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What ever happened to Rick Jamison? I sure enjoyed and learned from his Reloading columns in Shooting Times.
I understand that he sued Winchester for patent infringement for the various Winchester Short Magnums - he apparently patented a similar concept, but I do not understand how his patent differs from other short cartridges offering a short fat body (e.g., the 6mm Rem BR, etc). Since he won his suit (reportedly in the milllions ($), he has disappeared.
Does anyone know the details?
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Search this forum and you`ll find more reading you will have time for on the subject. It has been hashed over for the last 6 months.
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I sure enjoyed reading his articles and do not subscribe to ShootingTimes any more but might give it a try the sample they sent me had articles by Ken Ohelor and Lane Pierce. -Doc-
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I heard there was a settlement, he is probably lilving off of the cash. I think he took his short, fat concept to the patent office and challenged usrac.
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I read through the other post and I was left with a couple of questions:
1. Why was Remington not party to this suit? As I understand it there are not many differences between the WSM and RSAUM concepts? Am I mistaken here? Is the Remington design enough different to avoid patent-infringement? (Or was Winchester just the test run before going after Remington as well?)
2. I remember when they were first coming out, the WSM and RSAUM were compared a lot in the gun rags and the big question seemed to be not which was "better" but rather, which would eventually win the hearts of the American consumer and go on to enjoy long-term success. Assuming there are sufficient differences in the RSAUM concept to allow them to avoid similar patent-infringement problems, do you think that this event will be the deciding factor in answering the question of which design will enjoy longevity? I can't imagine many rifle manufacturers would be willing to shell out a bunch of cash for royalties when they can just chamber for the RSAUM and keep their profits to themselves. Again, am I missing something here?
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I think the companies will chamber the rounds that are most popular, as that is what will make them the most money, I don't believe the royalty is a huge sum of money per rifle. As the WSM came out first and garnered market share, it is likely to be the one that stays around the longest.
But never underestimate the fickle gun buying public's tastes <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
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