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<blockquote data-quote="nicholasjohn" data-source="post: 1573817" data-attributes="member: 109113"><p>Shep,</p><p></p><p>This is EXACTLY the story I got from the guy who fixed my 30-06 AI for me. You added some detail with the numbers involved in doing it right. Thank you for that, Sir. He didn't refer to it as "the lazy way" to do it, just that it was not done correctly. Being a proper gentleman, he didn't want to bad-mouth the other guy. ( I had probably done enough of that already.) </p><p></p><p>I can only think of one down-side to setting the barrel back a turn and doing it the right way - that is, the barrel channel in the stock will then be too large for the barrel and it will look funny. Well, that pales in comparison to having a rifle with a headspace problem ( and is potentially unsafe ) and one could either get himself some bedding compound from Brownell's and fix it, or spring for a new barrel and find someone who will do it correctly.</p><p></p><p>The whole project, which was a long series of frustrations, was also the single most valuable learning experience I've had to date. This rifle, and everybody who helped me with its issues, taught me a ton of lessons. I also learned what questions to ask gunsmiths, which has helped me avoid a lot of troubles with other gun projects. I could go on endlessly about the multitude of reloading tricks I learned while working with this cartridge, most of which apply equally to loading standard cartridges as well. All in all, it wasn't such a bad deal. I'm still glad that it's over, though.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nicholasjohn, post: 1573817, member: 109113"] Shep, This is EXACTLY the story I got from the guy who fixed my 30-06 AI for me. You added some detail with the numbers involved in doing it right. Thank you for that, Sir. He didn't refer to it as "the lazy way" to do it, just that it was not done correctly. Being a proper gentleman, he didn't want to bad-mouth the other guy. ( I had probably done enough of that already.) I can only think of one down-side to setting the barrel back a turn and doing it the right way - that is, the barrel channel in the stock will then be too large for the barrel and it will look funny. Well, that pales in comparison to having a rifle with a headspace problem ( and is potentially unsafe ) and one could either get himself some bedding compound from Brownell's and fix it, or spring for a new barrel and find someone who will do it correctly. The whole project, which was a long series of frustrations, was also the single most valuable learning experience I've had to date. This rifle, and everybody who helped me with its issues, taught me a ton of lessons. I also learned what questions to ask gunsmiths, which has helped me avoid a lot of troubles with other gun projects. I could go on endlessly about the multitude of reloading tricks I learned while working with this cartridge, most of which apply equally to loading standard cartridges as well. All in all, it wasn't such a bad deal. I'm still glad that it's over, though. Nick [/QUOTE]
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