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Crooked Recoil lug. Headspace question?
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<blockquote data-quote="entoptics" data-source="post: 1737673" data-attributes="member: 104268"><p>I know you're a guru, but I just wanna make sure it's clear, this is a Marlin X7, with a Savage style barrel/nut. The recoil lug is sandwiched between the barrel nut and action, but otherwise rotates freely.</p><p></p><p>Seems if I loosen the barrel nut enough to free the recoil lug, without taking great care to prevent the barrel being rotated in or out, the head space could change when I re-tighten.</p><p></p><p>Am I confused?</p><p></p><p>Also, I do not have an action wrench. I usually just fashion a wood block holder to fit my work piece. Has worked well for a number of similar situations.</p><p></p><p>The goal was to spend only $elbow+$grease dollars on an already satisfactory beater rifle, and see if I could nudge the groups a little tighter. S<span style="font-size: 14px">pending 1/5 the value of the rifle on a gauge I'll never use again, means I'll probably just reinstall the action without the bedding job.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="entoptics, post: 1737673, member: 104268"] I know you're a guru, but I just wanna make sure it's clear, this is a Marlin X7, with a Savage style barrel/nut. The recoil lug is sandwiched between the barrel nut and action, but otherwise rotates freely. Seems if I loosen the barrel nut enough to free the recoil lug, without taking great care to prevent the barrel being rotated in or out, the head space could change when I re-tighten. Am I confused? Also, I do not have an action wrench. I usually just fashion a wood block holder to fit my work piece. Has worked well for a number of similar situations. The goal was to spend only $elbow+$grease dollars on an already satisfactory beater rifle, and see if I could nudge the groups a little tighter. S[SIZE=14px]pending 1/5 the value of the rifle on a gauge I'll never use again, means I'll probably just reinstall the action without the bedding job.[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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