Posted: 3/6/2005 2:11:06 PM EDT
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If I buy a barrel, bolt, and upper receiver would anybody here be willing to help me out and attach the barrel for me and make sure the headspacing is right? I live in pretty small town and the few gunsmiths ive talked to around here say they cant do it. |
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THe headspacing is set when the barrel extension is attached to the barrel. For the most part that means it is pre-set as few people purchase a bare AR barrel. Attaching the barrel to the upper receiver has no effect on the headspacing. You can buy a headspace guage from brownells yourself & check it. Pretty simple. You'll need an AR wrench to attach the barrel to the receiver, again, a simple job with the proper tools. |
True. But id feel better if someone that had some experiance and knew what they were doing did it. |
The TX hometown forum is very active. Even if you live a couple hours away it'd be worth it to watch someone do it properly the first time. It is *really* simple with a $40 action block and a vise and a barrel wrench. Take them a case of beer. There are people here in ATL who would do it for you. I don't think you want to drive that far. |
If they can't assemble an AR then they are not gunsmiths. |