Thread: .17 WSM thoughts?

Originally Posted by Ultimitsu

what is the advantage of this over 223?

Factory ammo is cheaper and don't have to worry about reloading.
It wont be as loud and will recoil less.
Rifles can be smaller and lighter than a 223 sized rifle.

223 is far more versatile in that it can be used for goats and deer, but it's not really meant to compete against 223.
17 or 22 Hornet would be a fairer comparison or 17/221 Fireball, 204 Ruger type cartridges.
It has the advantage of cheaper factory ammo that the above options but at the disadvantage of not being able to reload to get maximum accuracy.

Remember its a rimfire cartridge, basically a hot rod 17hmr, not really fair to compare it to centrefire cartridges other than the 17 Hornet.