SAAMI submission process?

[VA_XTC_Shooter]

Anyone done this?

I am curious what the process would entail to have an existing wildcat submitted to SAAMI.

Let's say I want to get a 6BRX or 243AI, or any other common wildcat, submitted to SAAMI, what would you need to do? Would I have to find the guy who came up with he wildcat? What would you do in the case of Ackley?

Why? A lot of reasons and benefits of having a SAAMI cartridge. I've seen a few wildcats that were great cartridges and they disappear when the original creator disappears. Look at all the 6mmAR cartridges, 6TAC, etc. Just to name a few.

 

[sandwarrior]

First thing is to get a corporation who is SAAMI to sponsor it. Like how Nosler sponsored the .280 Ackley and Hornady who sponsored the 6.5 Creedmoor, then the 6mm. Earlier it was Winchester who sponsored the .243 Win and Remington the 6mm Rem. Warren page was the main driver of the .243 and Fred Huntingdon the .244, which became the 6mm.

 

[divingin]

It's in the SAAMI FAQ section.

What does the standardization process entail?​

A sponsoring company submits a complete submission package to the office of the SAAMI Director of Technical Affairs. Complete submission packages are scheduled for introduction at the next regularly scheduled SAAMI meeting (in either January or June). At the meeting, a complete package is submitted to the Joint Technical Committee (JTC). Members of the JTC have a period of time (typically 6 months) to review the submission package and request resolution to any safety, reliability and interchangeability issues identified during the review. Once all issues identified during the review are addressed the JTC votes on approving the new cartridge. If approved by the JTC the new cartridge is included in the JTC report to the SAAMI Board of Directors. If there are no objections at the Board level, the cartridge becomes a new SAAMI-accepted cartridge.

How does my cartridge design become a SAAMI standard?​

Only a Voting or Associate SAAMI member company is allowed to submit a cartridge and chamber design for consideration of acceptance to the SAAMI Technical Standards.

Who can submit a cartridge to SAAMI for standardization?​

Any SAAMI Voting or Associate Member can sponsor the introduction of a new cartridge. Someone wishing to submit a cartridge who is neither a Voting nor Associate Member must partner with a SAAMI Associate or Voting Member, who can then sponsor the cartridge.

I would like to become a SAAMI member. What is required to do that?​

SAAMI membership is open only to corporate entities, not individuals. To qualify for membership, the company must be a domestic primary manufacturer, or designer of sporting firearms, ammunition, components, or propellant selling within the United States.

 

[Walt Krafft]

If you get into the details of the technical package it is very extensive.