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ANSI/SAAMI Z299.4-2015 — Centerfire Rifle Ammunition (Voluntary Industry Performance Standards)

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The American National Standard for centerfire rifle sporting ammunition, published by SAAMI. 375 pages: pressure and velocity performance standards, the test-barrel and test-equipment specifications, and — the part a gunsmith reaches for — the full set of cartridge and chamber drawings plus the HEADSPACE GAUGES section (Section III), which gives the authoritative gauge dimensions for shoulder-, belt-, rim- and mouth-breeching cartridges. For each cartridge the F column's MIN and MAX are the GO and NO-GO gauge lengths, and the M column is the datum diameter the headspace dimension is measured to. NOTE: SAAMI defines no FIELD gauge — that is a commercial addition.

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ANSI/SAAMI Z299.4-2015 — Centerfire Rifle Ammunition (Voluntary Industry Performance Standards)

ANSI/SAAMI Z299.4 – 2015 American National Standard Voluntary Industry Performance Standards for Pressure and Velocity of Centerfire Rifle Ammunition for the Use of Commercial Manufacturers Click here to jump to Main ANSI Manuals Index American National Standards Institute Headquarters 11 West 42nd Street, 13th Floor New York, NY 10036 Tel: 212 642-4900 Fax: 212 398-0023 ANSI/SAAMI Z299.4 – 2015 American National Standard Voluntary Industry Performance Standards for Pressure and Velocity of Centerfire Rifle Ammunition for the Use of Commercial Manufacturers Sponsor Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute, Inc. Members Beretta USA Corporation Broadsword Group LLC Browning Arms Company CCI/Speer Ammunition Colt’s Manufacturing Company LLC COR-BON/Glaser LLC Federal Cartridge Company Fiocchi of America, Inc. Glock Hodgdon Powder Company Hornady Manufacturing Company Kahr Arms Associate Members: Alliant Powder Nosler, Inc Ruag Ammotech USA, Inc. Savage Arms, Inc. Supporting Members: Advanced Tactical Armament Concepts, LLC Barnes Bullets, LLC Black Hills Ammunition, Inc. Doubletap Ammunition, Inc. Kent Cartridge, America Knight Rifles LCT Pro Shop One Shot, Inc. ProGrade Ammo Group LLC Southern Ballistic Research, LLC d/b/a SBR Approved [TBD] American National Standards Institute Marlin Firearms Company North American Arms, Inc. O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc. Olin Corporation/Winchester Division Remington Arms Company, LLC SIG SAUER, Inc. Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. St. Marks Powder, Inc. Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. Taurus Holdings, Inc. Weatherby, Inc. Abstract In the interests of safety and interchangeability, this Standard provides pressure and velocity performance and dimensional characteristics for centerfire rifle sporting ammunition. Included are procedures and equipment for determining these criteria. American National Standard Approval of an American National Standard requires verification by ANSI that the requirements for due process, consensus, and other criteria for approval have been met by the standards developer. Consensus is established when, in the judgment of the ANSI Board of Standards Review, substantial agreement has been reached by directly and materially affected interests. Substantial agreement means much more than a simple majority, but not necessarily unanimity. Consensus requires that all views and objections be considered, and that a concerted effort be made toward their resolution. The use of American National Standards is completely voluntary; their existence does not in any respect preclude anyone, whether he has approved the standards or not, from manufacturing, marketing, purchasing, or using products, processes, or procedures not conforming to the standards. The American National Standards Institute does not develop standards and will in no circumstances give an interpretation of any American National Standard. Moreover, no person shall have the right or authority to issue an interpretation of an American National Standard in the name of the American National Standards Institute. Requests for interpretation should be addressed to the secretariat or sponsor whose name appears on the title page of this standard. CAUTION NOTICE: This American National Standard may be revised or withdrawn at any time. The procedures of the American National Standards Institute require that action be taken to reaffirm, revise, or withdraw this standard no later than five years from the date of approval. Purchasers of American National Standards may receive current information of all standards by calling or writing the American National Standards Institute. Published by Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute, Inc. Flintlock Ridge Office Center 11 Mile Hill Road, Newtown, Connecticut 06470-2359 Copyright © 2015 by Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute, Inc. All rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form, in an electronic retrieval system or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Printed in the United States of America (This foreword is not part of the American National Standard Z299.4) Foreword The development of this voluntary industry performance standard was initiated under the auspices of the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute, Inc. (SAAMI). A Products Standards Task Force was established by the Institute in 1975 and charged with the drafting of this and other standards with their subsequent periodic revisions. The material presented provides the commercial manufacturer of factory-loaded ammunition with pressure and velocity performance and dimensional characteristics. Included are procedures and equipment for determining these criteria. For the purpose of this standard a commercial manufacturer is defined as one who produces ammunition by fabricating component parts from raw materials as opposed to remanufacture with parts originally made by others. This standard for Centerfire Rifle Sporting Ammunition was first published in 1979 and periodically updated until this revision in 2015. Changes in the standard with each revision include minor adjustments of velocities, the addition of new load offerings, and updating of recommended equipment sources and the latest procedures for reporting reference ammunition assessments. Suggestions for improvement of this standard will be welcome. They should be sent to: The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute, Inc., Flintlock Ridge Office Center, 11 Mile Hill Road, Newtown, Connecticut 06470-2359. Consensus for this standard was achieved by use of the Canvass Method. The following individuals and organizations recognized as having an interest in the standardization of safety requirements for factory-loaded sporting ammunition were contacted prior to the approval of this standard. Inclusion in this list does not necessarily imply that the individual or organization concurred with the submittal of the standard to ANSI: Aberdeen Proving Grounds – P. Donahue Association of Firearm and Toolmark Examiners – L. Haag Association of Firearm and Toolmark Examiners – J. Hamby, M.A. Boone Ballistics, LLC – B. Boone BPI Outdoors/Bergara Barrel and Custom Rifle Division – M. Hendricks Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives – E. Griffith Department of Homeland Security; National Armory – L. Johnson Federal Bureau of Investigation – A. S. Patterson Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) – C. Nester, Jr Forensic Ammunition Service – G. Kass H.P. White Laboratory – W. Mason H-S Precision, Inc – T. Houghton Independent Author, Editor and Firearms Manufacturer - R. Cofield Independent Expert – K. Kees Manson Precision Reamers; Division of Loon Lake Precision – D. Manson Massachusetts Institute of Firearms Technology – C. Hildebrandt National Institute of Standards & Technology – K. Rice Natural Resources – Canada – R. Bowes PCB Piezotronics – R. Metz Royal Canadian Mounted Police – R. Poaps Western Powders – D. Luhr TABLE OF CONTENTS CENTERFIRE RIFLE SAAMI VOLUNTARY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I – CHARACTERISTICS