Soon I will have received all the necessary components toassemble a factory Savage 12 target rifle in a 6 mm BR. I asked the supplierabout determining headspacing and I was told that "Whenyour barrel is installed your head spacing will be the Go Gage plus .001 –.0015".
My question to you guys is, what is the best method to ensure Ihave achieved that fine of a headspace. I know that the common sense approachis to use the Go/NoGo gages but I believe the difference between those two isgreater than the above measurement. Do I even need a NoGo gage? I saw a fewYouTube videos where some smiths are using Scotch Magic Tape at the end of theGo gage to assess the proper measurement. However the tape is 0.0022thick...so I am in a quandary. I need some direction please.