Bear creek upper

[BluntForceTrauma]

too bad they just don't use the correct tooling for the SAMMI 6.5. the cost must be so high its just not worth it,,,,,

During the process of getting these barrels made for my group buys, I found out that the tooling — specifically the reamers — is no more expensive for the SAAMI chamber than for any other chamber. This is from when I asked Manson from the reamer end and Faxon from the barrel end. Faxon says drillin' a hole with one reamer is no different than drillin' a hole with another.

I found that interesting cuz I had also heard, I suppose we all have heard it somehow, that SAAMI 65G was more expensive. Not true. Urban myth.

Manufacturers could be referring to amortizing the tooling costs over a production run. If you make 1000 5.56 barrels and 100 65G barrels, your tooling is going to be "less" per barrel for 5.56.