01-21-2014, 11:29 PM
JASmith Wrote:The SAAMI drawing specifies the cartridge as well. It does not, however, specify the maximum allowable ogive for the bullet.
You can bet, however, that no reputable ammunition manufacturer will ship ammunition that will bind or otherwise have trouble in a SAAMI-spec chamber and throat. They won't do it more than once because the cost of replacing the bad stuff, their reputation, and future sales is just too much to bear. They need to sell reliable product or their cash flow disappears.
Further, if the ammunition has somehow crept out of tolerances, the complaints we are discussing would cover a lot more than one manufacturer's barrel and the reamers that made the chamber.
That is why folks suggest checking with more than one factory load, but if the cartridges don't fit, the chamber has one or more problems the barrel maker needs to correct.
That sound like an accurate and reasonable statement. Since your into the Grendel Reload Book deep, you probably know concerning the Grendel. So do you think with the result that LongRanger had with the polishing bullets might mean it just needs broke in since they barrels are not hand lapped? I wonder if they are wire brushed or what method of cleaning is done. Is that up to the buyer?