CoalTrain49
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how popular would you consider the 17 Remington, 22 Hornet, 7 Dakota, 30-378 Weatherby, 257 Roberts, 7-30 waters, 7 Mauser, 221 Fireball, 17 Mach IV, 30-40 Krag, 32 Special, or any of a thousand other cartridges which can be found in production for ammo or brass, but which don’t draw much market popularity or gun magazine/online forum fanfare?
To answer your question, popular enough that an ammo manufacturer can still produce it in small quantities and sell it, but I doubt it's much of a money maker for them. I can still buy a tail light assembly for a 57 Chevy also but what does that prove. All that tells me is there's a company out there that makes parts for antique cars and prices the parts high enough to make it profitable.
We aren't talking about the past anyway. The subject is a new LRP cartridge and where it fits into the market, or if there is a market. The OP stated that he was looking for a bolt rifle and what he gets is a bunch of AR guys talking about their AR's. That doesn't surprise me though because the .224V was designed to be used in an AR with COL restrictions.
Searching for a good LRP cartridge and limiting yourself to an AR cartridge doesn't make a lot of sense to me. My guess is the LRP market will always be dominated by those last century boring bolt rifles. Most people who know anything about LRP shooting understand why.