PAGE Cartridges and Chambers Full and Abbreviated Names ......................................................................................1 Velocity & Pressure Velocity Data Interpretation .......................................................................................5 Factors Affecting Pressure Measurements..................................................................6 Explanation of Pressure Terminology ........................................................................8 Explanation of Pressure Measuring Systems ............................................................10 Velocity & Pressure Data – Crusher .........................................................................11 Velocity & Pressure Data – Transducer....................................................................23 Bullet Type Abbreviations ........................................................................................35 Primer Primers and Primer Pockets ......................................................................................36 Cartridge and Chamber Drawings 6 x 45mm ..................................................................................................................37 6mm Remington........................................................................................................38 6.5 Creedmoor...........................................................................................................39 6.5 Grendel ................................................................................................................40 6.5 x 55 Swedish .......................................................................................................41 6.8mm Remington SPC ............................................................................................42 7mm Mauser (7x57) ..................................................................................................43 7mm Remington Magnum ........................................................................................44 7mm Remington Short Action Ultra Magnum .........................................................45 7mm Remington Ultra Magnum ...............................................................................46 7mm Shooting Times Westerner ..............................................................................47 7mm Weatherby Magnum ........................................................................................48 7mm Winchester Short Magnum ..............................................................................49 7mm-08 Remington ..................................................................................................50 7 x 64 Brenneke ........................................................................................................51 7-30 Waters ...............................................................................................................52 7.62 x 39....................................................................................................................53 8mm Mauser (8 x 57) ................................................................................................54 8mm Remington Magnum ........................................................................................55 9.3 x 62......................................................................................................................56 17 Hornet ..................................................................................................................57 17 Remington ............................................................................................................58 17 Remington Fireball ..............................................................................................59 204 Ruger ..................................................................................................................60 218 Bee .....................................................................................................................61 22 Hornet ..................................................................................................................62 22-250 Remington ....................................................................................................63 220 Swift ...................................................................................................................64 221 Remington Fireball ............................................................................................65 222 Remington ..........................................................................................................66 222 Remington Magnum ..........................................................................................67 223 Remington ..........................................................................................................68 i TABLE OF CONTENTS CENTERFIRE RIFLE SAAMI VOLUNTARY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS 223 Winchester Super Short Magnum ......................................................................69 225 Winchester .........................................................................................................70 243 Winchester .........................................................................................................71 243 Winchester Super Short Magnum ......................................................................72 25 Winchester Super Short Magnum ........................................................................73 25-06 Remington ......................................................................................................74 25-20 Winchester ......................................................................................................75 25-35 Winchester ......................................................................................................76 250 Savage ................................................................................................................77 257 Roberts ...............................................................................................................78 257 Roberts +P..........................................................................................................78 257 Weatherby Magnum...........................................................................................79 26 Nosler ...................................................................................................................80 260 Remington ..........................................................................................................81 264 Winchester Magnum ..........................................................................................82 27 Nosler ...................................................................................................................83 270 Weatherby Magnum...........................................................................................84 270 Winchester .........................................................................................................85 270 Winchester Short Magnum ................................................................................86 28 Nosler ...................................................................................................................87 280 Ackley Improved ...............................................................................................88 280 Remington ..........................................................................................................89 284 Winchester .........................................................................................................90 30 Carbine .................................................................................................................91 30 Nosler ...................................................................................................................92 30 Remington AR .....................................................................................................93 30 Thompson Center .................................................................................................94 