Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12
Results 11 to 12 of 12

Thread: Barrel replacement

  1. #11
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Location
    UT
    Posts
    357
    Feedback Score
    0
    Is ensuring a stripped bolt won't close on a USGI field gauge a sufficient test for this kind of scenario, or do you need the specific go/no go gauges?

  2. #12
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    Northwest Ohio
    Posts
    12
    Feedback Score
    0
    Well, a field gauge will only tell you whether the headspace is so large that it's actually dangerous to fire that weapon. For me as Joe Citizen, who isn't an armorer under wartime conditions trying to get as many rifles as possible back into the field as rapidly as possible, I'd be happier using a no-go gauge (and a go gauge to cover all bases just because I'm anal retentive like that).
    But yes, strictly speaking, a bolt that doesn't close on a field gauge will likely be safe to fire.
    Last edited by familyman357; 10-05-10 at 17:17.

Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •