Spot On, St George.
Whether we wish to admit or not, CAS is no longer the fastest "growing" game around. Factually, CAS, regardless of the assigned numbers, isn't growing at all. As mentioned, C&WAS is in decline. Dieing if you will. Slowly, kicking, scratching but inexorably none the less.
ALL the manufacturers that feed the CAS market have cut back production and have actively sought other markets for their manufacturing abilities. Most ALL of the quote New offerings are simply modifications of existing tooling. There hasn't been anything truly NEW in quite a few years. And won't be. Not enough market to amortize the investment.
Then, as I mentioned, when something bright and shiny does pop up, the glitterati immediately pick it apart and whine because it isn't in "their" favorite caliber. Never mind the market for a shiny new whizbang chambered for 40-1000 is precisely two ...... let us whine because the manufacturer skipped it for something with real market.
Which brings us to the "new" (built from other tooling) Smithy # 3. Listed by Cimarron in every cartridge under the sun. Does anyone really think Uberti is going to make them in ALL the cartridge configurations?? Probably not. While they skip "your" favorite?? Probably. Murphy will virtually assure that.
Let us consider the current example. A promised "new" offering, built from existing tooling, but in an absolutely useless cartridge, with little or no real market share. Anybody anything other than the prototype yet?? DO NOT hold your breath. Won't look good in "Dead Blue"