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<blockquote data-quote="Smokepoles" data-source="post: 1277268" data-attributes="member: 79002"><p>I have a question about setting headspace I'm hoping one of you can answer for me.</p><p> If one were to take a take off barrel with a known proper chamber from say a 700, and install it on another 700 action could the headspace then be set using nothing more than recoil lug thickness? I'm not a smith and am not saying this is a good, bad, or safe idea but it sounds like it would work to me. I'm not asking about anything being perfectly true, just about the basic theory. With all the switch barrel and barrel nut set ups it sounds like it could be an easy way to do it with lugs of different thicknesses or being able to precision grind one to your needed thickness. If this is a stupid question I apologize, but unless I'm missing something I cant think of a reason it wouldn't work. Thank you for helping me understand this</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Smokepoles, post: 1277268, member: 79002"] I have a question about setting headspace I'm hoping one of you can answer for me. If one were to take a take off barrel with a known proper chamber from say a 700, and install it on another 700 action could the headspace then be set using nothing more than recoil lug thickness? I'm not a smith and am not saying this is a good, bad, or safe idea but it sounds like it would work to me. I'm not asking about anything being perfectly true, just about the basic theory. With all the switch barrel and barrel nut set ups it sounds like it could be an easy way to do it with lugs of different thicknesses or being able to precision grind one to your needed thickness. If this is a stupid question I apologize, but unless I'm missing something I cant think of a reason it wouldn't work. Thank you for helping me understand this [/QUOTE]
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