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<blockquote data-quote="Crossfire64" data-source="post: 1049963" data-attributes="member: 86507"><p>I just want to re state that I am a beginner</p><p></p><p>A buddy helped me build this in 2014</p><p></p><p>he set the barrel, head-space & OAL of 2.345 using the Hornady OAL guage</p><p></p><p>I was shooting at the range last month & notice my groups expanding</p><p>upon inspection I found the barrel nut was loose & the barrel could be unscrewed by hand.</p><p></p><p>The buddy who originally helped me is no longer available to diagnose.</p><p></p><p>Gunsmith #1 said "Wow! I didn't know they made these anymore & I wouldn't be able to get any parts for it" He clearly is quite confused. He then went on to say "just crank the barrel down tight & don't worry about headspace" </p><p></p><p>I picked up my gun and immediately left </p><p></p><p>Gunsmith #2 said he could do it in 6 months & $185.00</p><p></p><p>I figured that if I am going to do this seriously, I need to figure it out on my own.</p><p></p><p>i contacted Northland Shooting supply & spoke with Jim who was amazingly helpful. I bought an action wrench, barrel nut wrench, barrel nut, recoil lug & trigger spring.</p><p></p><p>I then went to Brownells & bought my go gauge, OAL gauge (same as my buddies) and comparitor gauges.</p><p></p><p>My installation of my new parts went very well. My gun is reassembled. And when I check my OAL I noticed the huge difference. Same Berger 105 vlds same kind of OAL gauge.</p><p></p><p>The gun is chambering as it should with the go gauge & I can not close the bolt with tape on the bottom of my go gauge. </p><p></p><p>If the bergers are normally shot close to 2.244 maybe I'm correct now and was wrong earlier but my buddy was seating his 6mm br around 2.350 with the same bullets</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crossfire64, post: 1049963, member: 86507"] I just want to re state that I am a beginner A buddy helped me build this in 2014 he set the barrel, head-space & OAL of 2.345 using the Hornady OAL guage I was shooting at the range last month & notice my groups expanding upon inspection I found the barrel nut was loose & the barrel could be unscrewed by hand. The buddy who originally helped me is no longer available to diagnose. Gunsmith #1 said "Wow! I didn't know they made these anymore & I wouldn't be able to get any parts for it" He clearly is quite confused. He then went on to say "just crank the barrel down tight & don't worry about headspace" I picked up my gun and immediately left Gunsmith #2 said he could do it in 6 months & $185.00 I figured that if I am going to do this seriously, I need to figure it out on my own. i contacted Northland Shooting supply & spoke with Jim who was amazingly helpful. I bought an action wrench, barrel nut wrench, barrel nut, recoil lug & trigger spring. I then went to Brownells & bought my go gauge, OAL gauge (same as my buddies) and comparitor gauges. My installation of my new parts went very well. My gun is reassembled. And when I check my OAL I noticed the huge difference. Same Berger 105 vlds same kind of OAL gauge. The gun is chambering as it should with the go gauge & I can not close the bolt with tape on the bottom of my go gauge. If the bergers are normally shot close to 2.244 maybe I'm correct now and was wrong earlier but my buddy was seating his 6mm br around 2.350 with the same bullets [/QUOTE]
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