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<blockquote data-quote="Bart B" data-source="post: 620969" data-attributes="member: 5302"><p>Kevin, I'd belive your info on chambers in .308 Win. test barrels. So thanks for the update.</p><p></p><p>When Jim Hull was giving me a tour of their production line in the late '60's, he told me their .308 Win. test barrel was chambered with a Red Elliott reamer that was made to SAAMI specs. While Mr. Elliott made many of the best reamers back then, it's normal that he might change one or two dimensions a tiny bit. Henricksen did the same thing.</p><p></p><p>I've no idea what the "standard Palma chamber" is; several have been used. The one Mid used to chamber my Palma barrels were SAAMI spec's except for a shorter throat for those short Palma bullets. Which one are you referring to?</p><p></p><p>And it makes sense that 30 caliber heavier bullets would be better served by testing them in a larger case.</p><p></p><p>Now I'm wondering why two Tech's at Sierra a few years ago told me they used SAAMI chambers for their .308 Win. test barrels. Maybe they were "virtual" ones with a couple of minor differences.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bart B, post: 620969, member: 5302"] Kevin, I'd belive your info on chambers in .308 Win. test barrels. So thanks for the update. When Jim Hull was giving me a tour of their production line in the late '60's, he told me their .308 Win. test barrel was chambered with a Red Elliott reamer that was made to SAAMI specs. While Mr. Elliott made many of the best reamers back then, it's normal that he might change one or two dimensions a tiny bit. Henricksen did the same thing. I've no idea what the "standard Palma chamber" is; several have been used. The one Mid used to chamber my Palma barrels were SAAMI spec's except for a shorter throat for those short Palma bullets. Which one are you referring to? And it makes sense that 30 caliber heavier bullets would be better served by testing them in a larger case. Now I'm wondering why two Tech's at Sierra a few years ago told me they used SAAMI chambers for their .308 Win. test barrels. Maybe they were "virtual" ones with a couple of minor differences. [/QUOTE]
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