explorecaves Wrote:LR1955: http://www.65grendel.com/forum/showthrea...Grendel-II
Also, see the whole AR Stoner debacle with short throats....
What is now called the .264 LBC with a .295 neck is (I believe) the original design. Alexander wasn't happy so went with a .300 and compound throat and the compound throat design is (I believe) what defined the Grendel in legal terms. Other companies couldn't stamp 'Grendel' on their barrels unless they had some sort of agreement with Alexander. So, they used the conventional design. LB, having to call it something, used .264 LBC. And yes, there were problems with early Hornady brass fitting some of his chambers. And yes, even though LB claimed that any Grendel factory load would chamber and shoot safely from his rifles, for a while some of the Hornady factory loads wouldn't chamber. I haven't heard of this for quite a while but it did happen.
And now Satern apparently has to call it something so they call it a 'Grendel II'.
I think my only point is that this chamber design is conventional and does not represent an improvement or something unique.
LR1955