Did you chamber the barrel? The case should stick out about .125”-.130” (‘bout 1/8”) from chamber breech. If not, it’s been like that from the start, as the chamber doesn’t Grow longer over time.
I agree with Mikie. Don’t try to fix what ain’t broken. If you were still running the barrel nut, I’d say pull it & just hand file a few Thous off. But that dog won’t Hunt! Smellin’ what I’m steppin’ in partner?
Try some plasti-gauge on the bolt face. It's cheap and can be had at most any auto parts store.
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Yes I chambered the Barrel . My Kids have my lathe now and they are 500 moles away , the thing is I only test fired the barrel before they took the lathe . I really now think the marks on the bolt face is from closing the bolt on a empty chamber , because I had black on the bolt face when I test fired it and no marks .
Is the bolt hard to close on an empty chamber?
Clean the bolt face and matching area where it meets the bolt. Then put Dykem Steel Blue on the bolt face. If the bolt is touching the barrel, you will be able to easily see scratches on the bolt face where you applied the die.
Good advice.Originally Posted by jimreed1948
Looking at the target, I think the rifle shoots great, even if the target were at 25 yards. Your shots are very consistent, so something is working just fine.
Unless you find out that the bolt is hard to close, and the face is being scratched, I wouldn't touch anything and screw up a good shooting rifle.
Not a Savage expert but if your bolt head is "headspacing" on the bolt face/barrel and not the cartridge,
how do you know headspace is correct?
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