05-14-2014, 03:39 PM
nincomp Wrote:Only one article that I have read suggests that other factors come into play. In this article (from the same site you referenced) one shooter expressed his thoughts that a long case neck could reduce barrel wear.
That was one of the reasons for selecting the Norma round given by the GD team at the 2012 presentation in Seattle, but it was subsequently dismissed by Lapua. In fact, if you compare the two rounds side-by-side, there is very little difference in the neck length.