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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Headspacing?

Posted: 8/10/2006 9:33:13 AM EDT

When is headspacing a concearn?
When changing to a new barrel?
New BCG? I'm about to finish
building 2 AR's and I wanna
make sure I don't miss any
important steps, such as
checking the headspacing.

Posted: 8/10/2006 12:58:25 PM EDT

[#1]

If you are using a new barrel and bolt, there's around a 99% chance that the headspacing is fine. It's when you go throwing used parts into the mix that you may have a problem -- and then it's still not that common.

Posted: 8/11/2006 12:57:12 PM EDT

[#2]

Headspace in an AR is set by the bolt (independent of the carrier) and the barrel extension. If both are new then assuming the parts are in-spec then headspace will be in spec, which is 99+% of the time as M4Madness noted.

If either of the parts is used, then you should probably check the new combination, though odds are it'll be OK then too.

Posted: 8/12/2006 4:28:09 AM EDT

[#3]

If you want to check the headspace I have a set of gagues. It would not take that long to verify the headspace if you want.

chuck

Posted: 8/13/2006 6:01:05 PM EDT

[#4]

Hey guys, thanks for the info! I didn't
think it was that big of an issue, but
glad to know for sure. Thanks for the
offer Chuck, but I'll probably try to pick up
a set of gauges at the next show.

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