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Crooked Recoil lug. Headspace question?
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1737775" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Normally a rifle that uses a barrel nut has a pin to hold the lug in place. If it doesn't, you should buy a few tools to do a good job. Some jobs require special tools and they can save lots of time and money. if the pin has/is sheared of it can be replaced and the make up will not change.</p><p></p><p>With this type of action that uses a barrel nut. proper head space is only achieved using a head space gauge. brass cases have spring and can give you a false reading. the ejector will/can also give you a false reading so it should be removed. If you are going to keep this rifle a head space gauge could be very handy and could be used to occasionally check the head space.</p><p></p><p>What I was trying to tell you about the head space not changing was for a shouldered barrel, once it is machined to the correct head space, it should not change except over time and many shots. With a barrel nut you have to use a hard method of head spacing and a gauge is it. Lining up the lug can be accomplished many different ways but head space should be done properly. Short cuts can only cause problems.</p><p></p><p>The best thing that I can recommend is to take it to a smith that has the tools and have it done right. He shouldn't charge you very much because he should have the tools and the only thing he has to spend is time. this job should take him less than 1 hour and everything will be properly torqued.</p><p></p><p>Just my advice at this point.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1737775, member: 2736"] Normally a rifle that uses a barrel nut has a pin to hold the lug in place. If it doesn't, you should buy a few tools to do a good job. Some jobs require special tools and they can save lots of time and money. if the pin has/is sheared of it can be replaced and the make up will not change. With this type of action that uses a barrel nut. proper head space is only achieved using a head space gauge. brass cases have spring and can give you a false reading. the ejector will/can also give you a false reading so it should be removed. If you are going to keep this rifle a head space gauge could be very handy and could be used to occasionally check the head space. What I was trying to tell you about the head space not changing was for a shouldered barrel, once it is machined to the correct head space, it should not change except over time and many shots. With a barrel nut you have to use a hard method of head spacing and a gauge is it. Lining up the lug can be accomplished many different ways but head space should be done properly. Short cuts can only cause problems. The best thing that I can recommend is to take it to a smith that has the tools and have it done right. He shouldn't charge you very much because he should have the tools and the only thing he has to spend is time. this job should take him less than 1 hour and everything will be properly torqued. Just my advice at this point. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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