mcb
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You can hate that new (or old) successful cartridge all you want but that does not change the fact it was/is a market success and that success was based on BOTH its performance metrics and other factors that are far harder to put numbers on. Most cartridge's that were/are big market successes owe that success as much to circumstances and luck as they do their raw performance numbers. Where would 30-06 be if the US military had not adopted it? Where would 270 Winchester be without Jack O'connor? Where would 40 S&W be without the FBI? Where would 6.5 Creedmoor be without Hornady's marketing perseverance for nearly a decade before the cartridge caught fire in the market. Where would 44 Magnum be without Inspector Callahan. etc.
I am sure we could also make a similar list of cartridges that have notable performance metrics that due to circumstances and (bad) luck were market flops. Where would 244/6mm Remington be if it had come out before 243 Winchester with the proper twist out the gate. Where would 5mm Remington Magnum be if Remington had not tried to make it a proprietary cartridge? .276 Pedersen might be a house hold name if the development of the M1 Garand had gone differently. etc.
I am sure we could also make a similar list of cartridges that have notable performance metrics that due to circumstances and (bad) luck were market flops. Where would 244/6mm Remington be if it had come out before 243 Winchester with the proper twist out the gate. Where would 5mm Remington Magnum be if Remington had not tried to make it a proprietary cartridge? .276 Pedersen might be a house hold name if the development of the M1 Garand had gone differently. etc.