I think the time of the 325 WSM has already come and gone. Lets be honest, if Canadian Tire and Walmart isn't stocking affordable factory ammunition for the calibre then it is destined to fill a small to medium market niche for hand loading components. Factory ammo at small retailing or specialty stores is never affordable.
I love the calibre - don't get me wrong... but we've seen these trends before and history, more often than not, repeats itself.
I really hope I'm wrong though.
So all you shoot is Winchester silver, Remington green and gold and Federal blue box?
That is a terrible manner in which to gauge the popularity of a cartridge. Ever see any .300 Weatherby at the average Canuck Tire? How about .338 or .375? How about 7mm-08 or .280 Remington? All popular. Whats affordable for hunting ammo? Lethbridge, Calgary, Bashaw, Edmonton, Grande Prairie, Kelowna, Kamloops, Vernon, Salmon Arm, Vancouver, Quesnel, Vanderhoof, Prince George, Dawson City, Campbell River, etc. I can find .325 or .280 Remington for $40 a box. That is affordable for anyone willing to burn $50 a day in fuel to hunt.
Just saying.
I by no means need a .325 or believe it fills some void. I do think that it is a great cartridge (ballistically), and I have thought about buying one.
I dont think it is dead, nor do I think it will have more than 5 or 6 rifles chambered for it fairly soon. But I do think that anyone looking for a new big game gun that likes to gunnut a little would be silly to overlook it.
The .338 Fed will die before this one.