Gary L. Griffiths
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Many have mentioned shorter powder columns being more “inherently accurate.” I do not dispute this as I simply don’t know. My question is... was the concept or reasoning behind the mostly out of favor WSSM cartridges? I have not heard of them being wildly accurate, but I also believe that it may be because many people who bought into them weren’t accuracy shooters in the first place.
In reading this thread (GREAT discussion, BTW), I have the same question. Military long-range sniper rifles are often chambered for .300 Win Mag. Why don't we read about any chambered in .300 WSM or WSSM? I might speculate that the inherent accuracy advantage of a shorter powder column is somewhat negated by the longer cartridge being inherently (that word again!) more able to chamber consistently than the shorter cartridge. I would further speculate that there may be a "sweet spot" somewhere between the length/diameter ratio of the .30-06 vs. .308 and the .300 Win Mag vs. .300 WSSM. Perhaps fodder for consideration by the BR fanatics among us!