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Anything wrong with tight headspace?
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<blockquote data-quote="Dean2" data-source="post: 1776065" data-attributes="member: 26077"><p>There is no real advantage to tight headspace. Once the cases are fireformed, they are formed. As long as you don't over size them the brass will not grow more or less nor will it last longer due to tight headspace. You also need to ensure pristine cleanliness or your gun won't function. There is a good reason why dangerous game and military rifles have the headspace they do. The 35 Whelen is not a target round so why build it like it is a BR rifle. If you can't chamber factory ammo then to me the gun is setup wrong. SAMMI specs exist for a reason, the 35 Whelen is no longer a Wildcat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dean2, post: 1776065, member: 26077"] There is no real advantage to tight headspace. Once the cases are fireformed, they are formed. As long as you don't over size them the brass will not grow more or less nor will it last longer due to tight headspace. You also need to ensure pristine cleanliness or your gun won't function. There is a good reason why dangerous game and military rifles have the headspace they do. The 35 Whelen is not a target round so why build it like it is a BR rifle. If you can't chamber factory ammo then to me the gun is setup wrong. SAMMI specs exist for a reason, the 35 Whelen is no longer a Wildcat. [/QUOTE]
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