank)

1. .223 Remington
2. .308 Winchester
3. .30-06 Springfield
4. .30-30 Winchester
5. .270 Winchester
6. .243 Winchester
7. 7mm Remington Magnum
8. .300 Winchester Magnum
9. 7.62x39mm Soviet
10. .22-250 Remington

You're using RCBS data that is 7 to 15 years old.
what was RCBS's top list in 2019?

 

[Pulpwood]

Hello all Ivhave been reading about couple different wsm calibers and rifles and have seen alot of people say they have feeding problems I am wondering what brand and model rifles in wsm are good rifles that do not have feeding problems.
Thanks

I have a Winchester 300wsm and a Winchester 270wsm no feeding problem s what so ever

 

[SamuelBerryhill308]

I have a Winchester 300wsm and a Winchester 270wsm no feeding problem s what so ever

Model 70? I ve been looking at getting a 270 or 7mm wsm but factory ammo is hard to find around here

 

[crystalgayleguy]

I have all the wsm s and wssm s and the rsaum s no.feeding problems several 300 wsm in model 70 3 in rem 700 even have a 25 300 wsm have barrel chamber in 338 300 wsm have dies and reamer to make a 6mm 300wsm

 

[SamuelBerryhill308]

I have all the wsm s and wssm s and the rsaum s no.feeding problems several 300 wsm in model 70 3 in rem 700 even have a 25 300 wsm

Awesome I've looked at couple wsm s but haven't pulled trigger on any of them yet I've been keeping a eye out on who all around me keeps factory ammo for them due to not having my reloading stuff yet.

 

[Skimbleshanks]

I have a 338-300 WSM built on a Rem 700 short action. It feeds just fine.

 

[Sako284]

I had a 300wsm on a rem 700 cdl ss. It had feeding issues. My model 70 feather weight 300wsm feeds just fine. The tikka 270wsm and sako 270wsm feed fine. My custom 7wsm sako feeds fine 26" krieger barreled 7wsm that shoots 162 eldm .670 G1 BC @ 3190 fps in a mcmillan stock. Not very many other cartridges are going to be able to duplicate this on a short action. Mine was faster with rl26, but rl23 is more tempstable and lower ES

 

[horsefor4]

I had a 300wsm on a rem 700 cdl ss. It had feeding issues. My model 70 feather weight 300wsm feeds just fine. The tikka 270wsm and sako 270wsm feed fine. My custom 7wsm sako feeds fine 26" krieger barreled 7wsm that shoots 162 eldm .670 G1 BC @ 3190 fps in a mcmillan stock. Not very many other cartridges are going to be able to duplicate this on a short action. Mine was faster with rl26, but rl23 is more tempstable and lower ES

 

[horsefor4]

Yeah they killed off the best one first 7wsm.

 

[Mustang72]

My savage feeds just fine. I can't say I like it better than the win mag but I like the short action and burning less powder.

 

[Lwarner03]

I have a Fierce Edge and a Rem 700, both feed great.
I don't feel strongly one way or the other on short vs. long actions, I like my WSM rifles but my purchases were driven by just finding a good deal on a nice rifle. I've also been happy with 300WM, 7mm rem mag and others.
But to the original question, the two I mentioned have been flawless.

 

[Couesnguns]

I have a Kimber 8400 in 270 wsm shoots 140 accubonds great with no problem feeding. I have a win 70 in 325 wsm, no problems and a rem 700 in 300 wsm, all shoot decent for factory rifles with no feeding issues. I am missing the 7 wsm but I am sure I will complete the collection soon enough.

 

[ARCaveman]

One of my favorite riles is a Model 70 in 300 wsm and I've never had a problem. Completely reliable and shoots lights out.

 

[Pulpwood]

One of my favorite riles is a Model 70 in 300 wsm and I've never had a problem. Completely reliable and shoots lights out.

Amen