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Posted: 1/4/2010 2:22:39 PM EDT
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An experienced gunsmith is working on one of my rifles and he said: "Also the headspace is a little on the loose side. It's between a no-go and a field gage" How big / bad of an issue is this? |
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Really? and it's that loose? Why don't you give a little background on the gun, what caliber, manufacturer, ect.
To put it into perspective, I've got at least 1000 through some of my homebuilds, and they are still so tight that they won't close on a GO gauge without force, but they function flawlessly. |
If it were mine, I'd tighten up that headspace. But it's a pretty easy thing for me to do. I'm not bragging, I'm just sayin' 
It's my opinion that a new rifle should never close on a no go gauge, like I said, my builds barely close on the go gauge, but cycle ammo just fine. If I were in your shoes, and I absolutely trusted the gunsmith's word, I'd be tempted to take this up with the manufacturer. But I don't know much about that sort of thing - thats why I build my own. |
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