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25 wssm. Anybody else stuck
#2312690
11/30/17 02:35 PM
11/30/17 02:35 PM
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prattville,al
rrhunter
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prattville,al
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Have a Browning in 25 wssm. Ammo is expensive since they never really caught on.other than buying expensive ammo any thought or advice in turning it into a custom gun?
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Re: 25 wssm. Anybody else stuck
[Re: rrhunter]
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11/30/17 03:37 PM
11/30/17 03:37 PM
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USA
marshmud991
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USA
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My brother has one. He's down to his last box of ammo. He just ordered him a 6.5 creedmoor AR10. That 25wssm is a great shooting round but all he could get was the ballistic tips and it just tore them up when they go to pieces inside the deer. I hate cleaning a deer he shot.
It's hard to kiss the lips at night that chews your a$$ all day long.
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Re: 25 wssm. Anybody else stuck
[Re: rrhunter]
#2313069
11/30/17 06:04 PM
11/30/17 06:04 PM
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Ourtown, AL
BCLC
Old Mossy Horns
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Ourtown, AL
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If I'm not mistaken you could rebarrel into 300wsm, 325wsm, or my personal favorite of available options .350RemMag. The SAUM calibers would work also.
We’re not dead. We just smell that way. Dayum. - AC870
Yessir! I’m always gonna shoot what makes me happy and I want everyone else to do the same! If you shoot one be proud of it and don’t worry what anyone else thinks. - SJ22
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Re: 25 wssm. Anybody else stuck
[Re: rrhunter]
#2313112
11/30/17 06:42 PM
11/30/17 06:42 PM
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Posts: 8,670
NW Alabama
R_H_Clark
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Look into what calibers you might be able to have it bored to. it's costs a little over $300 to have one bored. I don't know a thing about the caliber. I assume standard short action and don't know what the bolt face is or mag box restrictions. Don't know if it has a bolt stop worked for shorter than short action,or ejection port length. All must be considered. http://www.35caliber.com/3.htmlCould likely tell you all you need to know. I would also just reload if you can find brass or if you already have plenty.
Last edited by R_H_Clark; 11/30/17 06:43 PM.
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Re: 25 wssm. Anybody else stuck
[Re: rrhunter]
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12/01/17 04:45 AM
12/01/17 04:45 AM
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Behind your shadow
Reloader79
Bitch Peas, I'm a Kitty Whisperer
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Bitch Peas, I'm a Kitty Whisperer
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Reload and problem solved.
If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
Bluetick serpentines around green fields and rock spit a lease
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Re: 25 wssm. Anybody else stuck
[Re: odocoileus]
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12/01/17 06:17 AM
12/01/17 06:17 AM
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North AL
AU338MAG
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Isn't brass pretty hard to find? I guess you could always make some. Hard to find but not impossible. Usually pricey when you do find it. Making the brass from other WSM brass would be a major chore since the cases are shorter. Finding dies for the WSSM cartidges is not easy either.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
Molon Labe
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Re: 25 wssm. Anybody else stuck
[Re: rrhunter]
#2313562
12/01/17 06:51 AM
12/01/17 06:51 AM
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Elmore County
treemydog
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Elmore County
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I have a cousin that owns a 243 WSSM. He said he cannot find any ammo for it, and its been that way for a while. Although it appears they have a small ballistic advantage, I think the WSSM calibers were more of a marketing gimmick than anything. A way to produce something new that everyone just has to go out and buy. Kinda the same way the 6.5 CM is today. Hopefully though, the CM will stick around, or there will be a bunch of folks out of luck twenty years from now finding ammo.
Last edited by treemydog; 12/01/17 06:52 AM.
You gonna pull them pistols, or whistle Dixie?
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Re: 25 wssm. Anybody else stuck
[Re: R_H_Clark]
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12/01/17 09:44 AM
12/01/17 09:44 AM
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Posts: 4,753
Moody, AL
willdo22
10 point
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Moody, AL
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Look into what calibers you might be able to have it bored to. it's costs a little over $300 to have one bored. I don't know a thing about the caliber. I assume standard short action and don't know what the bolt face is or mag box restrictions. Don't know if it has a bolt stop worked for shorter than short action,or ejection port length. All must be considered. http://www.35caliber.com/3.htmlCould likely tell you all you need to know. I would also just reload if you can find brass or if you already have plenty. Sounds like a decent fix.
A mans got to know his limitations.
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Re: 25 wssm. Anybody else stuck
[Re: willdo22]
#2313806
12/01/17 10:10 AM
12/01/17 10:10 AM
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Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 5,241
Behind your shadow
Reloader79
Bitch Peas, I'm a Kitty Whisperer
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Bitch Peas, I'm a Kitty Whisperer
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Behind your shadow
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Look into what calibers you might be able to have it bored to. it's costs a little over $300 to have one bored. I don't know a thing about the caliber. I assume standard short action and don't know what the bolt face is or mag box restrictions. Don't know if it has a bolt stop worked for shorter than short action,or ejection port length. All must be considered. http://www.35caliber.com/3.htmlCould likely tell you all you need to know. I would also just reload if you can find brass or if you already have plenty. Sounds like a decent fix. I don't believe it's a standard short action, I think it's a super short action maybe wrong. You will have to have a new bolt face if you get away from the .532" case head, what you have is a clustaphuck!
If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
Bluetick serpentines around green fields and rock spit a lease
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Re: 25 wssm. Anybody else stuck
[Re: Reloader79]
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12/01/17 10:49 AM
12/01/17 10:49 AM
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Moody, AL
willdo22
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Moody, AL
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Look into what calibers you might be able to have it bored to. it's costs a little over $300 to have one bored. I don't know a thing about the caliber. I assume standard short action and don't know what the bolt face is or mag box restrictions. Don't know if it has a bolt stop worked for shorter than short action,or ejection port length. All must be considered. http://www.35caliber.com/3.htmlCould likely tell you all you need to know. I would also just reload if you can find brass or if you already have plenty. Sounds like a decent fix. I don't believe it's a standard short action, I think it's a super short action maybe wrong. You will have to have a new bolt face if you get away from the .532" case head, what you have is a clustaphuck! Good point. Still worth a phone call though.
A mans got to know his limitations.
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Re: 25 wssm. Anybody else stuck
[Re: rrhunter]
#2313877
12/01/17 11:05 AM
12/01/17 11:05 AM
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Posts: 18,025
North AL
AU338MAG
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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North AL
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The WSSM's were the answer to a question nobody was asking.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
Molon Labe
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Re: 25 wssm. Anybody else stuck
[Re: ColeT]
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12/01/17 11:12 AM
12/01/17 11:12 AM
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Posts: 697
Tuscaloosa
Snowman257wby
4 point
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Posts: 697
Tuscaloosa
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Just upgrade and get a 257 wby
"Give me a second" - Stan Potts
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Re: 25 wssm. Anybody else stuck
[Re: rrhunter]
#2314739
12/02/17 07:56 AM
12/02/17 07:56 AM
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Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 9,375
Jasper, AL
joshm28
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14 point
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Jasper, AL
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$250 and it can be yours. Lol Quote. Measure the action length. I'm curious how long it is and what the action could be converted to.
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