02-14-2014, 02:04 AM
dammitman Wrote:i get that for sure. but i just dont understand why there is ever ever a question of some kind of special headspacing a particular BOLT to a barrel. if a barrel is manufactured and it needs a bolt that i cannot just go order from LBC, maxim, precision firearms or from anyone who sells a 6.5 grendel replacement bolt i would want to know that so i dont buy that barrel. thus headspacing better be for any barrel with the designation 6.5 grendel for a what we call a replacement bolt.
Early on there was a manufacturer that modified 7.62x38 bolts to work for the grendel. These were set to 0.125" and are called Type I bolts. Type II bolts from the same company are actual grendel replacement bolts.