Originally Posted by Stanton Hillis
Agreed, Ted. But, isn't it still better than the current alternative?

No.

If you are a guy shooting one of those guns with .018 wall thickness, 9” from the breech, (or, actually having a dog in that fight) you really have to know what your pressure is. Every time. Yes, there were guns produced with tubes that thin that are in proof. None are mine, however. Too big a feet for that in my world.

The last lot you had tested, is not the same lot they are loading. They are different. That is why they have different lot numbers. Simple as that. SAAMI framework allows for a wide variation of pressures to be sold. The guy with an auto or pump doesn’t know, or, need to know pressure.

Old double gun guys, different deal. I probably should not have posted “US produced” ammunition, above, rather, I should have typed “SAAMI Compliant ammunition”. I have no idea if SAAMI spec ammunition is produced outside the US, or, if it will be, someday.

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Best,
Ted