02-19-2014, 10:53 PM
mccuistion Wrote:Received a reply, this is replying to my questions about if the throat fix will eliminate the compound throat and what the new throat dimensions will be.
"What I was informed of about the SAAMI Grendel chamber is that there is no specification for the throat. Bill Alexander had wanted the compound throat when he had introduced this chamber, and so we had decided to do the same. Since there is not a SAAMI spec for the throat, it can really be anything the reamer and barrel manufacturer want it to be. We chose Bill Alexander's throat decision.
As for reaming the throat, it won't be considered a freebore. It will still have a throat in it, but it will be the same throat as a 6.5x47 Lapua throat. I was also informed that because we are ITAR compliant, we would be in violation of their regulations if we release chamber dimensions. However, I was told you could contact PTG (who makes our reamers) and they may be able to give you that information."
On a side note, I didn't know ITAR stepped in on things like that.
Without a way to validate you are able to receive ITAR information, it is restricted. Better to err on the side of caution than to pay the hefty fines…
As for the throat, there is a spec for it. It is on the reamer drawing. Send them this link http://www.65grendel.com/forum/showthrea...l-Drawings
That statement absolutely clears things up for me. Saturn will not be getting any money from me.