Glockdaddy
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OK, be nice...this may be a dumb question
Can you adjust a rifle for excessive headspace??
I have a Swedish Mauser CG63 that has a custom bull barrel installed. This barrel has very good lands and grooves, I don't think it was shot nearly as much as the rest of the action seems to show. This was a target rifle and this barrel was obviously added "later in life" with this rifle.
This gun shoots great, but I found that it fails the NoGo test. (Yes, I shot it without testing first. My bad....) Haven't tried a Field Gauge yet....so I am asking if a gunsmith can set the barrel back to bring the headspace into Go range?
If this is impossible am I :banghead:.....SOL?
Also, could I be missing one thing....bolt length? I say this because the bolt from my 96 will not close on an empty chamber in this 63. This makes me think that the 63 has minimal headspace, but when the new barrel was installed the bolt was modified to adjust the space and maybe they went to far? Those of you who really know about this can certainly help a newbie who is trying to learn. Thanks.....
Can you adjust a rifle for excessive headspace??
I have a Swedish Mauser CG63 that has a custom bull barrel installed. This barrel has very good lands and grooves, I don't think it was shot nearly as much as the rest of the action seems to show. This was a target rifle and this barrel was obviously added "later in life" with this rifle.
This gun shoots great, but I found that it fails the NoGo test. (Yes, I shot it without testing first. My bad....) Haven't tried a Field Gauge yet....so I am asking if a gunsmith can set the barrel back to bring the headspace into Go range?
If this is impossible am I :banghead:.....SOL?
Also, could I be missing one thing....bolt length? I say this because the bolt from my 96 will not close on an empty chamber in this 63. This makes me think that the 63 has minimal headspace, but when the new barrel was installed the bolt was modified to adjust the space and maybe they went to far? Those of you who really know about this can certainly help a newbie who is trying to learn. Thanks.....
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