surprisingly like another poster I had a friend of mine older than me and a younger sibling of mine try and sell me on the virtues of the 6.5 creedmore like I was supposed to throw down my '06 or 270 for this new wonder cartridge.

My older than me friend remarks on the excellent accuracy of it I have always said my other hunting rifles are more accurate than me so what difference does it really make unless you just really need that excuse to justify your new purchase

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Smith,... Wesson.....and Me

I collect ammo/brass. The Winchester 'shorts' came onto the scene and then never had acceptance. The 'super shorts' I find interesting because of their high velocity.
In my gun show travels the ammo I found at the Monroeville PA show and the brass I found at a Charlotte NC show.
Left to right in the picture; 223WSSM, 243WSSM, 25WSSM, a single 270WSM brass, a single 300WSM brass, 325WSM.

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Some size comparisons;223WSSM with 223 and 22-250, 243WSSM with 243Win, 25WSSM with 25-06, 270WSM with 270Win, 300WSM with 308 30-06 300WinMag.

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My across the street neighbor Has a Leupold scoped Browning A bolt in .243 WSSM. It is a beautiful and fast handling piece. He puts venison in the freezer every year, sometime sharing it with me. Ammo is a problem, usually $2+ a rd. Joe

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Wisdom chases me; I'm faster

In any event I believe cartridges like the old .270 Win. 30-06 and the 30-30 will be available for a very long time. Plenty of guns floating around from the past and present in those rounds.

Yep, look how long the 30-06 has been around.
223, 243Win, 250Savage, 270Win, 7mmRem,30-30, 308Win, 30-06, 35Rem have all proven themselves. They may 'invent' faster ones, like the Weatherbys, but we'll use the old standards.