05-07-2013, 03:15 PM
Hobster Wrote:5 rds @ 100 yds gusty conditions.
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Seems to shoot OK. Roughly 1 MoA and only a few rounds out of the barrel.
Put 100 rounds through it without a failure.
Think I am OK?
After 100 rounds, I rechecked with the Go-Gauge. It's still tight. Not really sure what I should do here. It seems to shoot and function fine, but according to the gauge (assuming it's not supposed to be tight) I have a problem.
Hobster:
Lets see now....... Bobby Stokes said it wasn't set up correctly. When you got it to close with effort on the Go guage, Whelenon said to take it to someone who is more familiar with checking headspace for his or her opinion.
And you want to know if you are OK?
You aren't until you bring it to someone who is experienced with checking headspace.
Short headspace will leave you open to an out of battery firing. When this happens, it will blow the ammo out the bottom of your magazine, shear a couple of bolt lugs, damage the bolt carrier, and probably damage the upper. Don't worry, a out of battery firing probably won't blow the upper apart. As for physical damage to you, most likely some burns on your face and cuts on your firing hand.
You may not get an out of battery firing with factory loads but it is only a matter of time with handloads if -- if -- the headspace is too tight.
LR1955