11-10-2023, 01:10 PM
biodsl Wrote:Again, total speculation on my part. I'm simply saying that progress rests on the shoulders of those who came before. Perhaps Hornady's inspiration was not the Grendel. Perhaps it was the Winchester Short Magnum series. Probably it was both. The early 2000s brought the "shoulder sharper and blowing it out" of cartridge design to the forefront. I'm simply saying that Hornady's affiliation with AA and their work manufacturing brass (pretty sure the ammo came later) ammo for the Grendel likely influenced Emary and Thielin, the guys who developed the Creedmoor.
Again though, I thought Ackley was the guy who started the sharper shoulder and blown out brass designs.
What affiliation did Hornady have with AA other than seeing an opportunity to turn a profit because enough Grendel ammo and brass was being sold to make its production economical and profitable?
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