Just when you think you have seen it all!

[G.T.]

Hi Rick, good to hear from you on this topic.. I have found head space to be fairly straight forward with new gauges and new sharp tools... All new Manson reamers... But, setting the shoulder back took some serious thought? I ended up using my barrel blocks and a four jaw chuck to zero out the barrel stub on my lathe.. I could then cut the flange, and test fit the receiver without having to dismount the barrel from the lathe.. I found that hand tight, extractor notch at about 10:00 or 11:00 O'clock works out fine as well.. Lot'sa little tricks and tooling acquired along the way... ....Lot'sa fun during the journey! ........ Best to you Rick! til...lat'r...GT...

[G.T.]

By the way! My machinist of old made me a "T" handle to tighten the receive onto the barrel,... every time I use it I almost burst out laughing, as it reminds me of the massive lock down handles they used on submarines and battleships!!! ....... I could re-barrel tiger tanks with this thing!! ( Now there's a thought!).... Best to all, til...lat'r...GT