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How to accurately measure (not validate) headspace?
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<blockquote data-quote="25WSM" data-source="post: 1873237" data-attributes="member: 38048"><p>I still fail to see the point in knowing exactly what your headspace is. I don't give a hoot what length it is as long as it's in the middle somewhere between the go and no-go. It absolutely doesn't mater. It's in spec and safe. And setting up the sizing die can easily be done from fired brass. There is a reason the exact chamber length is not stamped on every barrel. Because nobody gives a crap. It's stamped with the cartridge name and will be no more than .005 to .006 from shortest to longest chamber size for that cartridge. Go ask 100 benchrest shooters how long their chamber is. Most will say minimum spec but will have no clue what the number is. Why. Because they don't give a crap either.</p><p>It's a number used to make the reamer and headspace guages from. For everything else it's useless. If your chamber is not in spec is the only time you would want to know how much out of spec it is.</p><p>Shep</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="25WSM, post: 1873237, member: 38048"] I still fail to see the point in knowing exactly what your headspace is. I don't give a hoot what length it is as long as it's in the middle somewhere between the go and no-go. It absolutely doesn't mater. It's in spec and safe. And setting up the sizing die can easily be done from fired brass. There is a reason the exact chamber length is not stamped on every barrel. Because nobody gives a crap. It's stamped with the cartridge name and will be no more than .005 to .006 from shortest to longest chamber size for that cartridge. Go ask 100 benchrest shooters how long their chamber is. Most will say minimum spec but will have no clue what the number is. Why. Because they don't give a crap either. It's a number used to make the reamer and headspace guages from. For everything else it's useless. If your chamber is not in spec is the only time you would want to know how much out of spec it is. Shep [/QUOTE]
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