Just read Hornady is producing 223 and 243 loaded ammo. Hopefully some brass as well. Haven't seen anything for the 25 wssm yet, but it's a simple modification to use the 243 cases. Just a fwiw for people that have them (like me). - dan
Wssm cartridges.
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Thunderhog
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The Hornady 223WSSM is a dying cartridge that burns out barrels and causes terrible throat erosion. 
I have owned all the WSSM line-up at one time. I liked the 243WSSM and the 25WSSM. I eventually sold them all. Got tired of waiting for the barrels to cool while shooting in the summer months. They were though very effective cartridges.
The friend I sold the 243WSSM to kills his elk every fall with a Winchester 95 grain XP3 factory ammo. The lady that bought my 25WSSM also harvest's an elk, bear, and deer with it (most years). She likes it as the recoil is very reasonable.
Great cartridges that I don't see sticking around. One should stock up on brass, as well as loaded ammo.
I have owned all the WSSM line-up at one time. I liked the 243WSSM and the 25WSSM. I eventually sold them all. Got tired of waiting for the barrels to cool while shooting in the summer months. They were though very effective cartridges.
The friend I sold the 243WSSM to kills his elk every fall with a Winchester 95 grain XP3 factory ammo. The lady that bought my 25WSSM also harvest's an elk, bear, and deer with it (most years). She likes it as the recoil is very reasonable.
Great cartridges that I don't see sticking around. One should stock up on brass, as well as loaded ammo.
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I would be interested in the 25WSSM some day when I have time to build one and get set up to reload for it.
should be about perfect for deer.
should be about perfect for deer.
One of the worst wildcats for brass I ever loaded was for the 6.5 WSSM!
Danged brass was very inconsistent to the point I ended up selling the rifle with another barrel just to get rid of the consarned thing!
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Danged brass was very inconsistent to the point I ended up selling the rifle with another barrel just to get rid of the consarned thing!
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I have one of those, a Win 70 Coyote. I quite like it, does everything my 25- 06 does. If I come across another of those mini Win 70 actions sized for the cartridge, I will definitely build my self a tast twist 243 version. I like these little cartridges. - dan
100 Grain Swift Scirocco launched @ ~ 3200 fps from a .25 WSSM is my daughter's favorite rifle for deer out to the far side of 350 yards.
She really likes it as the recoil is so mild she says she can see the bullet impact through the scope.
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I played with a Rem 700 in 25 WSSM back in the 2000s. While I liked its velocity and mild recoil, the rifle was inconsistent, producing sub_MOA groups on some days, and much larger patterns on other days. While some of this can be attributed to the shooter (as I freely admit that I am not the best shot out there), I was able to produce sub-MOA groups in other rifles on the same range sessions...
In the end I sold the rifle as the inconsistent accuracy didn't make me want to take it hunting.
After trading off the rifle, I learned about some of the rifle issues that were coming to light that were contributing to the inconsistent performance; poor crowns. The new owner had learned of this and reported improved performance after having it recrowned. He loved the rifle. Was glad for him.
I wasn't overly disheartened, as the rifle wasn't left handed, and I had a LH Rem 700 rebarreled to 250AI and am happy with it. And it does feed smoother than those extra short, fat cases.
In the end I sold the rifle as the inconsistent accuracy didn't make me want to take it hunting.
After trading off the rifle, I learned about some of the rifle issues that were coming to light that were contributing to the inconsistent performance; poor crowns. The new owner had learned of this and reported improved performance after having it recrowned. He loved the rifle. Was glad for him.
I wasn't overly disheartened, as the rifle wasn't left handed, and I had a LH Rem 700 rebarreled to 250AI and am happy with it. And it does feed smoother than those extra short, fat cases.
Interesting. Did you barrel it yourself? - danI played with a Rem 700 in 25 WSSM back in the 2000s. While I liked its velocity and mild recoil, the rifle was inconsistent, producing sub_MOA groups on some days, and much larger patterns on other days. While some of this can be attributed to the shooter (as I freely admit that I am not the best shot out there), I was able to produce sub-MOA groups in other rifles on the same range sessions...
In the end I sold the rifle as the inconsistent accuracy didn't make me want to take it hunting.
After trading off the rifle, I learned about some of the rifle issues that were coming to light that were contributing to the inconsistent performance; poor crowns. The new owner had learned of this and reported improved performance after having it recrowned. He loved the rifle. Was glad for him.
I wasn't overly disheartened, as the rifle wasn't left handed, and I had a LH Rem 700 rebarreled to 250AI and am happy with it. And it does feed smoother than those extra short, fat cases.
No, it was the factory barrel.
And I misspoke earlier, it was a Browning A Bolt, not a Remington.
Thunderhog
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Interesting. All my WSSM rifles were Browning A-bolts, and all of them were tack drivers.
In saying this, I can see crowns with abnormalities definitely being an accuracy issue.
Ah, ok, that makes more sense. Thx. - dan
