I haven't yet seen or heard of anyone owning one of the WSSM's around here and think the huge drop in price on rifles chambered in them shows they are not succeeding in the local market.

One of the problems I see is that should you decide to rebarrel in another calibre you are basically limited to one of the other WSSM's. The shorter than short action and magnum boltface are pretty restrictive.

Should I ever (and I doubt it) look at replacing my Brno .22 Hornet the CZ527 in .204 Ruger would be at the top of the list of contenders.

Limited to the mentioned choices I would go with the .223