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918v · January 16, 2006, 11:36 PM

Too little headspace or too much headspace. Contenders require the case to be snug with the breechface, but not too tight, else the hammer will drag (due to incomplete lockup) and won't strike the firing-pin hard enough. Too much headspace will prevent the firing pin from impacting the primer hard enough because it will be too far away.

January 16, 2006, 11:36 PM	#2
918v Junior member Join Date: September 25, 2005 Posts: 1,372	Too little headspace or too much headspace. Contenders require the case to be snug with the breechface, but not too tight, else the hammer will drag (due to incomplete lockup) and won't strike the firing-pin hard enough. Too much headspace will prevent the firing pin from impacting the primer hard enough because it will be too far away.