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Post by mapleramrod on Sept 9, 2010 14:18:12 GMT -5
I'm looking to find the instruction for headspacing the MLII. I know in the past I've found in in the Tips and Hints. I've been all over the tips and hints and can't find it. I'm using standard MLII barrel and BP etc. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2010 14:23:59 GMT -5
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Post by rossman40 on Sept 9, 2010 15:47:38 GMT -5
I found SW's backing off 10° to be a bit on the tight side. If you used a older plug and then installed a new one you may have to re-headspace. I'll back up more like 45-60° even 90° with a old plug (60° on 20TPI threads is still less the .010"). Also watch for the action/receiver turning when you tighten the barrel nut. I'll use a sharpie for a reference mark and with the bolt out or at least back, I'll take my "manly-mans" crescent wrench (18"), wrap some duct tape around the action/receiver at the ejection/loading port, put the crescent at the port and hold the action/receiver while I tighten the barrel nut. Do not go overboard on the barrel nut torque 50-60 ft/lbs is good for me. You can tell how much she shifted during the tightening from your reference marks (as long as you marked receiver and barrel, if you marked barrel and barrel nut or receiver and barrel nut hit your head against the wall twice).
Another tip is removing the front scope mount screw. If by chance the screw is into the barrel threads and you try to remove the barrel it can be bad,, bad bad...
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Post by mapleramrod on Sept 10, 2010 10:18:26 GMT -5
Thanks Rossman40 and Panhandle. I appreciate the help.
Actually the post was not that hard to find. I had actually found it earlier in the day but was confused when reading line 3. It read to adjust the primer pocket within the BP. Since this post refers to a non standard BP I thought that there was some sort of adjustment that could not be done on a standard BP. The post also did not read the same as an earlier post that I had read many months ago. So I thought that it was not what I was looking for. But after Panhandle sent me the post I read it fully and now understand that the post is exactly what I need. Again thanks for the help.
MR
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