Update -Go Gage gives too much headpsace

[tyler.woodard04]

Only problem I see using virgin brass is your sizing die may not be short enough to push the shoulder back as needed without modification to the die.

[stangfish]

If you would like, you can send your gauge and a once fired brass to me and I will inspect what you have. The only cost would be about 5 or 6 dollars round trip in an padded envelope.(I have a bunch so I dont remember how much they cost) I will run the numbers against saami specs.
PM me if you are interested.

[gotcha]

Ya can't hardly beat that offer with a stick.............. Good show fish ;D

[hound53]

it was not the gage, nor the headspace at all. It was the front action screw about 1/16 of a inch too long. Gun would work fine in the barrel vise, put it in the stock and "click" Took about three minutes to narrow down the problem once I discovered that.

[GaCop]

Glad you finally got it sorted out.

[stangfish]

Gun would work fine in the barrel vise, put it in the stock and "click"


There's your sign! ;D

[hound53]

Glad you finally got it sorted out.


yeah I kinda feel like a dip for not catching that last Sunday.

On offtopic note I love that CBI barrel, stopped getting copper blueing on the patches before the first 20 had went through and had 1 group of 3 with the factory VMaxes that measured .146 center to center. Hopefully I can dial in some good handloaded stuff next week

[handirifle]

Not a dip at all, we all learned from that. Not one of us suspected that issue. Glad you got it figured out though. sounds like that barrel is a keeper.

[hound53]

. sounds like that barrel is a keeper.


I think so, posted a picture of the three shot groups down in the picture forum. Couple of trips to the range will tell the tale. 5 and 10 shot groups with various powders and bullets and increasing the range out to 200 then 6 and 8 hundred. Supposedly this little 204 has better ballistics than a 223 , we will see