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How tight do barrels need to be threaded?
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<blockquote data-quote="rbkeiser" data-source="post: 210009" data-attributes="member: 9439"><p>Probably fired 8-10; trimmed 3 or so. Also, although smith indicated that this barrel (factory .308) had less headspace than it had when the gun went in to have the 22-250 barrel installed, due to receiver face turning, lug and bolt facing, etc it didn't really seem that way to me as cartridges I had already loaded chambered with no feel whereas they had a slight resistance to closing before. That's actually what I think has happened but so many people have "looked at me funny" when they've heard I hand tighten the barrel that, combined with the separation, it spooked me. Cartridge guage agrees with my smith... fired cases show less headspace length then they did before rechamber, but still remember how the previously sized cases felt "loose." As regards accuracy, both barrels shoot very well; the factory .308 as good as ever or even slightly better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rbkeiser, post: 210009, member: 9439"] Probably fired 8-10; trimmed 3 or so. Also, although smith indicated that this barrel (factory .308) had less headspace than it had when the gun went in to have the 22-250 barrel installed, due to receiver face turning, lug and bolt facing, etc it didn't really seem that way to me as cartridges I had already loaded chambered with no feel whereas they had a slight resistance to closing before. That's actually what I think has happened but so many people have "looked at me funny" when they've heard I hand tighten the barrel that, combined with the separation, it spooked me. Cartridge guage agrees with my smith... fired cases show less headspace length then they did before rechamber, but still remember how the previously sized cases felt "loose." As regards accuracy, both barrels shoot very well; the factory .308 as good as ever or even slightly better. [/QUOTE]
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