03-11-2014, 06:11 AM
I today submitted the following E-mail-request to MidwayUSA.com Founder & C.E.O., Larry Potterfield:
"Subject: AR-Stoner Barrel and Bolt AR-15 6.5 Grendel Medium 1 in 8" Twist Stainless Steel, Product #: 884877 (16"), #: 586354 (18"), $299.99
"Dear Mr. Potterfield,
"Having previously shared with you my dilemma with having received a short-throated 6.5 Grendel Barrel from MidwayUSA.com (see my February 3, 2014 E-mail to you) --- and further concerned by the unsettling reports of short-throated 6.5 Grendel chambers issued by other concerned MidwayUSA.com Customers http://www.midwayusa.com/product/586354/...less-steel (See Customer Reviews, short-throated chambers) --- I would appreciate some clarification re the above-referenced Products, prior to moving ahead with a 6.5 Grendel Build.
"I've reviewed the 6.5 GRENDEL ANNOUNCEMENT: on the Satern Machining Home Page http://saternmachining.com, as well as the recent response from Hornady aired on our 6.5 Grendel Forum, "Due to the short nature of the Grendel chamber and throat, once you have the dimension set you can't change unless you go shorter. We have not changed our dimension for loaded ammunition or components, since we have started making these rounds. Thanks."
"In view of all the above, I submit that MidwayUSA.com Customers interested in the above-referenced AR-Stoner Barrel and Bolt AR-15 6.5 Grendel Products would find it helpful if MidwayUSA.com would clarify, in their "Product Information" section, which of the various throats (properly executed, please, and all allowing factory-loaded ammunition, without jamming bullets into the throat) is machined into these 6.5 Grendel SAAMI-chambered Barrels being offered: the preferred "compound" throat; the "Grendel II" throat, a scraped-out (sounds like a term used by the local landscaper) compound throat; some variation on the theme.
"Your assistance in this matter of concern is appreciated. Thank you.
"Sincerely,"
"Subject: AR-Stoner Barrel and Bolt AR-15 6.5 Grendel Medium 1 in 8" Twist Stainless Steel, Product #: 884877 (16"), #: 586354 (18"), $299.99
"Dear Mr. Potterfield,
"Having previously shared with you my dilemma with having received a short-throated 6.5 Grendel Barrel from MidwayUSA.com (see my February 3, 2014 E-mail to you) --- and further concerned by the unsettling reports of short-throated 6.5 Grendel chambers issued by other concerned MidwayUSA.com Customers http://www.midwayusa.com/product/586354/...less-steel (See Customer Reviews, short-throated chambers) --- I would appreciate some clarification re the above-referenced Products, prior to moving ahead with a 6.5 Grendel Build.
"I've reviewed the 6.5 GRENDEL ANNOUNCEMENT: on the Satern Machining Home Page http://saternmachining.com, as well as the recent response from Hornady aired on our 6.5 Grendel Forum, "Due to the short nature of the Grendel chamber and throat, once you have the dimension set you can't change unless you go shorter. We have not changed our dimension for loaded ammunition or components, since we have started making these rounds. Thanks."
"In view of all the above, I submit that MidwayUSA.com Customers interested in the above-referenced AR-Stoner Barrel and Bolt AR-15 6.5 Grendel Products would find it helpful if MidwayUSA.com would clarify, in their "Product Information" section, which of the various throats (properly executed, please, and all allowing factory-loaded ammunition, without jamming bullets into the throat) is machined into these 6.5 Grendel SAAMI-chambered Barrels being offered: the preferred "compound" throat; the "Grendel II" throat, a scraped-out (sounds like a term used by the local landscaper) compound throat; some variation on the theme.
"Your assistance in this matter of concern is appreciated. Thank you.
"Sincerely,"