Originally Posted by
dverna
You mean like the .243 WSSM, .225 Winchester, etc etc that are so difficult to feed? There are others. Some, like this new offering, were destined to be "useless" cartridges from inception. Others became obsolete.
Right now, companies cannot meet current demand. Bringing out a "new and improved" cartridge is not going to increase sales much when they cannot supply market needs now. But the "new and improved" may allow them to increase prices and margins for the short term. After all this is so much better so it is worth more...LOL.
I am jaded because I was stupid and got burned. It forced a rethinking of what I really needed and not what the gun rags spouted as the flavor of the week. As a result, I shed over 25 weapons and many calibers.
Your rationale is flawed. New shooters are better off with standard offerings they can get reasonably priced ammunition for. People who shoot a lot, will not shoot more with a new caliber in their stable. When I am on the range for a couple of hours, I can only send so many shots downrange. Whether those shots are out of a .223 or .22/250 I can feed cheaply and easily, or a .223 WSSM makes no difference in how many rounds go downrange.