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    Another option is when the barrel nut was tightened down the headspace shrunk a bit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by snowgetter1 View Post
    Another option is when the barrel nut was tightened down the headspace shrunk a bit.
    I always get they opposite effect when I tighten the barrel nut, the headspace opens up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by scope eye View Post
    I always get they opposite effect when I tighten the barrel nut, the headspace opens up.

    Dean
    Dean,
    Sometimes the barrel turns with the nut causing the chamber to close...but you knew that.

    Is this post a troll? The op has been around for 7 years
    Last edited by stangfish; 05-25-2013 at 12:46 PM.

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