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breakingcontact · November 24, 2012, 11:26 AM

I had to trim my forend and now there is a slight amount of play in the forend and if i really try, seems I can budget the barrel about 1/32" into and out of the receiver.

I didn't test to see how tight this was before I trimmed the forend.

Does this barrel/receiver lockup have to be 100% rock solid or is there typically slight play there?

November 24, 2012, 11:26 AM	#1
breakingcontact Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2012 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 647	How tight should the barrel lock into the receiver on a semi-auto? I had to trim my forend and now there is a slight amount of play in the forend and if i really try, seems I can budget the barrel about 1/32" into and out of the receiver. I didn't test to see how tight this was before I trimmed the forend. Does this barrel/receiver lockup have to be 100% rock solid or is there typically slight play there?