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Old September 19, 2008, 09:01 AM   #12
PetahW
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michiganmauser - As Dferriswheel posted above - Please get the headspace professionally checked before shooting it any more !

Just because rounds may chamber, and even fire, doesn't mean a rifle doesn't have dangerous excessive headspace.

In a "worst case" scenerio, it's possible that a casehead could let go, catastrophically disassembling the rifle in a shooter's hands & gassing/shrapnelling the shooter's eyes.

The original headspace was set, with the original bolt in place, by finish reaming the chamber to the proper depth as measured by go/nogo headspace gauges - and when the bolt's replaced, headspace most likely changes along with the bolt. All bolts are not created equal.

Pete

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