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Posted By: ChrisMcF Browning a bolt 243wssm? - 06/05/16
Black composite. Thinking about selling. What kind value do they have?
Posted By: 260Remguy Re: Browning a bolt 243wssm? - 06/05/16
Not much, 'cause Winchester/Olin hasn't made much of a commitment to support any of the three WSSM cartridges.
Winchester must just have shipped a new batch of ammo, I was in a shop in PA that had plenty of WSSM ammo
Posted By: 260Remguy Re: Browning a bolt 243wssm? - 06/06/16
Originally Posted by Hairtrigger
Winchester must just have shipped a new batch of ammo, I was in a shop in PA that had plenty of WSSM ammo


Yes, I know that Winchester/Olin has made a limited/seasonal run of WSSM ammo, but there is no way to know how often they will make these runs in the future.

Annually?

Bi-annually?

And, even if they do make the ammo/brass, will they spend the $$ for new forming dies or will they let the brass quality go to $hit when the dies get worn, like they did with the 284?
You worry too much
WAY TOO MUCH
It did not stop me from buying a 22-454. One run of brass was made, EVER
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Posted By: 260Remguy Re: Browning a bolt 243wssm? - 06/11/16
Originally Posted by Hairtrigger
You worry too much
WAY TOO MUCH
It did not stop me from buying a 22-454. One run of brass was made, EVER
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For the past few years, many WSSM shooters stopped using those rifles, or they have opted to pay usurious prices for ammo, due to the shortage of ammo and/or component brass. Since the WSSMs are all orphaned, no manufacturer that I know of is cataloging them, and Winchester/Olin is only making "seasonal runs" of ammo, but not on a regular schedule, and, maybe, component brass, I'd opine that buying a WSSM as a "shooter", rather than as a "collector", is an "iffy" move.

That doesn't mean that I don't think that the WSSM aren't good/useful cartridges. Heck, if I did, I wouldn't have two dozen Winchester/USRA 70's chambered for the three WSSM cartridges, but most of them are NIB "collectors", not "shooters".

I don't have to worry about WSSM ammo or component brass, as I have a lot of 25 WSSM ammo and Federal 223 and 243 WSSM component brass on the shelf.
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