30-06 Springfield ......................................................................................................95 30-30 Winchester ......................................................................................................96 30-40 Krag ................................................................................................................97 300 AAC Blackout ....................................................................................................98 300 Holland & Holland Magnum .............................................................................99 300 Remington Short Action Ultra Magnum..........................................................100 300 Remington Ultra Magnum ...............................................................................101 300 Ruger Compact Magnum .................................................................................102 300 Savage ..............................................................................................................103 300 Weatherby Magnum.........................................................................................104 300 Winchester Magnum ........................................................................................105 300 Winchester Short Magnum ..............................................................................106 303 British ...............................................................................................................107 307 Winchester .......................................................................................................108 308 Marlin Express .................................................................................................109 308 Winchester .......................................................................................................110 32 Winchester Special.............................................................................................111 32-20 Winchester ....................................................................................................112 325 Winchester Short Magnum ..............................................................................113 33 Nosler .................................................................................................................114 338 Federal..............................................................................................................115 338 Lapua Magnum ................................................................................................116 ii CENTERFIRE RIFLE SAAMI VOLUNTARY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS TABLE OF CONTENTS 338 Marlin Express .................................................................................................117 338 Remington Ultra Magnum ...............................................................................118 338 Ruger Compact Magnum .................................................................................119 338 Winchester Magnum ........................................................................................120 340 Weatherby Magnum.........................................................................................121 348 Winchester .......................................................................................................122 35 Nosler .................................................................................................................123 35 Remington ..........................................................................................................124 35 Whelen ...............................................................................................................125 350 Remington Magnum ........................................................................................126 356 Winchester .......................................................................................................127 358 Winchester .......................................................................................................128 36 Nosler .................................................................................................................129 370 Sako Magnum ..................................................................................................130 375 Holland & Holland Magnum ...........................................................................131 375 Remington Ultra Magnum ...............................................................................132 375 Ruger ................................................................................................................133 375 Winchester .......................................................................................................134 376 Steyr .................................................................................................................135 38-40 Winchester ....................................................................................................136 38-55 Winchester ....................................................................................................137 405 Winchester .......................................................................................................138 416 Remington Magnum ........................................................................................139 416 Rigby ................................................................................................................140 416 Ruger ................................................................................................................141 416 Weatherby Magnum.........................................................................................142 44 Remington Magnum ..........................................................................................143 44-40 Winchester ....................................................................................................144 444 Marlin ...............................................................................................................145 45-70 Government ..................................................................................................146 450 Bushmaster .......................................................................................................147 450 Marlin ...............................................................................................................148 457 Wild West Guns ...............................................................................................149 458 Lott ...................................................................................................................150 458 Winchester Magnum ........................................................................................151 470 Nitro Express ...................................................................................................152 475 Turnbull............................................................................................................153 500 Nitro Express 3” ...............................................................................................154 Miscellaneous Dummy Cartridge – Gun Functioning ....................................................................155 Dummy Cartridge – Display ...................................................................................156 Tolerance – Bullet Weight ......................................................................................157 SECTION II - PROCEDURES Velocity and Pressure Procedure: Velocity & Copper Crusher Pressure Testing .....................................158 Velocity & Pressure Barrels: Qualification ...........................................................164 Velocity & Pressure Barrels: Mounting in Receivers ............................................165 iii CENTERFIRE RIFLE SAAMI VOLUNTARY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS TABLE OF CONTENTS Procedure: Use of Piston Hole Gauges ..................................................................166 Procedure: Piezoelectric Transducer