garandman
Bolt Gun Bodacious
So based on your theory, a rifle set with a headspace of .050" and one set with a headspace of .043" are going to engrave the same? (Yes, I realize those are extreme examples, but that's the point isn't it?)
Headspace in 22RF is the most finicky change in accuracy you can get. .043" might shoot horrible in your rifle, take .001" shim out and adjust to .042" and it might shoot dimes. OAL, engraving, etc will always have affects on accuracy in 22RF.
EXACTLY what Carson Lilja told me - shim for accuracy.
This rifle, with the target pictured above , gives me all I need to see that he knows what hes talking about. I actually sent my action to him to shim and install barrel… seems like an easy enough thing to do but I wanted him to do it. And it shoots under 0.3"