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Gunsmithing
Crooked Recoil lug. Headspace question?
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<blockquote data-quote="sedancowboy" data-source="post: 1737694" data-attributes="member: 85874"><p>I understand. So if you clamp the barrel in a vise with the bottom of the action level</p><p>then when you loosen the barrel nut and index the recoil lug and retighten with the action still level you are GTG. The only way for the headspace to change is for the barrel to slip in the vise or the action to make a full turn. One trick I have learned on Savages with the same set up is to make a witness mark at the front of the barrel nut on the barrel that keeps you from being one turn off. A headspace gauge is a good investment should you want to change barrels or for some reason disassemble the rifle at a latter date. Sometimes I borrow them but most times I just purchase them they get used more than you think.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sedancowboy, post: 1737694, member: 85874"] I understand. So if you clamp the barrel in a vise with the bottom of the action level then when you loosen the barrel nut and index the recoil lug and retighten with the action still level you are GTG. The only way for the headspace to change is for the barrel to slip in the vise or the action to make a full turn. One trick I have learned on Savages with the same set up is to make a witness mark at the front of the barrel nut on the barrel that keeps you from being one turn off. A headspace gauge is a good investment should you want to change barrels or for some reason disassemble the rifle at a latter date. Sometimes I borrow them but most times I just purchase them they get used more than you think. [/QUOTE]
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