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Question: Reamer Dimensions vs Chamber Dimensions vs Case Dimensions
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<blockquote data-quote="ImBillT" data-source="post: 3052898" data-attributes="member: 117715"><p>You have to remember than SAAMI doesn't control manufacturers, it simply puts out guidelines. An intelligent manufacturer of an AR etc. can apply any in house spec they want. There's no reason than an AR manufacturer cannot simply spec their chambers to be .000" to + .006 rather than -.004 to +.006". As long as the brass falls within SAAMI spec, the rifle manufacturer should be able to make a chamber that will work, even if they had to hold to a tighter tolerance than SAAMI allows due to their rifle design. If your autoloader doesn't work with ammo that is within SAAMI spec, it's the rifle manufacturer's fault, not SAAMI's fault.</p><p></p><p>If SAAMI tightened the tolerance, then EVERYONE would need to abide by the tighter tolerance, even if it wasn't needed for their design, and then costs would go up for everyone. There is a reason that Lapua brass costs more than Winchester, and there's a reason than a rifle from Alex Wheeler costs more than a Savage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ImBillT, post: 3052898, member: 117715"] You have to remember than SAAMI doesn't control manufacturers, it simply puts out guidelines. An intelligent manufacturer of an AR etc. can apply any in house spec they want. There's no reason than an AR manufacturer cannot simply spec their chambers to be .000" to + .006 rather than -.004 to +.006". As long as the brass falls within SAAMI spec, the rifle manufacturer should be able to make a chamber that will work, even if they had to hold to a tighter tolerance than SAAMI allows due to their rifle design. If your autoloader doesn't work with ammo that is within SAAMI spec, it's the rifle manufacturer's fault, not SAAMI's fault. If SAAMI tightened the tolerance, then EVERYONE would need to abide by the tighter tolerance, even if it wasn’t needed for their design, and then costs would go up for everyone. There is a reason that Lapua brass costs more than Winchester, and there’s a reason than a rifle from Alex Wheeler costs more than a Savage. [/QUOTE]
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