Originally Posted by Llama_Bob
Originally Posted by Jordan Smith
[quote=smokepole]
The weight and length advantage can be practical in some applications.

As in essentially all western hunting applications.

Taking a half inch off the action, bolt, barrel and bottom metal/magazine is not exactly trivial.

Oh, and the WSMs feed just fine. It's interesting that the .270 fangirls are convinced other superior cartridges don't feed.
the WSM's will feed ok but they are not as good at feeding as the narrower 17 1/2 to 20 degree shoulder cartridges that are longer with a smaller diameter shoulder. The roughly 4 oz advantage in weight of the short action rifles is more significant in the mountains.

Last edited by Riflehunter; 09/01/21.