Calibration...................................................167 Transducer Calibration: Increments and Ranges ...................................................170 Transducer Calibration: Equipment Interconnection .............................................175 Transducer Calibration: Least Square Line Computation .....................................176 Firing Test: Equipment Interconnection ................................................................178 Reference Ammunition Use ..........................................................................................................................180 Secondary Reference Ammunition .........................................................................182 New Lots .................................................................................................................183 Identification Protocol ............................................................................................186 Periodic Assessment ...............................................................................................187 SECTION III – EQUIPMENT Equipment: Velocity & Copper Crusher Pressure Testing .............................................191 Equipment: Velocity & Conformal Piezoelectric Pressure Testing ...............................193 Copper Crushers Usage of Crusher Cylinders in Pressure Testing ....................................................195 Sample Tarage Tables .............................................................................................196 Crusher Cylinders: Dimensions .............................................................................198 Gas Checks Equipment: 0.146” and 0.206” Gas Checks...........................................................200 Equipment: Gas Check Tools – Seating and Knockout .........................................201 Pistons & Piston Holes Equipment: Pistons and Piston Holes ....................................................................202 Equipment: Piston Hole Gauges ............................................................................209 Piston Oil – Piston and Gas Check .........................................................................211 Headspace Gauges Headspace Gauges ..................................................................................................212 Reference Ammunition Equipment: Reference Ammunition Supply ..........................................................221 Equipment: Reference Ammunition Order Procedure ...........................................222 Miscellaneous Supplier Contact Information .................................................................................223 Equipment: Schematic Layout of Velocity Screens ..............................................224 Equipment: Universal Receiver Collar and Test Barrel ........................................225 Universal Receiver Test Barrel: Installation of Pressure Transducers ..................227 Equipment: Transducer Calibration Fixture Plug with O-ring Seal ......................229 Transducer Location Criteria ..................................................................................230 Standard V&P Test Barrels - General Procedures for Dimensioning Chambers ................................................................231 Procedures for Measuring Barrel Length ................................................................232 Standard Velocity and Pressure Test Barrels 6 x 45mm ................................................................................................................233 6mm Remington......................................................................................................234 6.5 Creedmoor.........................................................................................................235 6.5 Grendel ..............................................................................................................236 6.5 x 55 Swedish .....................................................................................................237 iv TABLE OF CONTENTS CENTERFIRE RIFLE SAAMI VOLUNTARY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS 6.8mm Remington SPC ..........................................................................................238 7mm Mauser (7x57) ................................................................................................239 7mm Remington Magnum ......................................................................................240 7mm Remington Short Action Ultra Magnum .......................................................241 7mm Remington Ultra Magnum .............................................................................242 7mm Shooting Times Westerner ............................................................................243 7mm Weatherby Magnum ......................................................................................244 7mm Winchester Short Magnum ............................................................................245 7mm-08 Remington ................................................................................................246 7 x 64 Brenneke ......................................................................................................247 7-30 Waters .............................................................................................................248 7.62 x 39..................................................................................................................249 8mm Mauser (8 x 57) ..............................................................................................250 8mm Remington Magnum ......................................................................................251 9.3 x 62....................................................................................................................252 17 Hornet ................................................................................................................253 17 Remington ..........................................................................................................254 17 Remington Fireball ............................................................................................255 204 Ruger ................................................................................................................256 218 Bee ...................................................................................................................257 22 Hornet ................................................................................................................258 22-250 Remington ..................................................................................................259 220 Swift .................................................................................................................260 221 Remington Fireball ..........................................................................................261 222 Remington ........................................................................................................262 222 Remington Magnum ........................................................................................263 223 Remington ........................................................................................................264 223 Winchester Super Short Magnum ....................................................................265 225 Winchester .......................................................................................................266 243 Winchester .......................................................................................................267 243 Winchester Super Short Magnum ....................................................................268 25 Winchester Super Short Magnum ......................................................................269 25-06 Remington ....................................................................................................270 25-20 Winchester ....................................................................................................271 25-35 Winchester ....................................................................................................272 250 Savage ..............................................................................................................273 257 Roberts .............................................................................................................274 257 Roberts +P........................................................................................................274 257 Weatherby Magnum.........................................................................................275 26 Nosler .................................................................................................................276 260 Remington ........................................................................................................277 264 Winchester Magnum ........................................................................................278 27 Nosler .................................................................................................................279 270 Weatherby Magnum.........................................................................................280 270 Winchester .......................................................................................................281 270 Winchester Short Magnum ..............................................................................282 28 Nosler .................................................................................................................283 280 Ackley Improved .............................................................................................284 280 Remington ........................................................................................................285 v CENTERFIRE RIFLE SAAMI VOLUNTARY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS TABLE OF CONTENTS 284 Winchester .......................................................................................................286 30 Carbine ...............................................................................................................287 30 Nosler .................................................................................................................288 30 Remington AR ...................................................................................................289 30 Thompson Center ...............................................................................................290 30-06 Springfield ....................................................................................................291 30-30 Winchester ....................................................................................................292 30-40 Krag ..............................................................................................................293 300 AAC Blackout ..................................................................................................294 300 Holland & Holland Magnum ...........................................................................295 300 Remington Short Action Ultra Magnum..........................................................296 300 Remington Ultra Magnum ...............................................................................297 300 Ruger Compact Magnum .................................................................................298 300 Savage ..............................................................................................................299 300 Weatherby Magnum.........................................................................................300 300 Winchester Magnum ........................................................................................301 300 Winchester Short Magnum ..............................................................................302 303 British ...............................................................................................................303 307 Winchester .......................................................................................................304 308 Marlin Express .................................................................................................305 308 Winchester .......................................................................................................306 32 Winchester Special.............................................................................................307 32-20 Winchester ....................................................................................................308 325 Winchester Short Magnum ..............................................................................309 33 Nosler .................................................................................................................310 338 Federal..............................................................................................................311 338 Lapua Magnum ................................................................................................312 338 Marlin Express .................................................................................................313 338 Remington Ultra Magnum ...............................................................................314 338 Ruger Compact Magnum .................................................................................315 338 Winchester Magnum ........................................................................................316 340 Weatherby Magnum.........................................................................................317 348 Winchester .......................................................................................................318 35 Nosler .................................................................................................................319 35 Remington ..........................................................................................................320 35 Whelen ...............................................................................................................321 350 Remington Magnum ........................................................................................322 356 Winchester .......................................................................................................323 358 Winchester .......................................................................................................324 36 Nosler .................................................................................................................325 370 Sako Magnum ..................................................................................................326 375 Holland & Holland Magnum ...........................................................................327 375 Remington Ultra Magnum ...............................................................................328 375 Ruger ................................................................................................................329 375 Winchester .......................................................................................................330 376 Steyr .................................................................................................................331 38-40 Winchester ....................................................................................................332 38-55 Winchester ....................................................................................................333 405 Winchester .......................................................................................................334 vi CENTERFIRE RIFLE SAAMI VOLUNTARY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS TABLE OF CONTENTS 416 Remington Magnum ........................................................................................335 416 Rigby ................................................................................................................336 416 Ruger ................................................................................................................337 416 Weatherby Magnum......................................................................