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    gap between frame and back of barrel on my old Contender


    there's a visible gap between the back of one of my barrels and the breech of my old frame. just more than the thickness of a sheet of printer paper. never noticed it with my other barrels. what do I do about it? tks

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    It's not uncommon with an action that hinges to close. Gap doesn't matter if the headspace is right. Once you fire-form brass to the chamber on that action, keep everything the same and you'll be fine.

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    Read Bellm's stuff on reloading for the Contender and Encore. That gap can be as much as .010 as I recall. Nothing to worry about, just size your brass accordingly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bsekf View Post
    Read Bellm's stuff on reloading for the Contender and Encore. That gap can be as much as .010 as I recall. Nothing to worry about, just size your brass accordingly.
    yeah…….what he said

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    If I had a 0.010” gap, I would want to know absolutely sure headspace was spot on. 0.01” is much more agreeable to my way of thinking to max.

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