Quote Originally Posted by UWone77 View Post
I think your second sentence really sums it up. All these 1000 yard cartridges... but who shoots at 1000 yards consistently or even has access to a range like that? That's a small subset of a small group. I think that's what really holds up these long range platforms.
The other thing worth mentioning is that this has already apparently been adopted by some specific (unnamed) branch of the military. Military applications are a lot.

My perspective however is just on how impractical (but fun) it is to shoot out to 1000 yards.