Reply With QuoteAnother note to self: you don't have to remove anything from the bolt to headspace it.
Got my shilen 223 barrel today and proceeded to mount it on a savage target action. In order to set the headspace more correctly with the gauges I removed the extractor on the boltface. I know the ball bearing goes flying when the extractor is removed so I was doing this in a ziploc bag. The extractor would not quite come off and I am having problems seeing what the problem is and the moment I remove the ziploc bag to better see what the issue is I hear a 'zing', followed by a 'pling' from the ball bearing hitting the overhead lights and then a bounce in a remote part of the room...
I was stupid and not wearing protective glasses so I could have easily been hit in the eye. As I heard the ball land in some remote corner of the room I thought there is no way I will be able to find it but for good measure I did a sweep around the room (which is overflowing with junk along the walls) and what do you know, I almost immediately spot the ball bearing on the floor in front of one of the junk piles...
Note to self, *always* wear eye protection
Another note to self: you don't have to remove anything from the bolt to headspace it.
"As long as there's lead in the air....there's still hope.."
These are fairly easy and inexpensive to find in the gun parts stores so I bought about three or four for spares.
I remove the ejector before headspacing; It makes the "feel" much better.Originally Posted by sharpshooter
joe b.
When I loose a part somewhere in the shop or house I like to think of it as "storing parts in an unspecified location".
Its easy to catalog the parts but a little difficult to retrieve.
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