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HISTORY SAAMI was founded in 1926 at the behest of the US government, with a charter to create standards, coordinate technical data, and promote firearms safety. For example, they publish a list of ''Unsafe Arms and Ammunition Combinations'' which details situations where a smaller cartridge may fit in a firearms designed for a larger cartridge, but would be unsafe to use." Unsafe Arms and Ammunition Combinations " at SAAMI web site For example a .44 Magnum cartridge will chamber in a .45 Colt firearm but operates at a higher pressure and would be unsafe. SAAMI is an accredited standards developer for the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). SAAMI COMMITTEES SAAMI's work is broken up in various committees each with a specific charter. Technical The ''Technical Committee'' does the main work of SAAMI. It is their job to set standards for ammunition and firearms. They interface with their European counter part CIP to try and develop common, internationally-recognized standards." Technical Committee " at SAAMI web site The technical committee provides an industry glossary to facilitate better communication." Glossary of Industry terms " at SAAMI web site Logistics and Regulatory Affairs The Logistics and Regulatory Affairs'' committee (also called SLARAC) is responsible for helping create transportation and store regulations. This is done mostly through educating people and agencies on safe practices." Regulatory Affaris " at SAAMI web site They work with and are members of:
Legal & Legislative SAAMI Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee tracks and lobbies for and against legislation, and works with regulatory agencies such as the ATF to represent their member's interests. Legal & Legislative committee at SAAMI Environment The Environmental Committee works on science-based management of environmental issues such as wiledlife, conservation, and human health as they relate to products produced by SAAMI member companies. Their goal is "A clean and healthy ecosystem." Environmental Committee at SAAMI United Nations Internationally, SAAMI is an accredited United Nations ECOSOC Non-Government Organization (NGO) with Consultative Status. It is their task to be a technical resource for various decision making groups inside the UN. United Nations at SAAMI web site MEMBER COMPANIES The following companies are voting members of SAAMI. Member Companies of SAAMI
CONFLICTING INDUSTRY STANDARDS The European equivalent of SAAMI is the Commission Internationale Permanente Pour L'Epreuve Des Armes à Feu Portatives (permanent international commission for testing portable firearms) (commonly abbreviated as C.I.P. or CIP). Despite working together, the two main industry standards organizations SAAMI and CIP have assigned different standards for some Cartridges . This leads to officially sanctioned conflicting differences between European and American ammunition and chamber dimensions and maximum allowed chamber pressures. Some cartridges with possible chamber and ammunition dimensional conflicts, similar to the ''unsafe combinations'' listed above, are listed in the Delta L Problem article. SEE ALSO REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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