xverminator,
The lead (free bore) length for the 223 Remington is .025+.015" (this can vary due to tolerence stack-up) with a lead (free bore) diameter of .224+.002" then you reach the basic angle of 3 degrees 10 minutes and 36 second.
The greates contributor to bullet jump is the diameter of the lead (free bore) in conjunction with the forcing cone angle (ball seat). As the lead diameter increases the shallow angle moves outward with it creating a much longer bullet jump.
Most, if not all production firearms are made to SAAMI specification for liability reasons.
Headache
That was my point exactly.....throat length varies! Both between rifle makers and even within the same factory. That unless Kimber chambers every rifle with the same reamer. I would agree with you that lead length on most "Sammy" spec reamers runs very close to .025". However, Kimber advertises there chambers as "match" and to me that typically means a longer lead of around .065"....Much closer to a "Sammy" 5.56 chamber.
The only thing I was wondering in reguards to the Kimbers was wether or not the throat length is consistant from production run to production run.......I'm sure there are more than a few samples owned by folks here. It was a simple request for a few individuals who own Lil' Skies to chime in about C.O.A.L in their rifles..........that's all.
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