Originally Posted by
CJR
I used to assume all rifle chambers were cut to SAAMI dimensions. Then I started measuring them and what a surprise. It seems the rifle manufacturers chamber their rifles the way they want to. Some free-bore them, I assume to lower pressures and liabilities.
In my view, the first step is to always measure the chamber to see what you've got to work with. Then you can apply the proper technique to get accuracy. That appears to me to be a better approach than just applying rules to an unmeasured chamber.
Best regards,
CJR