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<blockquote data-quote="Tucker65" data-source="post: 2600312" data-attributes="member: 13818"><p>I'm not wanting to derail the op's thread here but to answer your questions, yes. </p><p></p><p>I have also read posts from many well know smiths that have the same take on it. If everything is square and the finishes are good headspace loss is so little that they don't even worry about it. </p><p></p><p>There are a few things that will cause your headspace to reduce when torquing the barrel to the action. Finishes that aren't real smooth on the mating faces, a barrel shoulder that isn't square to the tennon threads, a recoil lug that isn't parallel, and one that is mostly found in factory action is the finish and squareness of the receiver face to the threads. </p><p></p><p>I check all of those when fitting a barrel and correct them if I find anything bad. When everything fits good and you screw the barrel on hand tight you can feel it lock up solid. You almost need a wrench to get them loose when this happens. When they fit like that you won't loose the headspace some are seeing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tucker65, post: 2600312, member: 13818"] I'm not wanting to derail the op's thread here but to answer your questions, yes. I have also read posts from many well know smiths that have the same take on it. If everything is square and the finishes are good headspace loss is so little that they don't even worry about it. There are a few things that will cause your headspace to reduce when torquing the barrel to the action. Finishes that aren't real smooth on the mating faces, a barrel shoulder that isn't square to the tennon threads, a recoil lug that isn't parallel, and one that is mostly found in factory action is the finish and squareness of the receiver face to the threads. I check all of those when fitting a barrel and correct them if I find anything bad. When everything fits good and you screw the barrel on hand tight you can feel it lock up solid. You almost need a wrench to get them loose when this happens. When they fit like that you won't loose the headspace some are seeing. [/QUOTE]
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