Got a sporterized springfield that I done a lot of fiddle work with but didn't shoot much. Along with some other stuff after some barrel cleaning and trigger work it promptly went out and shot a 1/2" group with a load my model 70 likes. I was ecstatic at that, but then quickly realized during that shooting session it was working hard at separating case heads on brass that had been reloaded several times in another gun, and twice in this gun.
Verified it with a couple fresh brass just to be certain and on the first shot you could start to see it, by the second reload and shot on that brass it was undeniable. I checked head space with the scotch tape method and it would not begin to close with 3 pieces of tape which measured .006, so it wasn't a head space issue by my testing.
Took it to a smith for verification and it would not close with a .005 shim behind a go gauge. Smith says the chamber is out around. Happens sometimes when they were slamming through military barrels.
You could shoot the gun for 3 more generations with factory shells or 1 loading on fresh brass and never know the difference, but I bought the gun to reload, test, and shoot.
Needs a new barrel to be right, but what to chamber it for. Already got a good shooting 06 so now that this barrel needs replaced I can't see putting another 06 on it. My thinking is a 24" 35 Whelen would fit the era of that gun and I wouldn't have to change anything with feed rails or bolt face, but I'm open to possible better suggestions on this action and stock.
Verified it with a couple fresh brass just to be certain and on the first shot you could start to see it, by the second reload and shot on that brass it was undeniable. I checked head space with the scotch tape method and it would not begin to close with 3 pieces of tape which measured .006, so it wasn't a head space issue by my testing.
Took it to a smith for verification and it would not close with a .005 shim behind a go gauge. Smith says the chamber is out around. Happens sometimes when they were slamming through military barrels.
You could shoot the gun for 3 more generations with factory shells or 1 loading on fresh brass and never know the difference, but I bought the gun to reload, test, and shoot.
Needs a new barrel to be right, but what to chamber it for. Already got a good shooting 06 so now that this barrel needs replaced I can't see putting another 06 on it. My thinking is a 24" 35 Whelen would fit the era of that gun and I wouldn't have to change anything with feed rails or bolt face, but I'm open to possible better suggestions on this action and stock.